Invoice and Freight Statement Matching and Dispute Resolution

• US 20140032427A1
• Filed: 05/16/2013
• Published: 01/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inttra Incorporated (E2open Parent Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Inttra Incorporated (E2open Parent Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: GANNON, Tim
• Application Number:
  US13/896,315
• Publication Number:
  US 20140032427A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/309
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/083 Shipping
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/182 Alternative dispute resolution

Abstract

A system and method for receiving, validating, and managing disputes for freight shipments is disclosed.

Claims

1. A method of a dispute resolution processing using electronic data exchange, comprising:

linking an electronic invoice to an electronic freight statement;

comparing the invoice to the freight statement;

determining a dispute of the values associated with the invoice to the values associated with the freight statement;

transmitting an EDI dispute message; and

receiving an EDI dispute response message.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of requiring an exact match otherwise sending a dispute message.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the dispute is only triggered if outside a tolerance range.

4. A system comprising:

an invoice portal receiving an invoice from a biller and a freight statement from a payer;

an invoice handling system configured to;

link the invoice to the electronic freight statement;

an automatching system configured to compare the invoice to the freight statement and determine a dispute of the values associated with the invoice to the values associated with the freight statement;

wherein the invoice portal transmits a dispute message to both the biller and the payer if when a dispute is found.