A distributed capture
system is disclosed which enables
digital content to be captured in various formats and interfaced with a plurality ECM) platforms which enables the distributed capture
system to be seamlessly integrated with a customer's legacy ECM
system. The system is configured to receive various financial records that are normally created at a financial institution, such as loan applications and customer signature cards, in various formats, such as Microsoft Word, PDF, and Printer Control Language (PCL). The financial records are directed to a
virtual printer and converted to a TIFF format. The print
stream associated with the text embedded in the TIFF image of the financial
record is captured and compared with
document classification template. The
document classification template allows the document to be automatically classified and indexed. Documents are then sent to the ECM interface. The ECM interface allows financial records that are normally created at the financial institution to be converted to
electronic form and stored in the financial institution's legacy ECM. By eliminating the need to purchase a new ECM, the need to convert existing data to the format of the legacy ECM is obviated.