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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2008
Robert Bradley Walker, Waxhaw, NC (US);
Ellen Anne O'hare, Darien, TX (US);
Robert Bradley Walker, Waxhaw, NC (US);
Ellen Anne O'Hare, Darien, TX (US);
Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
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.