NETWORK-BASED REAL-TIME ENTERPRISE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS

• US 20180075391A1
• Filed: 08/30/2017
• Published: 03/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2016
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: US Bank National Association (US Bancorp)
• Original Assignee: Travelator Inc. (US Bancorp)
• Inventors: CHUNG, Duke, FUNG, Ching-Ho, MORGAN, Jon, WILLIAMS, Joseph
• Application Number:
  US15/691,662
• Publication Number:
  US 20180075391A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/025 Coordination of plural reservations, e.g. plural trip segments, transportation combined with accommodation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06393 Score-carding, benchmarking or key performance indicator [KPI] analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/125 Finance or payroll

Abstract

A system for expense management including an expense management apparatus. The expense management apparatus configured to receive, from a client device, at least one parameter associated with an event, construct at least one query based on the at least one parameter, transmit the at least one query to a database, receive, from the database, responsive data responding to the at least one query, construct a benchmark, using a processing arrangement, associated with the at least one parameter, and transmit the benchmark to the client device.

Claims

1. A system for expense management, comprising:

an expense management apparatus configured to;

receive, from a client device, at least one parameter associated with an event;

construct at least one query based on the at least one parameter;

transmit the at least one query to a database;

receive, from the database, responsive data responding to the at least one query;

construct a benchmark, using a processing arrangement, associated with the at least one parameter; and

transmit the benchmark to the client device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the event includes a travel booking.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the benchmark includes a budget, and the expense management apparatus is further configured to receive, from the client device, at least one expense associated with the budget.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the expense management apparatus is further configured to provide a graphical representation of the at least one expense relative to the budget.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the benchmark is transmitted to a plurality of client devices.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the benchmark includes a budget, and the expense management apparatus is further configured to receive, from the plurality of client devices, at least one expense associated with the budget.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the expense management apparatus is further configured to provide a graphical representation of the at least one expense received from the plurality of client devices relative to the budget.

8. A system for travel management, comprising:

a travel management apparatus configured to;

receive, from a client device, at least one parameter associated with a user and an event;

construct at least one query based on the at least one parameter;

transmit the at least one query to a database;

receive, from the database, responsive data responding to the at least one query;

analyze, using a processing arrangement, historical data associated with the user;

construct attribution preferences, using a processing arrangement, based on the historical data;

apply, using a processing arrangement, the attribution preferences to the responsive data; and

transmit, to the client device, a customized data set based on the analyzed responsive data.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the event includes a travel booking.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein analyzing the responsive data includes at least one of filtering and sorting.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the attribution preferences includes at least one of airline, time of day, number of stops, type of seat, type of plane, possibility of upgrade, on-board amenities, type of room, and airports.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein application of the attribution preferences includes providing a weight of importance for each attribution preference.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein each weight of importance is correlated to a frequency for each attribution preference.

14. A system for travel management, comprising:

a travel management apparatus configured to;

receive, from a client device, at least one parameter associated with an event;

construct at least one query based on the at least one parameter;

transmit the at least one query to a database;

receive, from the database, a plurality of responsive data responding to the at least one query;

construct a benchmark associated with the at least one parameter;

determine an incentive corresponding to at least one of the plurality of responsive data; and

transmit the incentive to the client device.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the event includes a travel booking.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein each of the responsive data includes an associated incentive.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein a value of each associated incentive is inversely proportional to a cost associated with each of the responsive data.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the travel management apparatus is further configured to graphically represent the incentive.