Business transaction management

• US 20040015435A1
• Filed: 12/20/2001
• Published: 01/22/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Original Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Inventors: Anderson, Stewart J.J., Kilmer, Burrell G., Jordan, Kyle K., Saffell, Timothy J., Solomon, Stuart J., Hendershot, Benjamin J., Mehok, Matthew W., Wells, Casey C.
• Granted Patent: US 8,046,238 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/39
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting

Abstract

A method and system of managing business transactions includes receiving at least one business transaction, determining whether the business transaction satisfies at least one configurable business rule, and establishing a subsequent business transaction based on the results.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving at least one business transaction;

determining whether the business transaction satisfies at least one configurable business rule; and

establishing a subsequent business transaction based on the results.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the configurable business rule specifies a relationship between the received business transaction and the subsequent business transaction.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the configurable business rule is configured based on at least one of a jurisdiction associated with the received business transaction, a time relationship between the received business transaction and a subsequent business transaction, and a business event associated with the received business transaction.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising processing business transactions having different formats.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending a message indicating that the business transaction does not satisfy a configurable business rule.

6. An apparatus comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to;

receive at least one business transaction,

determine whether the business transaction satisfies at least one configurable business rule, and

establish a subsequent business transaction based on the results.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the configurable business rule specifies a relationship between the received business transaction and the subsequent business transaction.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the configurable business rule is configured based on at least one of a jurisdiction associated with the received business transaction, a time relationship between the received business transaction and a subsequent business transaction, and a business event associated with the received business transaction.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to process business transactions having different formats.

10. The apparatus of claim ⁶, wherein the processor is further configured to send a message indicating that the business transaction does not satisfy a configurable business rule.

11. An article comprising a computer-readable medium that stores executable instructions for causing a computer system to:

receive at least one business transaction;

determine whether the business transaction satisfies at least one configurable business rule; and

establish a subsequent business transaction based on the results.

12. The article of claim 11, comprising instructions for causing the computer to determine whether the business transaction satisfies a configurable business rule, wherein the configurable business rule specifies a relationship between the received business transaction and the subsequent business transaction.

13. The article of claim 11, comprising instructions for causing the computer to determine whether the business transaction satisfies a configurable business rule, wherein the configurable business rule is configured based on at least one of a jurisdiction associated with the received business transaction, a time relationship between the received business transaction and a subsequent business transaction, and a business event associated with the received business transaction.

14. The article of claim 11, further comprising instructions for causing the computer to process business transactions having different formats.

15. The article of claim 11, further comprising instructions for causing the computer to send a message indicating that the business transaction does not satisfy a configurable business rule.

16. A method comprising:

accessing a system that is configured to;

determine whether a business transaction satisfies at least one configurable business rule, in response to receiving the business transaction, and

establish a subsequent business transaction based on the results.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the configurable business rule specifies a relationship between the received business transaction and the subsequent business transaction.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the configurable business rule is configured based on at least one of a jurisdiction associated with the received business transaction, a time relationship between the received business transaction and a subsequent business transaction, and a business event associated with the received business transaction.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising processing business transactions having different formats.

20. The method of claim 16, further comprising sending a message indicating that the business transaction does not satisfy a configurable business rule.

21. An apparatus comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to access a system that is adapted to;

receive at least one business transaction,

determine whether the business transaction satisfies at least one configurable business rule, and

establish a subsequent business transaction based on the results.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the configurable business rule specifies a relationship between the received business transaction and the subsequent business transaction.

23. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the configurable business rule is configured based on at least one of a jurisdiction associated with the received business transaction, a time relationship between the received business transaction and a subsequent business transaction, and a business event associated with the received business transaction.

24. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the processor is further configured to process business transactions having different formats.

25. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the processor is further configured to sending a message indicating that the business transaction does not satisfy a configurable business rule.

26. An article comprising a computer-readable medium that stores executable instructions for causing a computer system to:

view a business transaction from a system that is configured to;

receive the business transaction,

determine whether the business transaction satisfies at least one configurable business rule, and

establish a subsequent business transaction based on the results.

27. The article of claim 26, comprising instructions for causing the computer to determine whether the business transaction satisfies at least one configurable business rule, wherein the configurable business rule specifies a relationship between the received business transaction and the subsequent business transaction.

28. The article of claim 26, comprising instructions for causing the computer to determine whether the business transaction satisfies at least one configurable business rule, wherein the configurable business rule is configured based on at least one of a jurisdiction associated with the received business transaction, a time relationship between the received business transaction and a subsequent business transaction, and a business event associated with the received business transaction.