Automated purchasing control system
Patent 5500513 Issued on March 19, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date: 
May 11, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
May 11, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesFinancial transaction system Transaction system with off-line risk assessment Patent #: 4812628 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 241106 filed on 05/11/1994US Classes:235/380Credit or identification card systemsExaminersPrimary: Shepperd, John W.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG06F 017/60AbstractAn 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.Field of SearchCredit or identification card systems | |
