EXPENSE REPORTS FOR PAYMENTS MADE WITH A MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20140046812A1
• Filed: 08/07/2012
• Published: 02/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: FAN, Yang-cheng, LINGE, Mario
• Application Number:
  US13/568,948
• Publication Number:
  US 20140046812A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes

Abstract

Creating expense reports in a remote business system for payments made with a mobile computing device by: making an electronic payment using a mobile computing device, for example via Near Field Communication; collecting data from the mobile device that is relevant to the submission of an expense report for the payment in the remote business system; creating an expense object associated with the electronic payment on the mobile computing device; transmitting the expense object to the remote business system if the mobile computing device has a connection to the remote business system; and creating an expense report in the remote business system based on the expense object. The collected data may include, for example, data regarding: amount of the payment; nature of items or services purchased the payee; a client account to be billed; user of the mobile computing device; time of the payment; or location of the payment.

Claims

1. A method for creating expense reports in a remote business system for payments made with a mobile computing device, the method comprising:

making an electronic payment using a mobile computing device;

collecting data from the mobile device that is relevant to the submission of an expense report for the payment in the remote business system;

creating an expense object associated with the electronic payment on the mobile computing device based on the collected data;

transmitting the expense object to the remote business system; and

creating an expense report in the remote business system based on the received expense object.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic payment is made using Near Field Communication.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the collected data that is relevant to the submission of an expense report for the payment in the remote business system includes data regarding:

i) amount of the payment;

ii) items or services purchased;

iii) payee;

or iv) client account to be billed.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the collected data that is relevant to the submission of an expense report for the payment in the remote business system includes data regarding:

i) user of the mobile computing device;

ii) time of the payment;

or iii) location of the payment.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising editing the collected data before the expense object is created.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting of the expense object is performed if the mobile computing device has an internet connection to the remote business system.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting of the expense object is performed if the mobile computing device has a:

i) WiFi;

ii) Bluetooth;

or iii) Near Field Communication connection to the remote business system.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions adapted to be executed by a processor, the instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to perform a method for creating expense reports in a remote business system for payments made with a mobile computing device, comprising:

making an electronic payment using a mobile computing device;

collecting data from the mobile device that is relevant to the submission of an expense report for the payment in the remote business system;

creating an expense object associated with the electronic payment on the mobile computing device;

transmitting the expense object to the remote business system; and

creating an expense report in the remote business system based on the received expense object.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the electronic payment is made using Near Field Communication.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the collected data that is relevant to the submission of an expense report for the payment in the remote business system includes data regarding:

i) amount of the payment;

ii) items or services purchased;

iii) payee;

or iv) client account to be billed.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the collected data that is relevant to the submission of an expense report for the payment in the remote business system includes data regarding:

i) user of the mobile computing device;

ii) time of the payment;

or iii) location of the payment.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising editing the collected data before the expense object is created.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the transmitting of the expense object is performed if the mobile computing device has an internet connection to the remote business system.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the transmitting of the expense object is performed if the mobile computing device has a:

i) WiFi;

ii) Bluetooth;

or iii) Near Field Communication connection to the remote business system.

15. A system for creating expense reports in a remote business system for payments made with a mobile computing device, comprising:

at least one remote business system including a processor and memory; and

a mobile computing device including a processor and memory; and

an application program for collecting data regarding electronic payments made using the mobile computing device;

wherein, the system is configured to;

make an electronic payment using the mobile computing device;

collect data from the mobile device that is relevant to the submission of an expense report for the payment in the remote business system;

create an expense object associated with the electronic payment on the mobile computing device;

transmit the expense object to the remote business system; and

create an expense report in the remote business system based on the received expense object.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the mobile computing device is configured to make the electronic payment using Near Field Communication.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the application program is configured to collect data that is relevant to the submission of an expense report for the payment in the remote business system including data regarding:

i) amount of the payment;

ii) items or services purchased;

iii) payee;

or iv) client account to be billed.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the application program is configured to collect data that is relevant to the submission of an expense report for the payment in the remote business system including data regarding:

i) user of the mobile computing device;

ii) time of the payment;

or iii) location of the payment.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising editing the collected data before the expense object is created.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the application program is configured to transmit the expense object if the mobile computing device has an internet connection to the remote business system.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein the application program is configured to transmit the expense object if the mobile computing device has a:

i) WiFi;

ii) Bluetooth;

or iii) Near Field Communication connection to the remote business system.