Patents by Inventor Brenda L. Gordon-Ervin

Brenda L. Gordon-Ervin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20040044603
    Abstract: A rules engine application for an electronic invoice processing system prompts a user to create a billing rule to aid in electronic invoice analysis includes the steps of: prompting the user to define a first portion of the rule having a first violation condition; prompting the user to define a second portion of the rule having a second violation condition; and prompting the user to select a first Boolean operator having a first logic operation to logically join the first portion and the second portion of the rule. A machine readable medium and related electronic invoice processing systems having such a machine readable medium that stores instructions for performing such functions are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Brenda L. Gordon-Ervin, Michael Patrick Force, Lisa Christine Batur, Julie Violet Pierce