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Method and apparatus for displaying electronic image of a check
Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
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Filing: 1995-05-05
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Granted: 1999-08-17
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Expires: 2015-05-05
Abstract
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.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas Cahill
- 👤 John J. McMonagle
- 👤 Richard H. Sferra
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-07 21:02
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q40/00; G06Q40/02; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/40; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/04; G06Q20/042; G06Q40/12; G06V; G06V10/00; G06V10/98; G06V10/987; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/953; Y10S707/956; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99939
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
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.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
131 words
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.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method recited in claim 1, further comprising providing user operated controls to allow selected ones of enlarging and reducing the size of the displayed images of the front and back sides of a check, rotating the images to improve readability and scrolling through the images.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method recited in claim 2, further comprising providing a user operated control to highlight a selected portion of a displayed check image.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
hThe method recited in claim 3, further comprising enlarging the highlighted selected portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method recited in claim 2, further comprising providing a user operated control to restore an image displayed on the screen to the initial format.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method recited in claim 1, further comprising printing a copy of a selected image.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of providing a word processing function for the creation of a document and loading an image of a selected check into the document.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method recited in claim 7, wherein the document is a letter to a customer who has made an inquiry concerning the check.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method recited in claim 8, wherein the document comprises a form letter.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method recited in claim 1, further comprising entering a user defined reference field as a part of said electronic image and providing said user defined reference field back to the user at the display device to enable sorting of check images according to said user defined reference field.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method recited in claim 1, further comprising sorting said check images provided to the display device by at least one of account number, check number or amount embedded in the images.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
73 words
The method recited in claim 1, further comprising storing request data for each requested check at a local database at the display device, and further wherein the step of displaying the requested electronic image comprises selecting an image for display, comparing the request data for the requested checks to the electronic files supplied to the display device and displaying the electronic image whose TIFF file coincides with the data representing the requested check.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
140 words
Apparatus for displaying an electronic image of a check having a front side and a back side, comprising: 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.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
140 words
Apparatus for displaying an electronic image of a check having a front side and a back side, comprising: 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.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
45 words
The apparatus recited in claim 13, further comprising user operated controls to allow selected ones of enlarging and reducing the size of the displayed images of the front and back sides of a check, rotating the images to improve readability and scrolling through the images.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus recited in claim 14, further comprising a user operated control to highlight a selected portion of a check image.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus recited in claim 15, further comprising a user operated control to enlarge the highlighted selected portion.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus recited in claim 14, further comprising a user operated control for restoring an image displayed on the screen to the initial format.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus recited in claim 13, further comprising a printer for printing a selected image.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus recited in claim 13, further comprising a word processor for the creation of a document and means for loading a check image into the document.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus recited in claim 19, wherein the document is a letter to a customer who has made an inquiry concerning the check.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus recited in claim 20, wherein the document comprises a form letter.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
55 words
The apparatus recited in claim 13, further comprising a user defined reference field entered by a user and forming a part of the electronic image and further wherein said user defined reference field is provided back to the user at the display device to enable storage of check images according to said user reference field.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus recited in claim 13, further comprising a control for sorting said check images provided to the display by at least one of account number, check number or amount embedded in the images.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
69 words
The apparatus recited in claim 13, further comprising a local database at the display for storing request data for each requested check and further wherein the display comprises means for selecting an image for display, for comparing the request data for the requested checks to the electronic files supplied to the display and for displaying the electronic image whose TIFF file coincides with the data representing the requested check.
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