Coding, tracking and reporting negotiable items and related non-negotiable documents
First Claim
1. A method for processing an item, comprising:
- receiving said item for said processing;
associating, in response to said receiving of said item, a bar code with said item, wherein said bar code uniquely identifies said item for an institution, and wherein said bar code further indicates an entity associated with the processing of said item;
storing, in response to said associating of said bar code with said item, information related to said item in a database; and
associating said information related to said item with said bar code.
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Abstract
A system and a method for coding, tracking, and reporting on items from any one or more processing points for institutions. The system operates to affix, apply or print codes on or to items and documents, in the form of one or more bar codes and/or related symbology. The system operates to also read codes previously printed, affixed or otherwise applied to items and documents. The information related to and represented by the codes and/or related symbology is used during the issuing, clearing, settlement and/or exchange processes and other types of processes throughout the lifecycle of the item. The specific information encoded in the bar code and/or related symbology may, for example, include required any one or more of the following pieces of information regulatory details, processing and handling point identifications and tracking details, and other information. The disclosed system may further be embodied such that the information included in the bar codes and/or related symbology on the item and document is supplemented with information stored in an associated database and other electronic or paper based information repositories. Report generation based on the information encoded within the bar codes and/or related symbology, and on associated information in the software database or other electronic or paper based information repositories is also disclosed.
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46 Claims
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1. A method for processing an item, comprising:
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receiving said item for said processing;
associating, in response to said receiving of said item, a bar code with said item, wherein said bar code uniquely identifies said item for an institution, and wherein said bar code further indicates an entity associated with the processing of said item;
storing, in response to said associating of said bar code with said item, information related to said item in a database; and
associating said information related to said item with said bar code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 44, 45)
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6. A method for processing a document comprising:
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receiving said document for said processing;
associating, in response to said receiving of said document, a bar code with said document, wherein said bar code uniquely identifies said document for an institution, and wherein said bar code further indicates an entity associated with the processing of said document;
storing, in response to said associating of said bar code with said document, information related to said document in a database; and
associating said information related to said document with said bar code.
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35. A system for processing an item, comprising:
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means for receiving said item for said processing;
means for associating, in response to said means for receiving of said item, a bar code with said item, wherein said bar code uniquely identifies said item for an institution, and wherein said bar code further indicates an entity associated with the processing of said item;
means for storing, in response to said associating of said bar code with said item, information related to said item in a database; and
means for associating said information related to said item with said bar code.
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36. An item having a bar code, for use in a system for processing said item, wherein said system for processing said item is operable to:
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receive said item for said processing;
associate, in response to said receipt of said item, said bar code with said item, wherein said bar code uniquely identifies said item for an institution, and wherein said bar code further indicates an entity associated with the processing of said item;
store, in response to said association of said bar code with said item, information related to said item in a database; and
associate said information related to said item with said bar code.
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37. A method for processing a negotiable instrument, comprising:
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receiving said negotiable instrument for clearing through at least one financial institution;
associating, in response to said receiving of said negotiable instrument for clearing, a bar code with said negotiable instrument, wherein said bar code uniquely identifies said negotiable instrument in said at least one financial institution, and wherein said bar code further indicates an entity associated with said processing of said negotiable instrument;
storing, in response to said associating of said bar code with said negotiable instrument, information related to said negotiable instrument in a database; and
associating said information related to said negotiable instrument with said bar code.
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38. A method for processing an item, wherein said item comprises an item of currency, comprising:
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creating said item, wherein said item includes a bar code readable thereon;
associating said bar code with said item, wherein said bar code uniquely identifies said item for an institution;
storing, in response to said associating of said bar code with said item, information related to said item in a database; and
associating said information related to said item with said bar code. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 46)
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43. A system for processing an item, wherein said item comprises an item of currency, comprising:
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means for creating said item, wherein said item includes a bar code readable thereon;
means for associating said bar code with said item, wherein said bar code uniquely identifies said item for an institution;
means for storing, in response to said means for associating of said bar code with said item, information related to said item in a database; and
means for associating said information related to said item with said bar code.
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