Automated output, archival, and retrieval method and system for managing information and documents associated with winnings received from a casino game
First Claim
1. An automated method for generating, archiving, and retrieving selected documents associated with winnings received by a patron from a casino game using a distributed computing system, the method comprising:
- receiving system user input comprising transaction information representative of data associated with a patron receiving notice of winnings from a selected casino game;
transmitting the transaction information to a document output module;
parsing the transaction information to create index data representative of the transaction information;
generating data representative of bar codes from the index data;
testing whether the winnings are over a specified tax reporting limit;
upon a determination in the step of testing, that the winnings are over a specified tax reporting limit, generating at least one tax form containing selected transaction information, tax information, and the bar codes associated therewith;
generating at least one transaction related form containing selected transaction information and the bar codes associated therewith;
generating at least one of the forms to at least one system user and the patron, wherein the at least one form is adapted to receive addition required information from at least one system user and the patron to complete same;
selectively scanning the at least one completed into a document archival and retrieval module;
performing optical character and bar code recognition on the at least one scanned form to determine if the optical character and bar code readings match and if a required number of images per transaction were scanned;
if the readings do not match or there are not the required number of images per transaction, transmitting the rejected readings and the corresponding image to a rejection queue, wherein in the rejection queue, the rejected readings and corresponding images are reviewed and corrections are made to the at least one form associated therewith; and
selectively archiving the at least one scanned form in a specified location within the document archival and retrieval module.
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Abstract
This invention is directed to a method and system for generating, archiving, and retrieving information associated with winnings received by a patron from casino games. A system user inputs transaction information about a patron'"'"'s winning and transmits the information to a document output module, which parses the transaction information to create index data and then generates bar codes from the index data. It then determines whether the winnings are over a specified tax reporting limit and if the winnings are over such limit, generating a tax form containing selected transaction information, tax information, and the bar codes associated therewith. Transaction related forms containing selected transaction information and the bar codes associated therewith are also generated.
The forms are provided to the system user and the patron, wherein the system user and the patron enter additional required information onto the forms to complete the forms. The completed forms are scanned into a document archival and retrieval module. OCR and bar code recognition are performed on the scanned forms to determine if the OCR and bar code readings match and if a required number of images per transaction were scanned. The scanned forms are archived within the document archival and retrieval module.
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26 Claims
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1. An automated method for generating, archiving, and retrieving selected documents associated with winnings received by a patron from a casino game using a distributed computing system, the method comprising:
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receiving system user input comprising transaction information representative of data associated with a patron receiving notice of winnings from a selected casino game;
transmitting the transaction information to a document output module;
parsing the transaction information to create index data representative of the transaction information;
generating data representative of bar codes from the index data;
testing whether the winnings are over a specified tax reporting limit;
upon a determination in the step of testing, that the winnings are over a specified tax reporting limit, generating at least one tax form containing selected transaction information, tax information, and the bar codes associated therewith;
generating at least one transaction related form containing selected transaction information and the bar codes associated therewith;
generating at least one of the forms to at least one system user and the patron, wherein the at least one form is adapted to receive addition required information from at least one system user and the patron to complete same;
selectively scanning the at least one completed into a document archival and retrieval module;
performing optical character and bar code recognition on the at least one scanned form to determine if the optical character and bar code readings match and if a required number of images per transaction were scanned;
if the readings do not match or there are not the required number of images per transaction, transmitting the rejected readings and the corresponding image to a rejection queue, wherein in the rejection queue, the rejected readings and corresponding images are reviewed and corrections are made to the at least one form associated therewith; and
selectively archiving the at least one scanned form in a specified location within the document archival and retrieval module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An automated system for generating, archiving, and retrieving selected documents associated with winnings received by a patron from a casino game using a distributed computing system, the system comprising:
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means adapted for receiving system user input comprising transaction information representative of data associated with a patron receiving notice of winnings from a selected casino game;
means adapted for transmitting the transaction information to a document output module;
means adapted for parsing the transaction information to create index data representative of the transaction information;
means adapted for generating data representative of bar codes from the index data;
means adapted for testing whether the winnings are over a specified tax reporting limit;
upon a determination in the step of testing that the winnings are over a specified tax reporting limit, means adapted for generating at least one tax form containing selected transaction information, tax information, and the bar codes associated therewith;
means adapted for generating at least one transaction related form containing selected transaction information and the bar codes associated therewith;
means adapted for generating at least one of the forms to at least one system user and the patron, wherein the at least one form is adapted to receive addition required information from at least one system user and the patron to complete same;
means adapted for selectively scanning the at least one completed into a document archival and retrieval module;
means adapted for performing optical character recognition and bar code recognition on the at least one scanned form to determine if the optical character reader recognition and bar code readings match and if a required number of images per transaction were scanned;
if the readings do not match or there are not the required number of images per transaction, means adapted for transmitting the rejected readings and the corresponding image to a rejection queue, wherein in the rejection queue includes means adapted for reviewing the rejected readings and corresponding images, and means adapted for correcting the at least one form associated therewith; and
means adapted for selectively archiving the at least one scanned form in a specified location within the document archival and retrieval module. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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