US Patent 7636500 Image processing system

A system and method for image processing including providing access to image information, such as document images and image indices, and providing various functions pertaining to the image information is provided. The system and method can facilitate access to financial document images in a banking environment. The system and method can be used by, among others, banking institution personnel to view and update financial document image information. The system and method can be used to perform image processing from disparate image information repositories of any number of kinds of image information, including images of checks, trust documents, wills, share certificates, loan document, powers of attorney, mortgage documents, insurance policies, signature cards, fingerprints and customer photos. The system and method of the present invention may be applied to any industry including without limitation banking, insurance, legal, and financial industries.