Routing an image within a network

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising logic that, when executed by an image routing processor, is operable to:

• receive an image file from a user device via a network, wherein the image file depicts a financial instrument;
• create an association between the image file and an image address that facilitates retrieving the image file from a repository of a financial institution, the association created in real-time in response to receiving the image file;
• communicate a message to the user device via the network, the message enabling the user device to use the image address to immediately retrieve the image file stored in the repository of the financial institution;
• receive a user request to retrieve the image file associated with the image address;
• use the image address to retrieve the image file from the repository of the financial institution;
• and
• route the image file from the repository of the financial institution to the user device via the network, wherein the image file is routed to the user device independently of the financial institution posting a financial transaction based on the financial instrument depicted in the image file.

A method of routing an image file in a network, the method comprising:

• receiving the image file from a user device via the network, wherein the image file depicts a financial instrument;
• creating an association between the image file and an image address that facilitates retrieving the image file from a repository of a financial institution, the association created in real-time in response to receiving the image file;
• communicating a message to the user device via the network, the message enabling the user device to use the image address to immediately retrieve the image file stored in the repository of the financial institution;
• receiving a user request to retrieve the image file associated with the image address;
• using the image address to retrieve the image file from the repository of the financial institution;
• and
• routing the image file from the repository of the financial institution to the user device via the network, wherein the image file is routed to the user device independently of the financial institution posting a financial transaction based on the financial instrument depicted in the image file.