Abstract: Systems for determining a merchant name as used in mobile expense reporting applications. Embodiments commence upon receiving an image of an expense item receipt from a mobile user device. In addition to the image, embodiments receive metadata derived from a travel app running on the user device, which metadata is sent together with an association to the image. Further processing extracts a set of characteristics of text-containing regions of the expense item receipt, and then forms a feature vector comprising the extracted characteristics of the text-containing regions as well as aspects of the metadata received from the user device. The feature vector is input into a predictor to determine at least one predicted merchant name. The metadata can comprise information selected from a mobile app that is operational on the user terminal. Such information can comprise user travel profile information and/or user itinerary information and/or user mileage tracker app information.

Abstract: Systems for determining a merchant name as used in mobile expense reporting applications. Embodiments commence upon receiving an image of an expense item receipt from a mobile user device. In addition to the image, embodiments receive metadata derived from a travel app running on the user device, which metadata is sent together with an association to the image. Further processing extracts a set of characteristics of text-containing regions of the expense item receipt, and then forms a feature vector comprising the extracted characteristics of the text-containing regions as well as aspects of the metadata received from the user device. The feature vector is input into a predictor to determine at least one predicted merchant name. The metadata can comprise information selected from a mobile app that is operational on the user terminal. Such information can comprise user travel profile information and/or user itinerary information and/or user mileage tracker app information.

Abstract: An improved approach is described for implementing an expense solution that includes mileage tracker methods and systems. Mobile devices are integrated into an expense solutions architecture so that expense-related data can be captured, created, entered, and/or edited on the mobile device. This permits the user to generate expense line entries more in alignment with the location/way that many expense are actually generated, e.g., while the user is away from the office computer.

Abstract: An expense solutions architecture is provided, in which an improved approach is described for implementing an expense solution. Mobile devices are integrated into an expense solutions architecture so that expense-related data can be captured, created, entered, and/or edited on the mobile device. This permits the user to generate expense line entries more in alignment with the location/way that many expense are actually generated, e.g., while the user is away from the office computer.

Abstract: An improved approach is described for implementing an expense solution that includes calendar entry methods and systems. Mobile devices are integrated into an expense solutions architecture so that expense-related data can be captured, created, entered, and/or edited on the mobile device. This permits the user to generate expense line entries more in alignment with the location/way that many expense are actually generated, e.g., while the user is away from the office computer.

Abstract: An improved approach is described for implementing mobile devices for an expense solutions architecture. Mobile devices are integrated into an expense solutions architecture so that expense-related data can be captured, created, entered, and/or edited on the mobile device. This permits the user to generate expense line entries more in alignment with the location/way that many expense are actually generated, e.g., while the user is away from the office computer.

Abstract: An improved approach is described for implementing an expense solution that includes image entry methods and systems. Mobile devices are integrated into an expense solutions architecture so that expense-related data can be captured, created, entered, and/or edited on the mobile device. This permits the user to generate expense line entries more in alignment with the location/way that many expense are actually generated, e.g., while the user is away from the office computer.

Abstract: An improved approach is described for implementing an expense solution that includes efficient entry methods and systems. Mobile devices are integrated into an expense solutions architecture so that expense-related data can be captured, created, entered, and/or edited on the mobile device. This permits the user to generate expense line entries more in alignment with the location/way that many expense are actually generated, e.g., while the user is away from the office computer.