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1. A computer implemented method, for processing insurance transactions that require attachments, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving digital data at a first computer,wherein the digital data comprises a first computer file and a second computer file, both of which contain information about a particular insurance encounter;
wherein at least some of the digital data in the first computer file and at least some of the digital data in the second computer file are in a first set of identifiable data fields;
wherein the first computer file and the second computer file are cross-referenced with each other;
wherein the first computer file contains at least attachment data and the second computer file contains at least insurance transaction data;
wherein at least some of the insurance transaction data and the attachment data comprise digital data in the first set of identifiable data fields;
examining via the first computer the identifiable fields of the digital data to determine which fields contain insurance transaction data and which fields contain attachment data;
storing first digital data in the first computer, wherein the first digital data comprises at least some of the attachment data;
transmitting second digital data from the first computer to a second computer, wherein the second digital data comprises at least some of the insurance transaction data;
storing the second digital data in the second computer,wherein the insurance transaction data stored in the second computer and the attachment data stored in the first computer are cross-referenced with each other;
wherein at least some of the data included in the first digital data is excluded from the second digital data; and
processing an insurance transaction by entering data into at least one identifiable field in a second set of identifiable data fields using at least some of the data in the first set of identifiable data fields in a logic process to determine the data to be entered into the at least one identifiable field in the second set of identifiable data fields.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for processing textual messages which are integrated with one or more digital attachments is described. These systems and methods are useful in the electronic filing and processing of, for example, image data, and of textual data associated with the image data. One particular application of these systems and methods would be for the electronic filing and processing of dental x-rays with patient claim forms.
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1. A computer implemented method, for processing insurance transactions that require attachments, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving digital data at a first computer, wherein the digital data comprises a first computer file and a second computer file, both of which contain information about a particular insurance encounter; wherein at least some of the digital data in the first computer file and at least some of the digital data in the second computer file are in a first set of identifiable data fields; wherein the first computer file and the second computer file are cross-referenced with each other; wherein the first computer file contains at least attachment data and the second computer file contains at least insurance transaction data; wherein at least some of the insurance transaction data and the attachment data comprise digital data in the first set of identifiable data fields; examining via the first computer the identifiable fields of the digital data to determine which fields contain insurance transaction data and which fields contain attachment data; storing first digital data in the first computer, wherein the first digital data comprises at least some of the attachment data; transmitting second digital data from the first computer to a second computer, wherein the second digital data comprises at least some of the insurance transaction data; storing the second digital data in the second computer, wherein the insurance transaction data stored in the second computer and the attachment data stored in the first computer are cross-referenced with each other; wherein at least some of the data included in the first digital data is excluded from the second digital data; and processing an insurance transaction by entering data into at least one identifiable field in a second set of identifiable data fields using at least some of the data in the first set of identifiable data fields in a logic process to determine the data to be entered into the at least one identifiable field in the second set of identifiable data fields. - 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, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100)
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41. A computer system configured to process insurance transactions that require attachments, the computer system comprising:
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first and second computers; memory; and software in the memory configured to cause the computer system to; receive digital data at the first computer, wherein the digital data comprises a first computer file and a second computer file, both of which contain information about a particular insurance encounter; wherein at least some of the digital data in the first computer file and at least some of the digital data in the second computer file are in a first set of identifiable data fields; wherein the first computer file and the second computer file are cross-referenced with each other; wherein the first computer file contains at least attachment data and the second computer file contains at least insurance transaction data; wherein at least some of the insurance transaction data and the attachment data comprise digital data in the first set of identifiable data fields; examine via the computer system the identifiable fields of the digital data to determine which fields contain insurance transaction data and which fields contain attachment data; store first digital data in the first computer, wherein the first digital data comprises at least some of the attachment data; transmit second digital data from the first computer to the second computer, wherein the second digital data comprises at least some of the insurance transaction data; store the second digital data in the second computer; wherein the insurance transaction data stored in the second computer and the attachment data stored in the first computer are cross-referenced with each other; wherein at least some of the data included in the first digital data is excluded from the second digital data; and process an insurance transaction by entering data into at least one identifiable field in a second set of identifiable data fields using at least some of the data in the first set of identifiable data fields in a logic process to determine the data to be entered into the at least one identifiable field in the second set of identifiable data fields. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. A computer implemented method, for processing electronic communications, the method comprises the steps of:
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receiving, from a source external to a computer system, an electronic communication comprising first digital data in N1 identifiable data fields, wherein N1 is an integer and wherein at least some of the N1 identifiable data fields comprise insurance transaction data and at least one of the N1 identifiable data fields comprises attachment data for at least one attachment stored in memory of a first computer; storing the electronic communication in memory of a second computer; processing the electronic communication by; displaying at least one graphic user interface screen comprising a set of N2 identifiable data fields, wherein N2 is an integer, and the attachment; and determining second digital data to be entered in at least one field in the set of N2 identifiable data fields using at least some of the insurance transaction data in the set of N1 identifiable data fields in a logic process; wherein the second digital data comprises insurance transaction data and wherein the second digital data excludes the attachment. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88)
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89. A method, implemented by a server computer, for processing electronic communications, the computer system comprising memory and at least one display device, the method comprises the steps of:
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receiving, from a source external to the computer system, an electronic communication comprising digital data in N identifiable data fields, wherein N is an integer; displaying at least a first and a second graphic user interface screen, wherein said first graphic user interface screen comprises a first set of N1 identifiable data fields, wherein N1 is an integer, wherein said second graphic user interface screen comprises a second set of N2 identifiable data fields, and wherein N2 is an integer; copying first digital data from at least a first field of the N identifiable fields into at least one of the N1 identifiable fields; copying second digital data from at least a second field of the N identifiable data fields into at least one of the N2 identifiable data fields; wherein digital data copied into the at least one of the N2 identifiable fields of the second graphic user interface screen excludes at least some of the digital data copied into the at least one of the N1 identifiable fields of the first graphic user interface screen; and determining the digital data to be displayed in at least one identifiable data field in the sets of N1 and N2 identifiable data fields using at least some of the digital data in the set of N identifiable data fields in a logic process. - View Dependent Claims (90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95)
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