Automated purchasing control system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5500513
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08241106

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An automated purchasing control system which can be customized for a corporate customer. The system receives an authorization request over the phone lines from a remote point-of-sale terminal and processes the request using unique software. The software has a database customized to a corporate user to establish that company hierarchial structure. Elements of the hierarchial structure are independently reconfigurable, so that a company can specify different hierarchial relationships in the software for authorization, billing and reporting purposes. Different authorization tests can be established for each position in a hierarchy, with a particular position being required to pass not only its own test, but the test of elements higher in the hierarchial tree.

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  • VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Goodman, Laurence M Foster City, CA 2 1117
Langhans, Stephen San Francisco, CA 2 1117
Shapiro, Sigman Alamo, CA 1 456

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