Integrated payment receiving and processing system
US8185471B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q40/02
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for integrating a mail receiving process with a payment processing system. Embodiments of the invention include a capture device configured to: (1) receive a plurality of payment-related mail items comprising a plurality of envelopes containing one or more items; (2) scan the plurality of envelopes and the items to obtain data about each of the plurality of payment-related mail items; (3) identify one or more exception situations regarding one or more payment-related mail items; (4) associate an exception indicator with the data obtained about the one or more payment-related mail items, wherein the exception indicator provides an indication as to an exception type selected from a plurality of exception types; and (5) communicate the data and the one or more exception indicators to a payment processing system. The payment processing system is configured to recognize the exception indicators and process the associated data based on the exception indicators.
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