Patent ID: 8254658

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, by a computing device, an image of a note payable; receiving, by the computing device, issue information associated with the note payable, the issue information being received via an electronic issue file created by an issuer of the note payable, the electronic issue file including information about the note payable as originally issued; receiving, by the computing device, a zone file, the zone file including first coordinates defining first dimensions of a first zone of the image and including second coordinates defining second dimensions of a second zone of the image, wherein the second coordinates are different from the first coordinates; searching, by the computing device, for a first anchor in the first zone of the image; searching, by the computing device, for a second anchor in the second zone of the image; after locating the first anchor, obtaining, by the computing device, first anchor information from the image, the first anchor information being associated with and located adjacent the first anchor; after locating the second anchor, obtaining, by the computing device, second anchor information from the image, the second anchor information being associated with and located adjacent the second anchor; determining, by the computing device, whether the first anchor information matches a first portion of the issue information corresponding to the first anchor information; determining, by the computing device, whether the second anchor information matches a second portion of the issue information corresponding to the second anchor information; and determining, by the computing device, to send an indication of rejection when the first anchor information is determined to not match the first portion of the issue information and when the second anchor information is determined to not match the second portion of the issue information.