Patent ID: RE44274

Claim:
A method for remote depositing of a negotiable instrument, the method comprising: providing a carrier designed to permit a front image and a back image of the negotiable instrument, when the negotiable instrument is secured to the carrier, to be generated; securing the negotiable instrument to the carrier; creating an identifier on a front side and back side of the carrier, the identifier being unique to the carrier and associated therewith; generating an electronic image of the front and back of the negotiable instrument along with the unique identifier on the carrier while the negotiable instrument is secured to the carrier; transmitting the electronic image of the front and back of the negotiable instrument and the unique identifier to a remote location; and pairing, at the remote location, the front image of the negotiable instrument having the associated unique identifier to a separately received corresponding back image of the negotiable instrument having the associated unique identifier, to provide a complete image of the negotiable instrument.