Patents by Inventor Ronald P. Varra

Ronald P. Varra 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).

  • Import declaration/foreign supplier invoice payment reconciliation process
    Patent number: 8032454
    Abstract: A system and method for verifying the value of goods on a supplier invoice comprises inputting a first value (import declaration value) and second value (payment invoice value) of imported goods in a computer system, and comparing the values. Next, a user is alerted if the values are unequal, or a payment is made if the values are equal. Then, the process is repeated for subsequent invoices. The values are compared for every occurrence, or alternatively, it occurs selectively. The method further comprises selecting a statistical sample of invoices having the first value greater than a predetermined amount. Alternatively, the method comprises selecting a statistical random sample from all invoices in the system, and identifying an amount of occurrences of unequal values, attributed to a common supplier. Then, all invoices of the common supplier are selected if the amount of occurrences exceeds a predetermined amount, and the user is alerted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert S. Felton, William S. Skubish, Ronald P. Varra
  • Import declaration/foreign supplier invoice payment reconciliation process
    Publication number: 20030078885
    Abstract: A system and method for verifying the value of goods on a supplier invoice comprises inputting a first value (import declaration value) and second value (payment invoice value) of imported goods in a computer system, and comparing the values. Next, a user is alerted if the values are unequal, or a payment is made if the values are equal. Then, the process is repeated for subsequent invoices. The values are compared for every occurrence, or alternatively, it occurs selectively. The method further comprises selecting a statistical sample of invoices having the first value greater than a predetermined amount. Alternatively, the method comprises selecting a statistical random sample from all invoices in the system, and identifying an amount of occurrences of unequal values, attributed to a common supplier. Then, all invoices of the common supplier are selected if the amount of occurrences exceeds a predetermined amount, and the user is alerted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2001
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Robert S. Felton, William S. Skubish, Ronald P. Varra