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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2009
Tuomas Sandholm, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David C. Parkes, Cambridge, MA (US);
Craig E. Boutilier, Toronto, CA;
Subhash Suri, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Jason J. Brown, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Luc H. Mercier, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Tuomas Sandholm, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David C. Parkes, Cambridge, MA (US);
Craig E. Boutilier, Toronto, CA;
Subhash Suri, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Jason J. Brown, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Luc H. Mercier, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
CombineNet, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
In a computer-implemented method of conducting expressive payment reconciliation, a purchase transaction is stored in a computer storage accessible to a processor. The processor identifies a contract against which the purchase transaction is made and a first payment amount for the purchase transaction. Contract data is stored in the computer storage and the processor determines a second payment amount for the purchase transaction based on at least one good or service associated with the purchase transaction and the data about the contract. In response to a difference in the first and second payments, the processor either stores computer storage a modified invoice with a modified payment amount, stores in the computer storage a reconciliation payment equal to the payment difference; outputs over a computer network an explanation of the modified payment; or outputs over a computer network a dispute notification.