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A method and apparatus for storing and retrieving images of documents, e.g. checks. The method comprises placing a plurality of documents in a document imaging machine and forming an electronic image of each document, storing each electronic image in an electronic storage device, providing at least

A method and apparatus for storing and retrieving images of documents, e.g. checks. The method comprises placing a plurality of documents in a document imaging machine and forming an electronic image of each document, storing each electronic image in an electronic storage device, providing at least one user interface device in communication on a communication link with the electronic storage device, placing a request for at least one document image on the user interface device, transmitting the request by the communication link to the electronic storage device, searching the electronic storage device for the requested electronic image of the document, retrieving the at least one electronic image or providing an indication that the image was not found, storing the electronic image, if found, in an electronic file, for transmission to the user interface device at user option, providing the electronic image to the user interface device at command of a user at the user interface device for storage at the user interface device and displaying the requested electronic image on a display of the user interface device. Preferably, the electronic, images are stored with embedded identifying information in a TIFF�

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A method of naming and storing a plurality of files distributed over a plurality of hierarchical directories in a file storage device, wherein each file of the plurality of files has a unique identifier, and wherein a path and name of each of the plurality of files is representative of the unique id

A method of naming and storing a plurality of files distributed over a plurality of hierarchical directories in a file storage device, wherein each file of the plurality of files has a unique identifier, and wherein a path and name of each of the plurality of files is representative of the unique identifier associated with the file, the method comprising the steps of: forming a file name from at least one of the least significant characters of the unique identifier; determining a maximum desired size of a directory name that enables a desired access time; determining a remaining number of characters as the number of characters in the unique identifier less the number of characters used to form the file name; computing the minimum number of directory names of the maximum desired size or smaller that can be formed from the remaining number of characters; segmenting the remaining characters in the unique identifier into the minimum number of directory names, wherein the most significant characters are placed in the most significant directory names; forming a path from the directory names, wherein the most significant directory name has hierarchical precedence in the path; determining whether the path exists on the file storage device, and if not, creating directories necessary to create the path; storing the file on the file storage device under the file name in the directory corresponding to the path.