Patents by Inventor Vincent Bahl

Vincent Bahl 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).

  • Publication number: 20060080245
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a secure check clearing server. The check clearing server comprises a database for storing payment information associated with an issued check and a status indicator associated with the issued check. A clearing module receiving a clearing request message. The clearing request message includes payment information associated with a purported check. The payment information includes a core digital image of the purported check. The clearing module determines whether the purported check is unaltered and clearable and, if unaltered and clearable initiates clearing of the purported check. The purported check is determined to be unaltered if the payment information associated with the purported check matches the payment information associated with the issued check. The purported check is determined to be clearable if the issued check is not cleared or canceled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Applicant: Bottomline Technologies (DE) Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent Bahl, Gregory Park
  • Patent number: 6883004
    Abstract: An automated invoice management system includes a network circuit for communicating invoice transactions with a plurality of client systems. The automated invoice management system receives an import invoice transaction compliant with a first client transaction definition from a first client system. The import invoice transaction identifies a second client system and amounts due from a second client system associated with the second client. The import invoice transaction is translated to a normalized invoice transaction and the normalized transaction is translated to an export invoice transaction compliant with a second client transaction definition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent Bahl, Eric Campbell
  • Publication number: 20020059113
    Abstract: An automated invoice management system includes a network circuit for communicating invoice transactions with a plurality of client systems. The automated invoice management system receives an import invoice transaction compliant with a first client transaction definition from a first client system. The import invoice transaction identifies a second client system using values that are recognized by the first client system. The import invoice transaction is translated to a normalized invoice transaction and the normalized transaction is translated to an export invoice transaction compliant with a second client transaction definition. The first client system is identified in the export invoice transaction using values recognized by the second client system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2002
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Applicant: Bottomline Technologies (DE) Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent Bahl, Eric Campbell
  • Publication number: 20020038305
    Abstract: An automated invoice management system includes a network circuit for communicating invoice transactions with a plurality of client systems. The automated invoice management system receives an import invoice transaction compliant with a first client transaction definition from a first client system. The import invoice transaction identifies a second client system and amounts due from a second client system associated with the second client. The import invoice transaction is translated to a normalized invoice transaction and the normalized transaction is translated to an export invoice transaction compliant with a second client transaction definition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Applicant: Bottomline Technologies (DE) Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent Bahl, Eric Campbell