Patents by Inventor David A. Suits

David A. Suits 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).

  • Patent number: 8650119
    Abstract: Historical data is used to manage and authorize payment for merchant offerings for transactions among a plurality of transaction parties. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, invoiced item quantities are processed using historical fulfilled and billed quantities of each item. If invoiced item quantities involved items that have been fulfilled but not billed, payment for the invoiced items is authorized. If some or all of the invoiced items have not been fulfilled or have been previously billed, payment authorization is withheld for at least the portion of unfulfilled or previously billed (and paid) invoiced items. With this approach, historical information relative to order fulfillment and payment status is used to automatically process invoices (e.g., audit the invoices for payment).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Syncada LLC
    Inventors: Dean W. Hahn-Carlson, David A. Suits, Raghunandan N. Kanathur
  • Patent number: 8266024
    Abstract: Accounting data is classified to facilitate transaction processing and management. According to an example embodiment, data based rules are implemented for classifying transaction-related data into accounting categories. Accounting information is processed as a function of the data based rules and accordingly automatically classified. This processing involves, for example, the identification of particular data based rules to apply to the accounting information, applying the rules and processing the information accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Syncada LLC
    Inventors: Dean W. Hahn-Carlson, Elizabeth A. Beck, David A. Suits
  • Publication number: 20120158558
    Abstract: Accounting data is classified to facilitate transaction processing and management. According to an example embodiment, data based rules are implemented for classifying transaction-related data into accounting categories. Accounting information is processed as a function of the data based rules and accordingly classified. This approach involves, for example, the identification of particular data based rules to apply to the accounting information, applying the rules and processing the information accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: SYNCADA LLC
    Inventors: Dean W. Hahn-Carlson, Elizabeth A. Beck, David A. Suits
  • Patent number: 8126785
    Abstract: Accounting data is classified to facilitate transaction processing and management. According to an example embodiment, data based rules are implemented for classifying transaction-related data into accounting categories. Accounting information is processed as a function of the data based rules and accordingly classified. This approach involves, for example, the identification of particular data based rules to apply to the accounting information, applying the rules and processing the information accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Syncada LLC
    Inventors: Dean W. Hahn-Carlson, Elizabeth A. Beck, David A. Suits
  • Patent number: 7925551
    Abstract: Transaction processing is facilitated using an approach for automatically grouping transaction-based documents as a function of matching data in the documents. In one example embodiment of the present invention, data from selected attribute fields in transaction-based documents is parsed as the documents are received at a transaction processor. When data in selected attribute fields from two or more documents match, the transaction processor automatically groups the documents having matching data under a particular anchor identification code defined as a function of the match. Upon receipt of one or more other transaction-based documents, the transaction processor advances progress towards completion of the common transaction to which the documents apply. With this approach, predefined data (e.g., a purchase order number) need not necessarily be included with a particular transaction document in order to group the document with another document belonging to the same common transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Syncada LLC
    Inventors: Dean W. Hahn-Carlson, Raghunandan Kanathur, David A. Suits, Weiwen Xie
  • Patent number: 7822653
    Abstract: Accounting data is classified to facilitate transaction processing and management. According to an example embodiment, data based rules are implemented for classifying transaction-related data into accounting categories. Accounting information is processed as a function of the data based rules and accordingly automatically classified. This approach involves, for example, the identification of particular data based rules to apply to the accounting information, applying the rules and processing the information accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Syncada LLC
    Inventors: Dean W. Hahn-Carlson, Elizabeth A. Beck, David A. Suits
  • Publication number: 20100185540
    Abstract: Historical data is used to manage and authorize payment for merchant offerings for transactions among a plurality of transaction parties. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, invoiced item quantities are processed using historical fulfilled and billed quantities of each item. If invoiced item quantities involved items that have been fulfilled but not billed, payment for the invoiced items is authorized. If some or all of the invoiced items have not been fulfilled or have been previously billed, payment authorization is withheld for at least the portion of unfulfilled or previously billed (and paid) invoiced items. With this approach, historical information relative to order fulfillment and payment status is used to automatically process invoices (e.g., audit the invoices for payment).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Dean W. Hahn-Carlson, David A. Suits, Raghunandan N. Kanathur
  • Patent number: 7693791
    Abstract: Historical data is used to manage and authorize payment for merchant offerings for transactions among a plurality of transaction parties. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, invoiced item quantities are processed using historical fulfilled and billed quantities of each item. If invoiced item quantities involved items that have been fulfilled but not billed, payment for the invoiced items is authorized. If some or all of the invoiced items have not been fulfilled or have been previously billed, payment authorization is withheld for at least the portion of unfulfilled or previously billed (and paid) invoiced items. With this approach, historical information relative to order fulfillment and payment status is used to automatically process invoices (e.g., audit the invoices for payment).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Syncada LLC
    Inventors: Dean W. Hahn-Carlson, David A. Suits, Raghunandan N. Kanathur
  • Publication number: 20090292630
    Abstract: Accounting data is classified to facilitate transaction processing and management. According to an example embodiment, data based rules are implemented for classifying transaction-related data into accounting categories. Accounting information is processed as a function of the data based rules and accordingly automatically classified. This processing involves, for example, the identification of particular data based rules to apply to the accounting information, applying the rules and processing the information accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Dean W. Hahn-Carlson, Elizabeth A. Beck, David A. Suits
  • Patent number: 7574386
    Abstract: Accounting data is classified to facilitate transaction processing and management. According to an example embodiment, data based rules are implemented for classifying transaction-related data into accounting categories. Accounting information is processed as a function of the data based rules and accordingly automatically classified. This processing involves, for example, the identification of particular data based rules to apply to the accounting information, applying the rules and processing the information accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: U.S. Bank National Association
    Inventors: Dean W. Hahn-Carlson, Elizabeth A. Beck, David A. Suits
  • Publication number: 20080249940
    Abstract: Accounting data is classified to facilitate transaction processing and management. According to an example embodiment, data based rules are implemented for generating transaction data using stored rules and identified valid accounting codes. Transaction information is processed as a function of the rules and generated transaction data (e.g., for classifying expenses under generated valid accounting codes). This approach involves, for example, identifying data based rules and valid accounting codes to use in processing received transaction information and in generating/applying accounting codes to the transaction information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Dean W. Hahn-Carlson, Elizabeth A. Beck, David A. Suits
  • Patent number: 7392934
    Abstract: Accounting data is classified to facilitate transaction processing and management. According to an example embodiment, data based rules are implemented for classifying transaction-related data into accounting categories. Accounting information is processed as a function of the data based rules and accordingly classified. This approach involves, for example, the identification of particular data based rules to apply to the accounting information, applying the rules and processing the information accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: U.S. Bank National Association
    Inventors: Dean W. Hahn-Carlson, Elizabeth A. Beck, David A. Suits