System and method for payer (buyer) defined electronic invoice exchange
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for submitting an electronic payment to a seller comprising:
- selecting, by the computer, an invoice format provided by a buyer;
defining, by the computer, a set of rules for accepting information into respective fields of the invoice, wherein the set of rules is provided by the buyer and wherein one of the rules determines whether the seller is able to input information into the invoice;
receiving, by the computer, an invoice from the seller, the invoice comprising information from the seller for fields of the invoice based on the rules;
authenticating origination of the invoice using digital signature verification;
determining, by the computer, if information in the invoice is acceptable or not acceptable, and upon determination that information is not acceptable,determining, by the computer using severity logic, if information that is not acceptable is (a) included in the invoice upon providing a warning to the seller, or (b) not included in the invoice;
routing, by the computer, the invoice for approval and, upon approval;
submitting, by the computer, the electronic payment to the seller based on the invoice.
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Abstract
A method of implementing buyer and seller transactions is provided. A set of rules for accepting information into a document is received from the buyer. Also defined is the form of the presentation of an interface to the seller for creating the seller'"'"'s invoice. The seller also receives address information from the buyer. The rules for accepting information, the rules regarding presentation and the address information are stored in a storage resource. The rules regarding presentation are accessed from the storage resource, and an interface is presented to the seller based on those rules. The rules for accepting information are accessed from the storage resource, and information for the document based on those rules is accepted through the interface. The address information is accessed from the storage resource, and the document with the accepted information is sent to the buyer.
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10 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for submitting an electronic payment to a seller comprising:
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selecting, by the computer, an invoice format provided by a buyer; defining, by the computer, a set of rules for accepting information into respective fields of the invoice, wherein the set of rules is provided by the buyer and wherein one of the rules determines whether the seller is able to input information into the invoice; receiving, by the computer, an invoice from the seller, the invoice comprising information from the seller for fields of the invoice based on the rules; authenticating origination of the invoice using digital signature verification; determining, by the computer, if information in the invoice is acceptable or not acceptable, and upon determination that information is not acceptable, determining, by the computer using severity logic, if information that is not acceptable is (a) included in the invoice upon providing a warning to the seller, or (b) not included in the invoice; routing, by the computer, the invoice for approval and, upon approval; submitting, by the computer, the electronic payment to the seller based on the invoice. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer system configured to settle an invoice from a seller comprising:
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a programmable computer; and a processor configured to; receive an invoice format provided by a buyer; receive a set of invoice fields; for each field in the set, receive a rule provided by the buyer regarding whether information is acceptable for inclusion in the field of the invoice; receive an invoice; authenticate the origination of the invoice; determine, based on the rules provided by the buyer, whether information in the invoice is acceptable or not acceptable; determine if information that is not acceptable is (a) included in the invoice upon providing a warning to the seller, or (b) not included in the invoice; route the invoice for approval, and upon approval; and authorize payment to the seller. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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