Patents by Inventor Gerald Goodbody

Gerald Goodbody 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: 8484102
    Abstract: Systems and methods of a reconciliation engine for accrual accounts associated with purchase order documents are provided. The reconciliation engine applies a set of business rules a set of purchase order documents for which the accrual account is nonzero. The business rules allow the system to determine discrepancies that are inconsequential and may be disregarded. Those accounts are marked for clearance and automatically cleared. An interface is provided to reverse the automatic clearance, as well as to adjust accrual accounts manually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald Goodbody, Shyamsundar Santhanam, Srinath Reddy Kayitha, Sunil Sama Reddy
  • Publication number: 20100217692
    Abstract: Systems and methods of a reconciliation engine for accrual accounts associated with purchase order documents are provided. The reconciliation engine applies a set of business rules a set of purchase order documents for which the accrual account is nonzero. The business rules allow the system to determine discrepancies that are inconsequential and may be disregarded. Those accounts are marked for clearance and automatically cleared. An interface is provided to reverse the automatic clearance, as well as to adjust accrual accounts manually.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald Goodbody, Shyamsundar Santhanam, Srinath Reddy Kayitha, Sunil Sama Reddy
  • Publication number: 20090307152
    Abstract: A cost management system for an inventory item defines a set of one or more attributes or “valuation structures”, and at least one value for each of the attributes in the set or “valuation unit”. The system receives a transaction involving the inventory item. The system then determines the cost of the inventory item based on the attribute values for the valuation structure of the item. Therefore, the cost of the inventory item will vary based on the attribute values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Jatinder Gogna, Gerald Goodbody, Rajesh Seshadri
  • Patent number: 7539634
    Abstract: Systems, methods and user interfaces that facilitate the reconciliation process in computerized accounting systems are provided. An advantageous feature of aspects of the account reconciliation systems and method provide that two types of entries are grouped together and their sums compared to determine if grouped entries are balanced. In addition, user interfaces that allow users to understand what entries are out of balance and to obtain further information regarding those entries can also be combined with the systems and methods to expedite the process of explaining out of balance entries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald Goodbody, Lynne Rossi
  • Publication number: 20070179870
    Abstract: Systems, methods and user interfaces that facilitate the reconciliation process in computerized accounting systems are provided. An advantageous feature of aspects of the account reconciliation systems and method provide that two types of entries are grouped together and their sums compared to determine if grouped entries are balanced. In addition, user interfaces that allow users to understand what entries are out of balance and to obtain further information regarding those entries can also be combined with the systems and methods to expedite the process of explaining out of balance entries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Gerald Goodbody, Lynne Rossi