Mobile Expense Solutions Architecture
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1. A computer-implemented method for performing expense functions, comprising:
- receiving an expense item generated at a mobile device;
validating the expense item;
storing the expense item at an enterprise expense application server if the expense items are validated; and
rejecting the expense item at the enterprise expense application server if the expense items are not validated;
wherein the enterprise expense application server provides reference data to a mobile expense application running on the mobile device for generating the expense item in accordance with formats and policies of an enterprise expense application running on the enterprise expense application server.
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Abstract
An expense solutions architecture is provided, in which an improved approach is described for implementing an expense solution. Mobile devices are integrated into an expense solutions architecture so that expense-related data can be captured, created, entered, and/or edited on the mobile device. This permits the user to generate expense line entries more in alignment with the location/way that many expense are actually generated, e.g., while the user is away from the office computer.
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1. A computer-implemented method for performing expense functions, comprising:
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receiving an expense item generated at a mobile device; validating the expense item; storing the expense item at an enterprise expense application server if the expense items are validated; and rejecting the expense item at the enterprise expense application server if the expense items are not validated; wherein the enterprise expense application server provides reference data to a mobile expense application running on the mobile device for generating the expense item in accordance with formats and policies of an enterprise expense application running on the enterprise expense application server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product embodied on a computer usable medium, the computer readable medium having stored thereon a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor causes the processor to execute a method for performing expense functions, the method comprising:
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receiving an expense item generated at a mobile device; validating the expense item; storing the expense item at an enterprise expense application server if the expense items are validated; and rejecting the expense item at the enterprise expense application server if the expense items are not validated; wherein the enterprise expense application server provides reference data to a mobile expense application running on the mobile device for generating the expense item in accordance with formats and policies of an enterprise expense application running on the enterprise expense application server. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for performing expense functions, comprising:
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an enterprise expense application on a server; a mobile interface application on the server to interface between the enterprise expense application on the server and a mobile expense application on a mobile device; wherein the mobile interface application interfaces with the mobile expense application on the mobile device server to process expense items created on the mobile device; and wherein the server provides reference data to the mobile device for generating the expense item by the mobile expense application in accordance with formats and policies of the enterprise expense application running on the server. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for performing expense functions, comprising:
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a mobile device having a mobile expense application, the mobile expense application operable to generate expense items on the mobile device; and a remote server having an enterprise expense application to receive the expense items generated at the mobile device; wherein the remote server provides reference data to a mobile expense application running on the mobile device for generating the expense items by the mobile expense application in accordance with formats and policies of the enterprise expense application running on the remote server. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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