SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXPENSE MANAGEMENT

• US 20120059745A1
• Filed: 05/27/2011
• Published: 03/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Concur Technologies Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: Concur Technologies Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Fredericks, Michael, Dunnick, Joseph, Gorodnichev, Valery, Armstrong, Jeannine
• Granted Patent: US 9,779,384 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/24 Credit schemes, i.e. "pay after"
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting

Abstract

A method for expense management. An expense data record is retrieved from a trusted source and two or more sub-transactions are identified. The expense data record is then added to an expense report as two or more expense items corresponding to the two or more sub-transactions.

Claims

1. A method for expense management, comprising:

retrieving an expense data record from a trusted source;

detecting that the expense data record is comprised of two or more sub-transactions; and

adding expense data from the expense data record to an expense report as two or more expense items corresponding to the two or more sub-transactions.