Patent Document ID: 8010454
Application ID: 12839212
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A system for screening check orders, comprising: client storage configured to store client information including data from previous paper check orders, and including a parameter relating to a quantity of checks ordered in a customer's account; suspect check order storage configured to store suspicious order information including data associated with previous improper check orders; an order entry system for inputting order information at least some of which information is provided over a network, the order information having order parameters including a parameter indicative of whether a customer placing an order is a financial institution; and a programmable scoring system in communication with the client storage, the suspect order storage, and the order entry system, and the programmable scoring system configured to apply scoring rules to score paper check orders, the scoring rules programmably adjustable for variable weights to the order parameters including selection of a different weighting for orders placed by a customer that is identified as a financial institution than a weighting for orders by customers not identified as a financial institution, wherein the programmable scoring system is configured to compare the input order information to the client information and the suspicious order information and produce a score according to the scoring rules to determine check orders that require further investigation and to determine check orders to generate, wherein the system includes a comparison of the parameter relating to quantity of checks to a predetermined value to identify potentially suspicious orders, and wherein the programmable scoring system includes feedback from past suspicious orders to programmably adjust the scoring rules.