WO2002007369A2 - Compte de frais sur internet - Google Patents

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WO2002007369A2
WO2002007369A2 PCT/US2001/041259 US0141259W WO0207369A2 WO 2002007369 A2 WO2002007369 A2 WO 2002007369A2 US 0141259 W US0141259 W US 0141259W WO 0207369 A2 WO0207369 A2 WO 0207369A2
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    • G06Q40/00—Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
    • G06Q40/02—Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • the present invention relates to a method and system for putting a person's expenses onto an Internet Expense Account.
  • U.S. Patent 5,899,981 relates to a system method for processing expense reimbursement claims supported by at least one receipt associated with identifying indicia.
  • the system includes computer readable memory, in which is defined an expense voucher record having a charge field for identifying an entry incurring expenses, an expense field for identifying expenses incurred by the entity, and a voucher identification field.
  • U.S. Patent 6,009,408 relates to a system for facilitating the processing of travel related expenses which includes a database which stores a traveler profile, a customer profile, and a traveler category rule set.
  • a controller connected to the database, receives travel itinerary information for a traveler associated with a customer. The controller determines a specified amount of funds to be allocated to the traveler and transfers the specified amount of funds from an account of the customer. The controller provides at least a portion of the transferred funds to the traveler. The controller receives a record of any transactions in which the traveler spends the portion of transferred funds, thereby facilitating the processing of travel related expenses.
  • U.S. Patent 5,379,512 relates to a system for digital delivery of receipts.
  • Digital receipts can be delivered over a proprietary or over an open network such as the Internet. It can be uploaded to a smart card. It can be standardized in format to facilitate automated processing.
  • An e-mail address can be incorporated into a bank card or other machine readable and for automatic routing of the receipt to a payor's e-mailbox. This invention does not organize the receipts in any way.
  • the present invention relates to a system and method for putting a person's expenses onto an Internet Expense Account.
  • the present invention relates to a method for delivering expenses into an Internet expense account. It is an object of the present invention to allow a user to swipe a card having a person's email address encoded on the card through a card reader. Information about the expense is entered into the card reader. The information is then sent via email into a text document that has fields for the information that is entered regarding the expense.
  • the present invention relates to a system for generating an Internet Expense Account comprising: a card having a person's email address and a text document made up of fields.
  • the text document is part of an email server.
  • the system of the present invention allows information to be transferred from a credit card, debit card or other type of card to the text document. It is an object of the present invention for the information to be sent or transferred from another source such as a computer system of a credit card company or an individuals computer system. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a system wherein the fields of the text document include expenses, date, and name of party to whom payment is due. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a system wherein the fields further comprise to whom the expenses - are biUable.
  • the system of the present invention further comprises a system wherein the fields include travel, food and accommodations.
  • a person when paying a bill uses a card, which has an electronic mail address, encoded on a magnetic strip or by a chip.
  • the billing information is automatically sent to the email address encoded on the magnetic strip or by a chip.
  • the system of the present invention provides an e-mail address for each individual's card so all billing information sent by this card is placed in the same file.
  • Such expenses include Taxi, tips, and other expenses which are not associated with a credit card.
  • the present invention can also work without a card, but solely through wireless means, such as cellular phone, pager or e-mail. A person can have all of their expenses placed into a single Internet Expense Account via wireless means.
  • the information from the credit card is delivered to the expense account of a user.
  • This information can not be changed by the user.
  • the system of the present invention analyzes the bill and places the correct information into the correct field. For example, as shown above the system can place the name of the restaurant in one field, the dollar amount in a separate field and the date of the expense in a third field.
  • the user can then enter their Internet expense account and add additional information such as the number of persons (and the names of those persons) who are covered by this bill, the client who is being billed for this charge and any additional amounts that were paid for in cash, such as tips. Further information such as accommodations and travel arrangements can also be put into separate fields as shown above. •
  • other expenses which are not normally associated with a card can also be inputted into the Internet Expense Account.
  • a user When a user is in a taxi and receives a receipt, they can call into the Internet Expense Account of the present invention and input their expense and all related information as shown above. This can be done for example via sending an email to their Internet expense account or calling in from a pager or cellular phone.
  • the present invention can be used to keep track of a personal expense account.
  • a credit card holder would not need to wait until the end of the month or the end of the credit card companies billing period to review their expenses.
  • the system of the present invention could keep track of the expenses of each cardholder within a family to determine the breakdown of the expenses per cardholder.
  • the information within a personal credit card could then be broken down into shopping, i.e., clothing; food, i.e., restaurants; travel; and other fields for the different expenses which are billed on a credit card.
  • Another benefit of the present invention is to identify when a credit card has been used illegally, or by a person not authorized to use the credit card. Credit cards are stolen, and/or misbilled which causes the credit card company millions of dollars, and causes time and energy for the card holder to explain why the charges on the credit card are not theirs. Using the system of the present invention a cardholder knows immediately about the expenses that have been charged on their credit card and therefore can determine whether these charges are proper.
  • a credit card can have an electronic mail address encoded on the magnetic strip which would be used by a business to send the receipt electronically.
  • Bankcards e.g. credit or debit cards
  • the present invention handles purchase transactions, including a cash register and a card reader for reading cards which include at least one electronic mail address.
  • a transmitter sends an electronic copy of the receipt to the electronic mail address.
  • the electronic copy may be digitally signed by either the vendor, customer or both before sending it to the e-mail address.
  • the electronic receipt may be sent to the customer as well as to whomever pays for the travelers expenses at the company.
  • a user can enter a transaction in a standard credit card model, wherein a user's credit card is swiped and the information is sent to the credit card company.
  • the credit card company can then submit the information to the system of the present invention as described above, or can email the information to the user to be entered into the system of the present invention.
  • the information from the credit card can then be broken up as shown in the Expense of Internet Expense Account shown above. Using this method, a user can submit multiple credit cards into the present invention and they can all be placed into a single Internet Expense Account.
  • the system of the present invention includes an for an expense over a certain price. For instance for food, if the bill is for over $100 per person, then the expense can be sent directly to a certain user, such as the person who pays a company's bills. Different limits which set off the alarm can be set. There can be a limit for travel, accommodations, etc. This can also be used by a parent for their children or a spouse.
  • expenses in an Internet expense account can be compared to other prices on the Internet. For instance, if a user has been told that they are to get the cheapest flight, the expense entered into the system can be checked against airfares for the same day on the Internet to see if the cheapest fight was purchased. This is especially important if tickets or accommodations are purchased in advance, these purchases can be monitored by the system of the present invention.
  • the system of the present invention can be connected to a travel agency so that all purchases are sent to the system of the present invention.
  • the system has a correction table, if the user believes that any of the expenses are incorrect.
  • Calling cards can also be placed on the system of the present invention.
  • Cellular phone expenses can also be submitted to the system of the present invention.
  • the Internet Expense Account can be organized by client. The client can then put up red flags if certain expenses exceed what is allowable. The client can set up the Internet Expense Account when the total charges exceed a certain amount or when certain classification of charges exceed a certain amount. The same rules can be employed by an employer of their employees.

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Cette invention a trait à une méthode et au système correspondant permettant d'inscrire les frais engagés par une personne dans un compte de frais sur Internet.
PCT/US2001/041259 2000-07-03 2001-07-03 Compte de frais sur internet WO2002007369A2 (fr)

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