Electronic endorsement of check images
View Patent ↗A system and method for applying an endorsement to an electronic image of a bank check. A system is described that includes: an imaging system for generating an endorsement image representing an action taken relative to processing the bank check; a halftone system for converting the endorsement image into a digitally halftoned endorsement image; and a positioning system for placing the digitally halftoned endorsement image onto the electronic image of the bank check.
1. A method of applying an endorsement to an electronic image of a bank check, comprising:
generating an endorsement image representing an action taken relative to processing the bank check, wherein the endorsement image is separate from the electronic image of the bank check;
converting the endorsement image into a digitally halftoned endorsement image using a computing device; and
placing the digitally halftoned endorsement image onto the electronic image of the bank check.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the endorsement image is generated as a bitmap image.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the endorsement image is generated by combining static data and dynamic data.
4. The method of claim 3 ,
wherein the static data comprises image data selected from the group consisting of: text, logos, and processing notations; and
wherein the dynamic data comprises image data selected from the group consisting of: a date, a time, an amount, and a reference number.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the digitally halftoned endorsement image is generated at either a predetermined or dynamically determined grayscale level.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the digitally halftoned endorsement image is placed onto the electronic image of the bank check at either a predetermined or dynamically generated skew angle.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic image of the bank check comprises a format selected from the group consisting of: black white, bitonal, color and grayscale.
8. A method for deploying a system for applying an endorsement to an electronic image of a bank check, comprising:
providing a computer infrastructure being operable to:
generate an endorsement image representing an action taken relative to processing the bank check, wherein the endorsement image is separate from the electronic image of the bank check;
convert the endorsement image into a digitally halftoned endorsement image using a computing device; and
place the digitally halftoned endorsement image onto the electronic image of the bank check.