System and method for data transfer and processing having intelligent selection of processing routing and advanced routing features
First Claim
1. A method for handling a data set from a source over a communications channel, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving said data set from said source over said communications channel;
selecting one particular processing procedure, from among a plurality of possible processing procedures, for processing said data set based only a first predetermined information item and predetermined processor selection rules;
processing said data set to generate a processed data set using said selected processing procedure;
selecting a destination for said data set from among a plurality of possible destinations for routing said data set based only on a second predetermined information item and predetermined destination selection rules; and
communicating said data set to said selected destination over said communications channel.
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Abstract
Method, system, and apparatus are described for automatically receiving, at an intermediate processing location, data from a wide variety of remote sources, identifying the format of the data, translating the data to a common file format, sending the data to a recipient in an intermediate format, then translating the data to the specific format needed by the particular recipient. The system operates automatically with little human intervention. A unique system for automatically selecting and implementing specific translation modules is also described. Error checking features ensure that the transferred data matches the original data although the format is altered, and documentary receipts are sent to each section of the system that sends data, and logical, statistical and mathematical operations may be performed on the data. The system utilizes internal databases which allows it to know what format data will arrive in, what format to translate it to, and how many transactions to bill a data-receiving subscriber for. The system performs data translation and transfer, and performs validation, exception reporting, data analysis, and generates and sends receipts. Some or all such data processing may alternatively be performed at one or both of the data source and the data destination, without an intermediate processing location. A provider data file may also be prepared from a scanner, such as a fax transmission, which provides image data which are processed in order to derive the data file.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for handling a data set from a source over a communications channel, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving said data set from said source over said communications channel; selecting one particular processing procedure, from among a plurality of possible processing procedures, for processing said data set based only a first predetermined information item and predetermined processor selection rules; processing said data set to generate a processed data set using said selected processing procedure; selecting a destination for said data set from among a plurality of possible destinations for routing said data set based only on a second predetermined information item and predetermined destination selection rules; and communicating said data set to said selected destination over said communications channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for routing a data set received from a source over a communications channel, said system comprising:
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means for receiving said data set from said source over said communications channel; a first memory for storing a plurality of processing routines; logic means for identifying the originator of said data set based on an information item associated with said data set; (E) logic means for identifying a data content type from said data set; processor selector means for selecting one particular processing procedure from among said plurality of possible processing procedures stored in said memory means, to process said data set based only a first predetermined information item and predetermined processor selection rules; a processor for processing said data set using said selected processing procedure; destination selection logic for selecting a destination to which said data set is to be communicated from among a plurality of possible destinations for routing said data set based only on only on a second predetermined information item and predetermined destination selection rules; a communications channel for selectably communicating said data set to said, selected destination. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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