Patent ID: 7523058

Claim:
A method of processing negotiable instruments, comprising: receiving a message at a host computer system of a processor that processes negotiable instruments from a client computer of an issuer that issues negotiable instruments, wherein the message comprises a request to receive a list of negotiable instruments paid by the processor and issued by the issuer; transmitting a file from the host computer system to the client computer, the file comprising: the list; and at least one selection arrangement for at least one item in the list, wherein the at least one selection arrangement is programmed to receive information from the issuer relating to issue information for the at least one item; in response to a selection using one of the at least one selection arrangements, receiving at the host computer system issue information relating to one of the items, wherein the issue information relating to one of the items comprises a selection that indicates that the issuer previously reported the issue information to the processor; transmitting from the host computer system to the client computer a file comprising selection arrangements programmed to receive additional issue information relating to the one of the items; and receiving the additional issue information at the host computer system, wherein receiving the additional issue information comprises receiving a date upon which the issuer previously reported the item and an amount relating to the item.