Patents by Inventor Donna Wilczek
Donna Wilczek 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).
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Patent number: 11915177Abstract: A computer-implemented method for improving efficiency in an electronic procurement system for sourcing resources, comprising, during digital electronic interactions of a buyer computer with one or more software platforms and without receiving explicit request for recommendations from the buyer computer: automatically generating, at a coding computer, implicit observation data of the buyer computer; automatically determining, at the coding computer, one or more active sourcing events from a plurality of sourcing events, based on at least the implicit observation data of the buyer computer; using the coding computer, causing to display at least one of the one or more active sourcing events in a graphical user interface.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Coupa Software IncorporatedInventors: Raja Hammoud, Donna Wilczek, Carl Rydbeck, Pallavi Mathane
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Patent number: 11900478Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprising receiving a set of rules that define assigning tax codes for a first entity based on a plurality of parameters; receiving invoice data that defines an invoice directed to the first entity; automatically determining a commodity type applicable to the invoice data by digitally cross-referencing line items in the invoice data representing goods or services to community transaction data, the community transaction data comprising a plurality of different line item data for different invoices of other entities different from and unrelated to the first entity; automatically assigning tax codes to the invoice data based on the commodity type and the set of rules; and causing to display the commodity type and the tax codes in a graphical user interface.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Coupa Software IncorporatedInventors: Donna Wilczek, Markus Hornburg, Zachary Randles, Lucy Ashdown
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Publication number: 20230117433Abstract: A method for improving performance of a computer procurement application includes using a procurement control system computer that is communicatively connected to a plurality of client computers, retrieving attribute values of one or more entities, forming a set of matching entity records, and determining peer group data of a peer group from each set of matching entity records corresponding to the one or more entities and associated with two or more entities that are similar to a target entity; using the procurement control system computer, from each of set of matching entity records corresponding to the peer group, extracting configuration data for the one or more entities and identifying one or more commonalities in the configuration data for the one or more entities; using the procurement control system computer, extracting configuration data for the target entity; using the procurement control system computer, comparing the configuration data of the target entity with the one or more commonalities in theType: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventor: Donna Wilczek
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Patent number: 11620138Abstract: A computer-implemented method for managing a graphical user interface for a computer procurement application is disclosed. The graphical user interface is configured to show data related to key performance indicators (KPIs) for an entity and those for a peer group, show recommendations for improving values of the KPIs by adjusting values of configurations associated with the KPIs for the entity based on values of the KPIs and the associated configurations for the peer group in response to a first request, and implement the adjustment in response to a second request.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Coupa Software IncorporatedInventor: Donna Wilczek
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Patent number: 11580470Abstract: A computer-implemented method for improving efficiency in an electronic procurement system for sourcing resources, comprising, during digital electronic interactions of a buyer computer with one or more software platforms and without receiving explicit request for recommendations from the buyer computer: automatically generating, at a coding computer, implicit observation data of the buyer computer; automatically determining, at the coding computer, one or more active sourcing events from a plurality of sourcing events, based on at least the implicit observation data of the buyer computer; using the coding computer, causing to display at least one of the one or more active sourcing events in a graphical user interface.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: COUPA SOFTWARE INCORPORATEDInventors: Raja Hammoud, Donna Wilczek, Carl Rydbeck, Pallavi Mathane
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Publication number: 20230021865Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprising receiving a set of rules that define assigning tax codes for a first entity based on a plurality of parameters; receiving invoice data that defines an invoice directed to the first entity; automatically determining a commodity type applicable to the invoice data by digitally cross-referencing line items in the invoice data representing goods or services to community transaction data, the community transaction data comprising a plurality of different line item data for different invoices of other entities different from and unrelated to the first entity; automatically assigning tax codes to the invoice data based on the commodity type and the set of rules; and causing to display the commodity type and the tax codes in a graphical user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Donna Wilczek, Markus Hornburg, Zachary Randles, Lucy Ashdown
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Patent number: 11550597Abstract: A method for improving performance of a computer procurement application includes using the procurement control system computer, determining a peer group associated with a first entity; using a procurement control system computer, obtaining, from client computers respectively associated with the entities, configurations that instruct a procurement application how to perform procurement tasks for the respective entities of the entities in the peer group; using a procurement control system computer, obtaining, from a first client computer associated with the first entity, a first configuration that instruct the procurement application how to perform procurement tasks for the first entity; obtaining a desired end result from the first entity; using the procurement control system computer, using a machine learning algorithm, determining configurations of the peer groups that have a causal relationship to the desired end result; providing a description of the configuration value to the client computer associated wType: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: COUPA SOFTWARE INCORPORATEDInventor: Donna Wilczek
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Patent number: 11488261Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprising receiving a set of rules that define assigning tax codes for a first entity based on a plurality of parameters, and storing the set of rules in a first data repository in association with an entity record of the first entity; receiving invoice data that defines an invoice directed to the first entity; automatically determining a commodity type applicable to the invoice data by digitally cross-referencing line items in the invoice data representing goods or services to community transaction data stored in a second data repository, the community transaction data comprising a plurality of different line item data for different invoices of other entities different from and unrelated to the first entity; automatically assigning tax codes to the invoice data based on the commodity type and the set of rules; and causing to display the commodity type and the tax codes in a graphical user interface.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: COUPA SOFTWARE INCORPORATEDInventors: Donna Wilczek, Markus Hornburg, Zachary Randles, Lucy Ashdown
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Patent number: 11449844Abstract: This application discloses systems, methods, and computer products related to generation, analysis, and transmission of multiple types of data among multiple computers within a networked computer environment. The disclosed approaches further enable integration of different types of data, notification of availability of certain types of data, and coordination of communication of specific types of data.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Coupa Software IncorporatedInventors: Scott Harris, Donna Wilczek
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Patent number: 11416858Abstract: A method and apparatus are herein disclosed for allowing suppliers to generate an invoice from a purchase order without requiring them to log in or pre-register with a networked application. Implementation is provided by having a first user provide a first document to a networked application. An electronic notification is dispatched to a receiver for the first document with a unique link to a data entry page within the networked application. The data entry page is sandboxed with limited functionality within the networked application, but accepts data from the receiver to be sent directly into the first user's system.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: COUPA SOFTWARE INCORPORATEDInventors: Donna Wilczek, Gabriel Perez, Robert Bernshteyn, Raja Hammoud, David Williams
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Patent number: 11328252Abstract: An improved procurement system and method are provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: COUPA SOFTWARE INCORPORATEDInventor: Donna Wilczek
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Publication number: 20220020028Abstract: In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method, comprises receiving transaction data for a plurality of transactions; identifying, from transaction data for a particular transaction of the plurality of transactions, an associated project of the particular transaction and project parameters of the associated project; performing, based on the transaction data for the particular transaction and the project parameters of the associated project, a risk assessment of the associated project of the particular transaction; performing an action in response to the risk assessment, the action comprising at least one of: generating a digital alert to a buyer and/or supplier account; preventing completion of the particular transaction; preventing access to private data; anonymizing private data; or creating a hold on the associated project to prevent completion of one or other associated transactions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventor: Donna WILCZEK
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Publication number: 20210272214Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprising receiving a set of rules that define assigning tax codes for a first entity based on a plurality of parameters, and storing the set of rules in a first data repository in association with an entity record of the first entity; receiving invoice data that defines an invoice directed to the first entity; automatically determining a commodity type applicable to the invoice data by digitally cross-referencing line items in the invoice data representing goods or services to community transaction data stored in a second data repository, the community transaction data comprising a plurality of different line item data for different invoices of other entities different from and unrelated to the first entity; automatically assigning tax codes to the invoice data based on the commodity type and the set of rules; and causing to display the commodity type and the tax codes in a graphical user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Donna Wilczek, Markus Hornburg, Zachary Randles, Lucy Ashdown
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Publication number: 20210271490Abstract: A method for improving performance of a computer procurement application includes using the procurement control system computer, determining a peer group associated with a first entity; using a procurement control system computer, obtaining, from client computers respectively associated with the entities, configurations that instruct a procurement application how to perform procurement tasks for the respective entities of the entities in the peer group; using a procurement control system computer, obtaining, from a first client computer associated with the first entity, a first configuration that instruct the procurement application how to perform procurement tasks for the first entity; obtaining a desired end result from the first entity; using the procurement control system computer, using a machine learning algorithm, determining configurations of the peer groups that have a causal relationship to the desired end result; providing a description of the configuration value to the client computer associated wType: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventor: Donna Wilczek
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Patent number: 11049191Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprising receiving a set of rules that define assigning tax codes for a first entity based on a plurality of parameters, and storing the set of rules in a first data repository in association with an entity record of the first entity; receiving invoice data that defines an invoice directed to the first entity; automatically determining a commodity type applicable to the invoice data by digitally cross-referencing line items in the invoice data representing goods or services to community transaction data stored in a second data repository, the community transaction data comprising a plurality of different line item data for different invoices of other entities different from and unrelated to the first entity; automatically assigning tax codes to the invoice data based on the commodity type and the set of rules; and causing to display the commodity type and the tax codes in a graphical user interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Coupa Software IncorporatedInventors: Donna Wilczek, Markus Hornburg, Zachary Randles, Lucy Ashdown
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Patent number: 11036520Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes using a procurement control system computer to determine a peer group of a first entity having attribute values in common with the first entity and obtaining, from the entities, configurations associated with performing procurement tasks for these entities. Configurations of the first entity associated with performing procurement tasks for the first entity are also obtained. The method then determines Key Performance Indicators (KPI values) of the peer group entities and of the first entity and detects KPI values of the first entity that are relatively lower than KPI values of the peer group entities. The method determines particular configurations that affect these KPI values of the first entity and further determines configuration values of the configurations that are associated with a threshold number of the peer group entities. Finally, the method provides a description of these configuration values to the first entity.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2017Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: COUPA SOFTWARE INCORPORATEDInventor: Donna Wilczek
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Patent number: 10963904Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for automatically sending an electronic digital document to a second destination in response to determining that a user associated with a first destination is unable to act on an action associated with the document. In an embodiment, a digital processing system receives a first document through a procurement management system along with digital data identifying a first destination account for the first document. The digital processing system generates a message to a first destination account in order to send the first document and a first prompt including a selectable option for a recipient to identify whether the recipient is capable of acting upon the document. When a selection is received indicating that the recipient is not capable of acting upon the document, a second prompt is displayed requesting input of a second destination to receive the document.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Coupa Software IncorporatedInventor: Donna Wilczek
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Patent number: 10949229Abstract: Techniques for tracking software platform utilization by a plurality of entities are described herein. In an embodiment, a management computer system stores first entity data defining a first entity and associating the first entity with a plurality of first accounts, the first entity having access to the management computer system programmed which provides options for performing a plurality of tasks. The management computer system tracks a first plurality of interactions with the management computer system that are performed by each of the plurality of first accounts. The management computer system stores first interaction data defining one or more aspects of interaction with the management computer system that are performed by each of the plurality of first accounts. The management computer system stores second entity data defining a plurality of second entities and associating each of the plurality of second entities with a plurality of second accounts.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2019Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Coupa Software IncorporatedInventors: Donna Wilczek, Parand Tony Darugar, David Williams, Vincent Toesca
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Publication number: 20210012328Abstract: A method and apparatus are herein disclosed for allowing suppliers to generate an invoice from a purchase order without requiring them to log in or pre-register with a networked application. Implementation is provided by having a first user provide a first document to a networked application. An electronic notification is dispatched to a receiver for the first document with a unique link to a data entry page within the networked application. The data entry page is sandboxed with limited functionality within the networked application, but accepts data from the receiver to be sent directly into the first user's system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Donna Wilczek, Gabriel Perez, Robert Bernshteyn, Raja Hammoud, David Williams
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Patent number: 10891588Abstract: An improved procurement system and method are provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2017Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Coupa Software IncorporatedInventor: Donna Wilczek