Abstract: An image is captured within an application transaction. Identifying information corresponding to the captured image is obtained and displayed for user confirmation. The identifying information is entered into an appropriate place within the transaction.

Abstract: An image is captured within an application transaction. Identifying information corresponding to the captured image is obtained and displayed for user confirmation. The identifying information is entered into an appropriate place within the transaction.

Abstract: An image is captured within an application transaction. Identifying information corresponding to the captured image is obtained and displayed for user confirmation. The identifying information is entered into an appropriate place within the transaction.

Abstract: Schedules are generated that satisfy the objectives of a field services provider given a set of resources and a set of work orders. More particularly, work orders are identified, as well as the identity of resources that are capable with fulfilling one or more of the work orders, are obtained. Feasible paths are established for each resource that identify a sequence of one or more work orders that can be fulfilled by the resource over the course of the resource's work shift and which reflect one or more scheduling objectives. These feasible paths are established in a series of iterations, with each iteration identifying additional paths. After each iteration, it is determined if a pre-selected time limit has been exceeded, and whenever the time limit has been exceeded, path generation ceases. Schedules are established for the resources using the generated paths and are then provided to the field service provider.

Abstract: An image is captured within an application transaction. Identifying information corresponding to the captured image is obtained and displayed for user confirmation. The identifying information is entered into an appropriate place within the transaction.

Abstract: An image is captured within an application transaction. Identifying information corresponding to the captured image is obtained and displayed for user confirmation. The identifying information is entered into an appropriate place within the transaction.

Abstract: A category selection is detected and subcategories corresponding to the category are identified. A calendar display is surfaced that includes data capturing mechanisms. User interaction with the data capturing mechanisms is detected and data is captured. The calendar display is then updated.

Abstract: A management component in a computer system provides user input mechanisms that allow a user to capture time entries on a timesheet in the computer system. The items in a given timesheet can be separately viewed and edited and the timesheet can be submitted for approval.

Abstract: An image is captured within an application transaction. Identifying information corresponding to the captured image is obtained and displayed for user confirmation. The identifying information is entered into an appropriate place within the transaction.

Abstract: A management component in a computer system provides user input mechanisms that allow a user to capture items and reconcile them to a report in the computer system. The items in a given report can be separately viewed and edited.

Abstract: Pending approvals in a computer system are aggregated from various parts of the computer system and presented to a user. Each pending approval includes contextual information and a user input mechanism to approve or reject the pending approval.

Abstract: A management component in a computer system provides user input mechanisms that allow a user to capture time entries on a timesheet in the computer system. The items in a given timesheet can be separately viewed and edited and the timesheet can be submitted for approval.

Abstract: A management component in a computer system provides user input mechanisms that allow a user to view reports for the computer system. The items in a given report can be separately viewed and edited and the report can be submitted for approval.

Abstract: A user interface is displayed that has one or more workspace display sectors, based on a user role. Each workspace display selector corresponds to a given workspace display. A workspace display includes a plurality of different groups, each group including a plurality of different components. Each group corresponds to a task, set of tasks or topic of information related to a user's role. The particular components included in each group are user interface display elements that are each related to an item of content within the corresponding group.

Abstract: A workspace display includes a plurality of different groups, each group including a plurality of different components. Each group corresponds to a task, set of tasks or topic of information related to a user's role. The particular components included in each group are user interface display elements that are each related to an item of content within the corresponding group. The workspace display has filter mechanisms that are actuated to filter the content displayed in the components on the workspace display.

Abstract: A method facilitating secure financial transactions using email is presented comprising the steps of receiving bill data at a server implementing the method, and generating an email message to a recipient with information including at least a portion of the received bill data. The amount of bill data included in the email message is based, at least in part, on the email address of the recipient.

Abstract: A user is authenticated for a relying computing entity (e.g., an enterprise) through an authentication broker service, wherein a trust relationship exists between the relying computing entity and the authentication broker service. The authentication broker service has a trust relationship with the relying computing entity and the authentication service that issued the identity of the user. The relying computing entity asks the authentication broker service to authenticate the identity of the user. The authentication broker service captures the user's credential (or directs the authentication service to do so) and sends an authentication response (e.g., a token) to the relying computing entity in order to authenticate the identity of the user to the relying computing entity. The relying computing entity verifies the authentication response based on the trust relationship between the relying computing entity and the authentication broker service.

Abstract: An electronic financial system for providing financial services over the Internet has multiple billers, a service center, multiple financial institutions. The service center is responsible for distributing electronic bills on behalf of billers. The service center has a Web site that customers can directly access to examine their bills. The financial institutions also offer their own Web sites for their customers. Each financial institution's Web site presents a home page that allows its customers to select different services, such as examining a checking or savings account balance, or conducting a funds transfer. These services are supported locally at the financial institution's Web site. The home page also offers an option to view personal billing statements from the billers, which are stored at the service center.

Abstract: A data network comprising a plurality of computing devices and an innovative data server. The computing devices facilitate access to the network by a plurality of participants. The data server, coupled to the data network and responsive to the plurality of computing devices, includes a memory device to store at least one financial account for each of the plurality of participants, and an innovative financial transaction manager incorporating the teachings of the present invention. The financial transaction manager is selectively invoked by participants to manage access to and manipulation of financial account assets to effect requested financial transactions with any network participant or non-participant.

Abstract: A method facilitating secure financial transactions using email is presented comprising the steps of receiving bill data at a server implementing the method, and generating an email message to a recipient with information including at least a portion of the received bill data. The amount of bill data included in the email message is based, at least in part, on the email address of the recipient.