Patents by Inventor Roland Louis Roberts

Roland Louis Roberts 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).

  • Spend analysis system and method
    Publication number: 20030139986
    Abstract: A method for tracking spend includes receiving a plurality of accounts payable items, each accounts payable item being associated with one of a plurality of general ledger codes. More than one of the plurality of general ledger codes are associated with an associated one of a plurality of purchasing categories. At least one of the plurality of general ledger codes which does not include an associated one of the plurality of purchasing categories is identified. Unallocated spend items associated with the at least one of the general ledger codes are displayed to a user. In accordance with one embodiment, information regarding a proper correlation of the spend items within the plurality of purchasing categories is received from the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Applicant: Electronic Data Systems
    Inventor: Roland Louis Roberts