Method and system for invoice routing and approval in electronic payment system
First Claim
1. A method for effecting a transaction between two parties comprising:
- receiving electronic data regarding management relationships between respective employees at one of the parties;
receiving from the other party an electronic document related to the transaction;
providing an interface through which users can take actions with respect to documents, wherein the actions include authorization of invoices and applying signatures to checks;
sending a notification regarding the document to an electronic mail account of a user who is responsible for at least an aspect of the transaction; and
if the user does not take a particular action within a particular period, automatically sending the invoice to the user'"'"'s manager as determined based on the electronic data.
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Abstract
A method for effecting a transaction between two parties. A system for effecting a transaction between two parties. Electronic data regarding management relationships between respective employees at one of the parties is received. An electronic document related to the transaction is received from the other party. An interface is provided through which users can take actions with respect to documents. The actions include authorization of invoices and applying signatures to checks. A notification regarding the document is sent to an electronic mail account of a user who is responsible for at least an aspect of the transaction, and if the user does not take a particular action within a particular period, the invoice is automatically sent to the user'"'"'s manager as determined based on the electronic data. According to various implementations, the electronic data comprises data loaded from a human resources management system, and the document comprises an invoice and the particular action comprises approval of the invoice. The user may comprise the employee who ordered goods that are included in the transaction. The signatures may comprise digital signatures effected with a private key.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for effecting a transaction between two parties comprising:
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receiving electronic data regarding management relationships between respective employees at one of the parties;
receiving from the other party an electronic document related to the transaction;
providing an interface through which users can take actions with respect to documents, wherein the actions include authorization of invoices and applying signatures to checks;
sending a notification regarding the document to an electronic mail account of a user who is responsible for at least an aspect of the transaction; and
if the user does not take a particular action within a particular period, automatically sending the invoice to the user'"'"'s manager as determined based on the electronic data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for effecting a transaction between two parties comprising:
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means for receiving electronic data regarding management relationships between respective employees at one of the parties;
means for receiving from the other party an electronic document related to the transaction;
means for providing an interface through which users can take actions with respect to documents, wherein the actions include authorization of invoices and applying signatures to checks;
means for sending a notification regarding the document to an electronic mail account of a user who is responsible for at least an aspect of the transaction; and
means for, if the user does not take a particular action within a particular period, automatically sending the invoice to the user'"'"'s manager as determined based on the electronic data.
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