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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1999
Walter V. Dixon, Iii, Delanson, NY (US);
William D. Smith, Ii, Schenectady, NY (US);
Melvin K. Simmons, Schenectady, NY (US);
Robert J. Santimays, Monroe, CT (US);
Jacques M. Desmarteau, Jamestown, NC (US);
Ferdinand Steyer, Riverside, CT (US);
Walter V. Dixon, III, Delanson, NY (US);
William D. Smith, II, Schenectady, NY (US);
Melvin K. Simmons, Schenectady, NY (US);
Robert J. Santimays, Monroe, CT (US);
Jacques M. DesMarteau, Jamestown, NC (US);
Ferdinand Steyer, Riverside, CT (US);
GE Capital Commercial Finance, Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for submitting reports to an automated lending system are described. At a lowest level interface, a user manually submits information via a browser, and at a highest level interface, information is submitted via a print driver. Although the broadest spectrum of client base is addressed by having the loosest coupling to the accounting system, i.e., the lowest level interface, the loosest coupling requires the most user interaction. As the interface level increases, the accounting system has a tighter coupling with the system, which provides increased functionality at the expense of restricting the variety of client types that may be supported (e.g., platform and operating system specific).