System and method for back office processing of banking transactions using electronic files
First Claim
1. A method of processing banking transactions comprising the steps of:
- (a) electronically capturing first transaction data reflecting banking transactions conducted by a bank teller;
(b) storing the first transaction data in a transaction file;
(c) reading the first transaction data from the transaction file;
(d) forwarding paper documents associated with the financial transactions conducted by the teller to a back office location;
(e) generating second transaction data reflecting information contained on the paper documents; and
(f) linking the first and second transaction data with respect to a common financial transaction (g) processing the first and second transaction data to complete the banking transactions.
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Abstract
As banking transactions are processed by a bank teller, all of the relevant information with respect to the transaction (e.g., dollar amount) is captured in an electronic file. Each of the electronic files from the various branches of the bank are forwarded to a central back office processing center where the electronic files are combined into a single Transaction Repository. At the end of the branch day, all of the paper associated with the transactions is forwarded from the branches to the back office processing center. The paper transactions are imaged in the conventional manner and the Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) data is read from the paper. The present invention then automatically correlates the images and MICR data captured from the paper with the complete transaction record contained in the Transaction Repository. Most of the conventional back office processing can now be performed without the need to perform character recognition and without the need for excess human intervention.
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45 Claims
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1. A method of processing banking transactions comprising the steps of:
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(a) electronically capturing first transaction data reflecting banking transactions conducted by a bank teller;
(b) storing the first transaction data in a transaction file;
(c) reading the first transaction data from the transaction file;
(d) forwarding paper documents associated with the financial transactions conducted by the teller to a back office location;
(e) generating second transaction data reflecting information contained on the paper documents; and
(f) linking the first and second transaction data with respect to a common financial transaction (g) processing the first and second transaction data to complete the banking transactions. - 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)
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26. A method for processing banking transactions comprising the steps of:
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electronically capturing first transaction data reflecting transactions processed by a teller;
storing the first transaction data in an electronic transaction file;
transmitting the electronic transaction file to a back office processing location;
forwarding paper documents associated with the transactions conducted by the teller to the back office;
reading the first transaction data from the electronic transaction file;
generating second transaction data reflecting information contained on the paper documents;
linking the first and second transaction data with respect to a common transaction; and
performing financial processing using the first and second transaction data. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system for processing banking transactions conducted by a teller, at least some of the transactions having paper documents associated therewith, the system comprising:
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a teller workstation, the teller workstation electronically capturing first transaction data reflecting transactions processed by a teller;
a memory coupled to the teller workstation, the memory storing the first transaction data in an electronic transaction file; and
a remote processing facility coupled to the memory, the remote processing facility;
receiving the paper documents, generating second transaction data reflecting information contained on the paper documents, reading the first transaction data from the electronic transaction file, linking the first and second transaction data with respect to a common financial transaction, and performing financial processing using the first and second transaction data. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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