Method, system, and apparatus are described for automatically receiving, at an intermediate processing location, data from a wide variety of remote sources, identifying the format of the data, translating the data to a common file format, sending the data to a recipient in an intermediate ...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US5715397?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5715397 - System and method for data transfer and processing having intelligent selection of processing routing and advanced routing features 
