Patents by Inventor Rita J. Carol

Rita J. Carol 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).

  • Flexible and integrated electronic processing of different invoice categories
    Patent number: 11966965
    Abstract: An electronic invoicing system includes an integrated method of searching both purchase order based electronic invoices and electronic invoices not associated with a purchase order or transaction receipt. A portal is provided. The portal has respective views for a supplier submitting purchase order based electronic invoices and electronic invoices not associated with a purchase order or transaction receipt, and a user of an enterprise submitting and/or reviewing electronic invoices. The supplier can search for both purchase order based and non-purchase order based invoices in a single criteria screen and interface in the portal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Versata, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy S. McEneny, Sr., Erick W. Schutz, Joseph E. Fallon, Aleksandr Shmulker, Rita J. Carol
  • Electronic processing of invoices with no purchase orders
    Patent number: 11636531
    Abstract: An electronic invoicing system performs an integrated method of processing both purchase order based electronic invoices and electronic invoices not associated with a purchase order or transaction receipt. A portal is provided by the system. The portal has respective views for a supplier submitting non-PO based type electronic invoices not associated with a purchase order or transaction receipt, and a user of an enterprise submitting and/or reviewing non-PO based type electronic invoices not associated with a purchase order or transaction receipt. An administrator of the enterprise configures electronic invoice types and processing parameters specific to said electronic invoice types not associated with a purchase order or transaction receipt. A submitted non-PO based type electronic invoice of a configured electronic invoice type is processed in accordance with the processing parameters configured by the administrator for that electronic invoice type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Versata, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy S. McEneny, Erick W. Schutz, Joseph E. Fallon, Rita J. Carol
  • Flexible and integrated electronic processing of different invoice categories
    Patent number: 11532027
    Abstract: An electronic invoicing system includes an integrated method of searching both purchase order based electronic invoices and electronic invoices not associated with a purchase order or transaction receipt. A portal is provided. The portal has respective views for a supplier submitting purchase order based electronic invoices and electronic invoices not associated with a purchase order or transaction receipt, and a user of an enterprise submitting and/or reviewing electronic invoices. The supplier can search for both purchase order based and non-purchase order based invoices in a single criteria screen and interface in the portal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Versata, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy S. McEneny, Sr., Erick W. Schutz, Joseph E. Fallon, Aleksandr Shmulker, Rita J. Carol
  • Electronic processing of invoices with no purchase orders
    Patent number: 10984462
    Abstract: An electronic invoicing system performs an integrated method of processing both purchase order based electronic invoices and electronic invoices not associated with a purchase order or transaction receipt. A portal is provided by the system. The portal has respective views for a supplier submitting non-PO based type electronic invoices not associated with a purchase order or transaction receipt, and a user of an enterprise submitting and/or reviewing non-PO based type electronic invoices not associated with a purchase order or transaction receipt. An administrator of the enterprise configures electronic invoice types and processing parameters specific to said electronic invoice types not associated with a purchase order or transaction receipt. A submitted non-PO based type electronic invoice of a configured electronic invoice type is processed in accordance with the processing parameters configured by the administrator for that electronic invoice type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Versata, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy S. McEneny, Sr., Erick W. Schutz, Joseph E. Fallon, Rita J. Carol
  • Flexible and integrated electronic processing of different invoice categories
    Patent number: 10878485
    Abstract: An electronic invoicing system includes an integrated method of searching both purchase order based electronic invoices and electronic invoices not associated with a purchase order or transaction receipt. A portal is provided. The portal has respective views for a supplier submitting purchase order based electronic invoices and electronic invoices not associated with a purchase order or transaction receipt, and a user of an enterprise submitting and/or reviewing electronic invoices. The supplier can search for both purchase order based and non-purchase order based invoices in a single criteria screen and interface in the portal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Versata, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy S. McEneny, Sr., Erick W. Schutz, Joseph E. Fallon, Aleksandr Shmulker, Rita J. Carol
  • Electronic processing of invoices with no purchase orders
    Patent number: 10181149
    Abstract: An electronic invoicing system performs an integrated method of processing both purchase order based electronic invoices and electronic invoices not associated with a purchase order or transaction receipt. A portal is provided by the system. The portal has respective views for a supplier submitting non-PO based type electronic invoices not associated with a purchase order or transaction receipt, and a user of an enterprise submitting and/or reviewing non-PO based type electronic invoices not associated with a purchase order or transaction receipt. An administrator of the enterprise configures electronic invoice types and processing parameters specific to said electronic invoice types not associated with a purchase order or transaction receipt. A submitted non-PO based type electronic invoice of a configured electronic invoice type is processed in accordance with the processing parameters configured by the administrator for that electronic invoice type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Versata, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy S. McEneny, Sr., Erick W. Schutz, Joseph E. Fallon, Rita J. Carol
  • Flexible and integrated electronic processing of different invoice categories
    Patent number: 10176509
    Abstract: An electronic invoicing system includes an integrated method of searching both purchase order based electronic invoices and electronic invoices not associated with a purchase order or transaction receipt. A portal is provided. The portal has respective views for a supplier submitting purchase order based electronic invoices and electronic invoices not associated with a purchase order or transaction receipt, and a user of an enterprise submitting and/or reviewing electronic invoices. The supplier can search for both purchase order based and non-purchase order based invoices in a single criteria screen and interface in the portal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Versata, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy S. McEneny, Sr., Erick W. Schutz, Joseph E. Fallon, Aleksandr Shmulker, Rita J. Carol