Multi-supplier transaction and payment programmed processing approach with at least one supplier
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06Q-010/00
G06Q-030/00
출원번호
US-0315591
(2005-12-22)
등록번호
US-8392285
(2013-03-05)
발명자
/ 주소
Hahn-Carlson, Dean W.
출원인 / 주소
Syncada LLC
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초록▼
In an example embodiment, a computer-based contract-management approach processes transactions involving at least one supplier (i.e., seller or sellers) fulfilling one or more sub-components of the transaction. Each of the suppliers (e.g., as well as other transaction parties) reference the transact
In an example embodiment, a computer-based contract-management approach processes transactions involving at least one supplier (i.e., seller or sellers) fulfilling one or more sub-components of the transaction. Each of the suppliers (e.g., as well as other transaction parties) reference the transaction when communicating transaction information such as invoices, regardless of which sub-component of the transaction the seller is involved with. The invoices are associated with the transaction using the transaction referenced in each invoice and each supplier is accordingly paid for its performance of the sub-component of the transaction with which it is involved. From a buyer's perspective, the transaction is processed in accordance with the sub-components associated with the at least one supplier. Per each supplier, the transaction is processed generally two-dimensionally (via buyer and via suppliers), thus generally isolating (where desirable) each supplier from the sub-components of the transaction for which it is not a participant.
대표청구항▼
1. An automated transaction arrangement comprising: a database that stores contract data for parties to a transaction, the contract data including a transaction identifier (ID) and information relating to a contract for an exchange of merchant offerings involving a buyer and a plurality of suppliers
1. An automated transaction arrangement comprising: a database that stores contract data for parties to a transaction, the contract data including a transaction identifier (ID) and information relating to a contract for an exchange of merchant offerings involving a buyer and a plurality of suppliers, the contract including a plurality of sub-parts for fulfillment, each of the suppliers fulfilling at least one of the sub-parts of the contract; andan automatic transaction processor circuit configured to: receive order information from the buyer, the order information identifying merchant offerings that the buyer desires to purchase, the order information indicating quantities of the merchant offerings that the buyer desires to purchase, and the order information indicating a monetary amount that the buyer expects to pay for the merchant offerings,receive an invoice from each of the suppliers as the suppliers fulfill the sub-parts of the contract, wherein for each respective supplier in the plurality of suppliers, the invoice from the respective supplier includes the transaction ID,for each respective supplier in the plurality of suppliers, determine a condition of payment authorization for the invoice from the respective supplier by auditing the invoice from the respective supplier against the received order information and against the stored contract data associated with the transaction ID, andfor each respective supplier in the plurality of suppliers, respond to the condition of payment authorization for the invoice from the respective supplier indicating that payment to the respective supplier is appropriate by facilitating settlement processing of the invoice from the respective supplier as a function of the invoice from the respective supplier and at least a subpart of the contract to which the invoice from the respective supplier applies. 2. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein for each respective supplier in the plurality of suppliers, the automatic transaction processor is further configured and arranged to assess a fee for facilitating settlement as a function of at least one of: the invoice from the respective supplier, the contract data, and fee data assigned to at least one of the parties to the transaction. 3. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the automatic transaction processor is configured to: for each respective supplier in the plurality of suppliers, generate electronic payment data for providing payment from the buyer to the respective supplier by cross-correlating the received invoice from the respective supplier and of sub-parts of the contract that the respective supplier fulfills with stored correlation data linking the respective supplier with the buyer and with one of the sub-parts of the contract, andfor each respective supplier in the plurality of suppliers, audit, using predefined terms for the buyer as inputs, the invoice from the respective supplier on a line-item basis for a sub-part of the contract pertaining to line-items therein, for generating electronic payment instructions for controlling external institution-based systems for effecting payment for the line-items. 4. The arrangement of claim 3, wherein, for each respective supplier in the plurality of suppliers, the automatic transaction processor is configured to facilitate settlement processing by processing payment from the buyer to the respective supplier as a function of invoices received at different times from the respective supplier and of sub-parts of the contract that the respective supplier fulfills. 5. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the database is configured to store profile data for the buyer, the profile data for the buyer including financial processing information that specifies timing variables for auditing the payment of received invoices pertaining to the buyer, andwherein the automatic transaction processor is configured to facilitate settlement processing for the transaction by correlating the timing variables to the received invoices, using the profile data for the buyer and profile data for the suppliers, and by transferring funds from the buyer to the suppliers as a function of the profile data for the buyer and the profile data for the suppliers, in response to the correlation and the received invoices conforming to the timing variables. 6. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the transaction is a shipping transaction involving the buyer purchasing carrier services from the suppliers, the suppliers supplying carrier services, andwherein the automatic transaction processor is configured, for each respective supplier in the plurality of suppliers, to facilitate settlement processing of the invoice received from the respective supplier for a sub-part of a carrier route serviced by the respective supplier. 7. The arrangement of claim 6, wherein for each respective supplier in the plurality of suppliers, the automatic transaction processor is configured to: audit the invoice from the respective supplier by comparing a payment amount in the invoice from the respective supplier to a payment amount in a sub-part of the contract pertaining to the respective supplier and to the transaction ID, andfacilitate payment to the respective supplier for its carrier services as a function of the audit. 8. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the transaction involves the buyer purchasing a bundle of goods from the plurality of suppliers, a particular supplier in the plurality of suppliers supplying a portion of the bundle, andwherein the invoice received from the particular supplier includes the transaction ID and a cost of the portion of the bundle supplied by the particular supplier; andwherein the automatic transaction processor is configured to facilitate settlement processing of the invoice from the particular supplier by tendering payment to the particular supplier for its supplied goods in accordance with the invoice from the particular supplier and a sub-part of a contract to which the invoice from the particular supplier applies. 9. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the transaction is a financial transaction in which the buyer finances another transaction using a pool of funds, a particular supplier in the plurality of suppliers providing a portion of the pool of funds as specified in the stored contract data, andwherein the automatic transaction processor is configured to facilitate settlement processing of a sub-part of the contract involving funds provided by the particular supplier in accordance with the stored contract data. 10. The arrangement of claim 9, wherein the database stores pre-defined parameters for the particular supplier, the pre-defined parameters for the particular supplier specifying characteristics of transactions for which the particular supplier will supply funds for the pool of funds, andwherein the automatic transaction processor is configured to facilitate settlement processing for a portion of the pool of funds as a function of the stored pre-defined parameters for the particular supplier. 11. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the transaction involves the buyer, the plurality of suppliers, and an intermediary, the contract data including contract data for contracts between the buyer and the intermediary and contracts between the intermediary and the suppliers, andwherein the automatic transaction processor is configured to facilitate settlement processing of the sub-parts of the contract by providing funds to the suppliers directly from the buyer as a function of the contracts between the intermediary and the suppliers. 12. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein, for each respective supplier in the plurality of suppliers, the automatic transaction processor is configured to audit the invoice from the respective supplier by comparing the invoice from the respective supplier to payment terms in the stored contract data and, in response to the invoice from the respective supplier satisfying the payment terms in the stored contract data, to authorize payment for the invoice from the respective supplier. 13. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the automated transaction arrangement is configured to use transaction profile information to authorize transaction parties and to provide access to the stored contract data. 14. A processor-implemented method comprising: storing contract data for parties to a transaction, the contract data including a transaction identifier (ID) and information relating to a contract for an exchange of merchant offerings involving a buyer and a plurality of suppliers, the contract including a plurality of sub-parts for fulfillment, each of the suppliers fulfilling at least one of the sub-parts of the contract;receiving, at an automated transaction processor, order information from the buyer, the order information identifying merchant offerings that the buyer desires to purchase, the order information indicating quantities of the merchant offerings that the buyer desires to purchase, and the order information indicating a monetary amount that the buyer expects to pay for the merchant offerings;receiving, at the automated transaction processor, an invoice from each of the suppliers, wherein for each respective supplier in the plurality of suppliers, the invoice from the respective supplier includes the transaction ID;for each respective supplier in the plurality of suppliers, auditing, by the automated transaction processor, the invoice from the respective supplier against the received order information and against the stored contract data associated with the transaction ID; andfor each respective supplier in the plurality of suppliers, facilitating, by the automated transaction processor, settlement of at least a sub-part of the contract involving merchant offerings provided by the respective supplier as a function of the invoice from the respective supplier and the contract. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein for each respective supplier in the plurality of suppliers, auditing the invoice from the respective supplier includes comparing a quantity and monetary amount of merchant offerings specified in the invoice from the respective supplier with the stored contract data, and wherein the method further comprises, for each respective supplier in the plurality of suppliers, authorizing payment for the invoice from the respective supplier in response to the quantity and monetary amount of merchant offerings specified in the invoice for the respective supplier matching corresponding quantity and monetary amount information for the contract. 16. The method of claim 14, wherein the sub-parts of the contract are to be carried out at different times,wherein receiving the invoice from each of the suppliers includes receiving the invoices from different ones of the suppliers at different times for different ones of the sub-parts of the contract. 17. The method of claim 14, wherein the contract has multiple line items to be fulfilled by different ones of the suppliers, andwherein receiving the invoice from each of the suppliers includes receiving the invoices from different ones of the suppliers at different times for different ones of the line items of the contract. 18. The method of claim 14, wherein for each respective supplier in the plurality of suppliers, facilitating settlement of a sub-part of the contract involving merchant offerings provided by the respective supplier includes assessing a processing fee to at least one party to the subpart of the contract. 19. An automated transaction arrangement comprising: means for storing contract data for parties to a transaction, the contract data including a transaction identifier (ID) and information relating to a contract for an exchange of merchant offerings involving a buyer and a plurality of suppliers, the contract including a plurality of sub-parts for fulfillment, each of the suppliers fulfilling at least one of the sub-parts of the contract;means for receiving order information from the buyer, the order information identifying merchant offerings that the buyer desires to purchase, the order information indicating quantities of the merchant offerings that the buyer desires to purchase, and the order information indicating a monetary amount that the buyer expects to pay for the merchant offerings;means for receiving an invoice from each of the suppliers, wherein for each respective supplier in the plurality of suppliers, the invoice from the supplier includes the transaction ID;means for determining, for each respective supplier in the plurality of suppliers, a condition of payment authorization for the invoice from the respective supplier by auditing the invoice from the respective supplier against the received order information and against the stored contract data associated with the transaction ID; andmeans for facilitating, for each respective supplier in the plurality of suppliers, responsive to the condition of payment authorization indicating that payment to the respective supplier is appropriate, settlement processing of the invoice from the respective supplier as a function of the invoice from the respective supplier and at least a sub-part of the contract to which the invoice from the respective supplier applies.
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