Method and apparatus for displaying electronic image of a check
DCFirst Claim
1. A method for displaying an electronic image of a check having a front side and a back side, comprising:
- storing an electronic image of both the front and back sides of the check;
retrieving the electronic image of both sides of the check; and
simultaneously and automatically displaying images of both sides of the check on a screen of a display device;
the step of simultaneously displaying comprising;
displaying the front side of the check in a first screen window of the screen in an initial horizontal format for normal reading by a user and displaying the back side of the check having an endorsement thereon in a second screen window of the screen so that the endorsement is disposed in an initial format horizontally for normal reading by a user.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for storing and retrieving images of documents, e.g. checks. The method comprises placing a plurality of documents in a document imaging machine and forming an electronic image of each document, storing each electronic image in an electronic storage device, providing at least one user interface device in communication on a communication link with the electronic storage device, placing a request for at least one document image on the user interface device, transmitting the request by the communication link to the electronic storage device, searching the electronic storage device for the requested electronic image of the document, retrieving the at least one electronic image or providing an indication that the image was not found, storing the electronic image, if found, in an electronic file, for transmission to the user interface device at user option, providing the electronic image to the user interface device at command of a user at the user interface device for storage at the user interface device and displaying the requested electronic image on a display of the user interface device. Preferably, the electronic, images are stored with embedded identifying information in a TIFF® (trademark of Aldus Corp.) file format and the check images can be displayed on a display device which permits the user to view both sides of the checks simultaneously and perform functions such as zooming and rotation of the images.
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1. A method for displaying an electronic image of a check having a front side and a back side, comprising:
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storing an electronic image of both the front and back sides of the check; retrieving the electronic image of both sides of the check; and simultaneously and automatically displaying images of both sides of the check on a screen of a display device; the step of simultaneously displaying comprising; displaying the front side of the check in a first screen window of the screen in an initial horizontal format for normal reading by a user and displaying the back side of the check having an endorsement thereon in a second screen window of the screen so that the endorsement is disposed in an initial format horizontally for normal reading by a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. Apparatus for displaying an electronic image of a check having a front side and a back side, comprising:
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a memory for storing an electronic image of both the front and back sides of the check; a computer for retrieving the electronic image of both sides of the check from the memory and; a display for simultaneously and automatically displaying the electronic image of both sides of the check, the display comprising; a screen and means for displaying the front side of the check in a first screen window of the screen in an initial horizontal format for normal reading by a user and for displaying the back side of the check having an endorsement thereon in a second screen window of the screen so that the endorsement is disposed in an initial format horizontally for normal reading by a user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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