Construction payment management system and method with automatic workflow management features
First Claim
1. A method of managing a construction payment process, the method comprising the acts of:
- storing a plurality of workflows to control automatic electronic notification sequences of the construction payment process;
electronically receiving information related to a construction project from a first participant;
automatically electronically transmitting a first notification to a second participant in the construction project based on the information received from the first participant;
electronically requesting a response from the second participant related to the first notification;
electronically receiving a response from the second participant related to the first notification;
automatically validating the response; and
automatically electronically transmitting a second notification to a third participant in the construction project based on the response received from the second participant.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing a construction payment process. One method embodying the invention can include storing a plurality of workflows to control automatic electronic notification sequences of the construction payment process, electronically receiving information related to a construction project from a first participant, automatically electronically transmitting a first notification to a second participant in the construction project based on the information received from the first participant, electronically requesting a response from the second participant related to the first notification, electronically receiving a response from the second participant related to the first notification, automatically validating the response, and automatically electronically transmitting a second notification to a third participant included in the construction project based on the response received from the second participant.
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42 Claims
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1. A method of managing a construction payment process, the method comprising the acts of:
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storing a plurality of workflows to control automatic electronic notification sequences of the construction payment process;
electronically receiving information related to a construction project from a first participant;
automatically electronically transmitting a first notification to a second participant in the construction project based on the information received from the first participant;
electronically requesting a response from the second participant related to the first notification;
electronically receiving a response from the second participant related to the first notification;
automatically validating the response; and
automatically electronically transmitting a second notification to a third participant in the construction project based on the response received from the second participant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A construction payment management system comprising:
an application server that stores a notifications manager, the notifications manager storing a plurality of workflows to control automatic electronic notification sequences of the construction payment management system, automatically electronically transmitting a first notification to a second participant in a construction project based on information received from a first participant and related to the construction project, automatically validates the response, and automatically electronically transmitting a second notification to a third participant in the construction project based on a response received from the second participant. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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