Patent attributes
Illustrated herein are systems and methods of transferring physical currency into electronic credit that becomes electronically available. One method includes remotely and quickly depositing non-negotiable instruments, such as cash, by communicating information, such as an image of the currency, about the instrument to a depositor. An exemplary system includes computing devices and a capture module with a retrieval engine, a transmission engine, an inspection engine, and a conferral engine. The capture module receives information about a non-negotiable instrument, and an inspection engine analyzes the information to confirm if the unit of currency is authentic.