IP Library Granted Patent US 11,341,469
Granted Patent B2
US 11,341,469 · App. 16/691,378 · Granted May 24, 2022

Systems and methods for mobile automated clearing house enrollment

Inventors: John J. Roach (San Diego, CA); Grisha Nepomniachtchi (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.
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Patent No.
US 11,341,469
App. No.
16/691,378
Granted
May 24, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for mobile enrollment in automated clearing house (ACH) transactions using mobile-captured images of financial documents are provided. Applications running on a mobile device provide for the capture and processing of images of documents needed for enrollment in an ACH transaction, such as a blank check, remittance statement and driver's license. Data from the mobile-captured images that is needed for enrolling in ACH transactions is extracted from the processed images, such as a user's name, address, bank account number and bank routing number. The user can edit the extracted data, select the type of document that is being captured, authorize the creation of an ACH transaction and select an originator of the ACH transaction. The extracted data and originator information is transmitted to a remote server along with the user's authorization so the ACH transaction can be setup between the originator's and receiver's bank accounts.

Claims (56)

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer, perform a process of mobile enrollment in an automated clearing house (ACH) process, comprising:

receiving at least one image of a document captured by a mobile device of a user;

by the computer, correcting at least one aspect of the at least one image to create at least one corrected image;

executing one or more image quality assurance tests on the at least one corrected image to assess the quality of the at least one corrected image;

determining an identity of at least one first entity;

receiving authorization from the user via a graphical user interface;

determining that the quality of the at least one corrected image satisfies a threshold;

extracting ACH enrollment data for a second entity from the at least one corrected image; and

using the ACH enrollment data to enroll the second entity in the ACH process with the at least one first entity, wherein the enrollment in the ACH process authorizes one or more future ACH transactions between the at least one first entity and the second entity based on the received authorization.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the document comprises a remittance coupon.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the document comprises a check.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the document comprises a blank or voided check.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the at least one image comprises a first image of a remittance coupon and a second image of a check.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the document comprises a drivers license.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the ACH enrollment data comprises a bank routing number and a bank account number.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein determining the identity of the at least one first entity comprises receiving the identity of the at least one first entity via a graphical user interface.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein determining the identity of the at least one first entity comprises extracting the identity of the at least one first entity from the at least one corrected image.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein performing the process of mobile enrollment in the ACH process further comprises, prior to using the ACH enrollment data to enroll the second entity in the ACH process with the at least one first entity, generate a graphical user interface with one or more inputs that are prepopulated with the ACH enrollment data.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein performing the process of mobile enrollment in the ACH process further comprises, prior to using the ACH enrollment data to enroll the second entity in the ACH process with the at least one first entity and after generating the graphical user interface, receiving a modification of the ACH enrollment data via the one or more inputs of the graphical user interface.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein receiving the at least one image of the document comprises:

displaying a real-time image of a field of view of a camera of the mobile device in a graphical user interface;

displaying an alignment rectangle over the real-time image of the field of view; and

automatically activating the camera to capture the at least one image of the document when the document is aligned with the alignment rectangle.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein performing the process of mobile enrollment in the ACH process further comprises setting a color of the alignment rectangle according to a status of alignment between the alignment rectangle and the document in the real-time image of the field of view.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein performing the process of mobile enrollment in the ACH process further comprises, after capturing the at least one image of the document, displaying the at least one image of the document in the graphical user interface with a first input for accepting the at least one image of the document and a second input for retaking the at least one image of the document.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein extracting the ACH enrollment data comprises:

performing optical character recognition (OCR) on the at least one image to produce text content; and

searching for one or more keywords or regular expressions in the text content.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein extracting the ACH enrollment data comprises:

identifying a template that corresponds to the document; and

extracting the ACH enrollment data according to the template.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the one or more image quality assurance tests comprise an image focus test that scores an amount of focus in the at least one image.

18. A method comprising using at least one hardware processor to:

receive at least one image of a document captured by a mobile device of a user;

by the at least one hardware processor, correct at least one aspect of the at least one image to create at least one corrected image;

execute one or more image quality assurance tests on the at least one corrected image to assess the quality of the at least one corrected image;

determine an identity of at least one first entity;

receive authorization from the user via a graphical user interface;

determine that the quality of the at least one corrected image satisfies a threshold,

extract automated clearing house (ACH) enrollment data for a second entity from the at least one corrected image; and

use the ACH enrollment data to enroll the second entity in an ACH process with the at least one first entity, wherein the enrollment in the ACH process authorizes one or more future ACH transactions between the at least one first entity and the second entity based on the received authorization.

19. A system comprising:

at least one hardware processor; and

one or more software modules configured to, when executed by the at least one hardware processor,

receive at least one image of a document captured by a mobile device of a user,

correct at least one aspect of the at least one image to create at least one corrected image,

execute one or more image quality assurance tests on the at least one corrected image to assess the quality of the at least one corrected image,

determine an identity of at least one first entity,

receive authorization from the user via a graphical user interface, and,

when the quality of the at least one corrected image satisfies a threshold,

extract automated clearing house (ACH) enrollment data for a second entity from the at least one corrected image, and

use the ACH enrollment data to enroll the second entity in an ACH process with the at least one first entity, wherein the enrollment in the ACH process authorizes one or more future ACH transactions between the at least one first entity and the second entity based on the received authorization.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein performing the process of mobile enrollment in the ACH process further comprises:

displaying the at least one image in a graphical user interface, while prompting the user to select a location of at least one field on the at least one image;

receiving a selection of the location of the at least one field on the at least one image from the user; and

extracting the ACH enrollment data based on the selected location of the at least one field.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2019
From: NEPOMNIACHTCHI, GRISHA; ROACH, JOHN J.
To: MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 051081/0821 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 13526532 · Jun 19, 2012
Continuation In Part 12906036 · Oct 15, 2010
Continuation In Part 12778943 · May 12, 2010
Continuation In Part 12346026 · Dec 30, 2008
Provisional Application 61022279 · Jan 18, 2008
Related Publication 20200097930A1 · Mar 26, 2020