Patents by Inventor Denise Conrad

Denise Conrad 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: 20070250416
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method, system, and program product for validating invoices for transactions between trading partners that occur across jurisdictional borders (e.g., inter-country or inter-state transactions). Specifically, under the present invention, an invoice corresponding to a transaction between trading partners is electronically received (e.g., in an invoice processing system). Upon receipt, a purchaser tax jurisdiction (e.g., first country) and a seller tax jurisdiction (e.g., second country) corresponding to the transaction will be determined. Based on these jurisdictions and a set of categorization rules, a category of the transaction is determined. Using the category and a set of validation rules, a tax rate indicated on the invoice and other optional aspects (e.g., whether the invoice contains all required information) will be validated. Based on this validation it will be determined whether the overall invoice is valid or invalid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lorrie Beach, Denise Conrad, Craig Cornell, Lisa Fekler, Scotty Reynolds