Travel expense management module for an intranet portal
First Claim
1. A system for managing travel expenses of an organization, the system comprising:
- a server computer comprising a processor and a storage device;
a client computer connected to the server computer; and
an application for managing travel expenses stored in the storage device of the server computer and accessible by a user on the client computer, the application comprising;
means for submitting a travel request for a trip by a user;
means for evaluating a travel request by a supervisor of a user;
means for scheduling a conference call;
means for collaborating online; and
means for assisting a user submit an expense report.
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Abstract
A travel expense management application is provided to assist users in submitting travel requests for approval and to assist decision-makers on whether or not to approve the travel requests. A user can complete a travel request online and submit the request to a decision-maker for approval. The user can also view all of the travel requests submitted by the user and check their current status. The decision-maker can access a list of pending travel requests and approve or reject each of the travel requests. The decision-maker can also review details on a specific travel request and a travel history for a particular user. The travel expense management application also has other tools and utilities that can reduce travel expenses. The travel expense management application has tools that assist in the scheduling of conference calls and tools that can facilitate and online collaboration or meeting over an Intranet or Internet.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for managing travel expenses of an organization, the system comprising:
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a server computer comprising a processor and a storage device;
a client computer connected to the server computer; and
an application for managing travel expenses stored in the storage device of the server computer and accessible by a user on the client computer, the application comprising;
means for submitting a travel request for a trip by a user;
means for evaluating a travel request by a supervisor of a user;
means for scheduling a conference call;
means for collaborating online; and
means for assisting a user submit an expense report. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium and executable by a computer for managing travel expenses of an organization, the computer program product comprising:
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means for submitting a travel request for a trip by a user;
means for evaluating a travel request by a supervisor of a user;
means for scheduling a conference call;
means for collaborating online; and
means for providing a user with a list of travel requests submitted by a user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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