Patents by Inventor Lisa C. Fekler

Lisa C. Fekler 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: 8775277
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method, system, and program product for validating invoices for transactions between trading partners that occur across jurisdictional borders such as inter-country or inter-state transactions. Specifically, under the present invention, an invoice corresponding to a transaction between trading partners is electronically received for instance in an invoice processing system. Upon receipt, a purchaser tax jurisdiction and a seller tax jurisdiction 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, such as 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: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lorrie K. Beach, Denise L. Conrad, Craig C. Cornell, Lisa C. Fekler, Scotty J. Reynolds
  • Patent number: 7509288
    Abstract: A system and method for processing payment requests submitted in various formats. The system comprises an imaging system for recording paper invoices in a human readable format; a web payment request system for receiving invoice information via a graphical user interface and for generating an electronic invoice; an approval routing system for electronically routing approval requests; and an accounts payable preprocessing system that provides real-time auditing of the electronic invoice to the web payment request system while invoice information is being received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Suzanne M. Bennett, Kevin A. Boone, Lisa C. Fekler, Vincent P. Fox, Gerard J. Lenzo, Anthony T. Mazzatti
  • Publication number: 20020116334
    Abstract: A system and method for processing payment requests submitted in various formats. The system comprises an imaging system for recording paper invoices in a human readable format; a web payment request system for receiving invoice information via a graphical user interface and for generating an electronic invoice; an approval routing system for electronically routing approval requests; and an accounts payable preprocessing system that provides real-time auditing of the electronic invoice to the web payment request system while invoice information is being received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Suzanne M. Bennett, Kevin A. Boone, Lisa C. Fekler, Vincent P. Fox, Gerard J. Lenzo, Anthony T. Mazzatti