Computer system for managing accounting data
First Claim
1. A computer system for managing accounting data supplied to the system by a seller and by a buyer, characterized in that said computer system comprises:
- first receiving means provided for receiving an accounting data file supplied to the system by the seller via a supplier network;
screening means provided for screening said accounting data file and for recognizing within said accounting data files accounting parameters;
second receiving means provided for receiving accounting codes supplied to the system by the buyer and for storing said accounting codes; and
reconciliation means provided for receiving reconciliation rules supplied to the system by the buyer, and for assigning, based on said reconciliation rules, at least one of said accounting codes to at least one of said accounting parameters.
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Abstract
The object of the invention id to provide a computer system for managing accounting data which avoids the aforementioned paper handling for the benefit of the receiver of invoices. The system aims at the automation of the treatment of the invoices, credit notes or delivery notes in view of facilitating the accounts payables accounting process at companies internationally. To this end, the incoming bills or invoices sent by a seller to a buyer need to be converted into electronic bills or invoices in a format compatible with the system so that they are automatically registered, treated, that is matched with accounting codes of the buyer, i.a., those of purchase orders and delivery notes, and if desired routed to the appropriate people within the buyer'"'"'s company, and/or posted into the ERP system of the latter by the system.
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15 Claims
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1. A computer system for managing accounting data supplied to the system by a seller and by a buyer, characterized in that said computer system comprises:
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first receiving means provided for receiving an accounting data file supplied to the system by the seller via a supplier network;
screening means provided for screening said accounting data file and for recognizing within said accounting data files accounting parameters;
second receiving means provided for receiving accounting codes supplied to the system by the buyer and for storing said accounting codes; and
reconciliation means provided for receiving reconciliation rules supplied to the system by the buyer, and for assigning, based on said reconciliation rules, at least one of said accounting codes to at least one of said accounting parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer system for managing accounting data supplied to the system by a seller and by a buyer, characterized in that said computer system comprises:
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a first receiving unit for receiving an accounting data file supplied to the system by the seller via a supplier network;
a screening unit for screening said accounting data file and for recognizing, within said accounting data file, accounting parameters;
a second receiving unit for receiving accounting codes supplied to the system by the buyer and for storing said accounting codes; and
a reconciliation unit for receiving reconciliation rules supplied to the system by the buyer, and for assigning, based on said reconciliation rules, at least one of said accounting codes to at least one of said accounting parameters. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for managing accounting data supplied to a computer system by a seller and by a buyer, comprising:
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receiving an accounting data file supplied to the system by the seller via a supplier network;
screening said accounting data file and recognizing, within said accounting data file, accounting parameters;
receiving accounting codes supplied to the system by the buyer and storing said accounting codes; and
receiving reconciliation rules supplied to the system by the buyer, and assigning, based on said reconciliation rules, at least one of said accounting codes to at least one of said accounting parameters. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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