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An apparatus, system and process for effecting one or more of the reception, transmission, translation and storage of data files containing information relating to financial instruments among and between multiple institutions wherein a data file in a first file format is received from an originating

An apparatus, system and process for effecting one or more of the reception, transmission, translation and storage of data files containing information relating to financial instruments among and between multiple institutions wherein a data file in a first file format is received from an originating institution, the file is translated into a second data file format selected by an institution that is to receive the information, the information is stored in memory which is uniquely accessible to the receiving institution and transmitted to the receiving institution. Information derived from the financial instrument information contained in the second data file format may be transmitted to a settlement mechanism. The transmission to the receiving institution and to a settlement mechanism may occur on demand, based on instructions by the originating institution and within a prearranged time period.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An electronic payment interchange concentrator for effecting one or more of the reception, transmission, translation and storage of electronic transaction data files, said files containing information relating to financial instruments exchanged among multiple institutions

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An electronic payment interchange concentrator for effecting one or more of the reception, transmission, translation and storage of electronic transaction data files, said files containing information relating to financial instruments exchanged among multiple institutions, said financial instruments being exchanged between and among the institutions, comprising:a means for receiving a data file from an originating institution, said data file containing co-mingled records of a plurality of separate financial instruments, said data file being in a first file format established by the originating institution and containing a designation by the originating institution that information in the data file is to be received by one or more than one predetermined institution;a processor for separating said co-mingled records of financial instrument information into separate bundles corresponding to each of the one or more predetermined institution designated by the originating institution to receive said records and for translating the records in each bundle of said financial instrument information records from said first data file format into a data file format selected by the predetermined institution designated to receive the information, said processor including program means for separating and bundling and for translating said records;a means for storing said bundled financial instrument information in an addressable media where the bundled financial instrument information is uniquely accessible to the institution designated to receive the information;means for the institution designed to receive the information to transmit to and to receive from the means for storing; anda means for transmitting a bundle of said stored financial instrument information from the addressable storage media to the institution designated to receive the information upon the receipt of an instruction.