Patents by Inventor Greg A. Laufer

Greg A. Laufer 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).

  • Computer system and computer-implemented method for selecting invoice settlement options
    Patent number: 7606766
    Abstract: A method of operating a computer system includes storing attributes of a buying organization, vendors, invoices and/or line-item details from invoices in one or more databases. Rules are established for selecting settlement options for the invoices. The rules are applied such that the computer system selects a first one of the settlement options to settle a first one of the invoices rendered by one of the vendors, and the computer system selects a second one of the settlement options to settle a second one of the invoices rendered by that vendor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew V. Anderson, Greg A. Laufer, Jeffrey R. Dye
  • Computer system and computer-implemented method for selecting invoice settlement options
    Publication number: 20080154769
    Abstract: A method of operating a computer system includes storing attributes of a buying organization, vendors, invoices and/or line-item details from invoices in one or more databases. Rules are established for selecting settlement options for the invoices. The rules are applied such that the computer system selects a first one of the settlement options to settle a first one of the invoices rendered by one of the vendors, and the computer system selects a second one of the settlement options to settle a second one of the invoices rendered by that vendor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Matthew V. Anderson, Greg A. Laufer, Jeffrey R. Dye