Patent ID: 8880417
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for ensuring accurate reimbursement of travel expenses by a computerized expense verification system comprising at least a processor and a memory operatively connected to the processor, the method comprising the computerized expense verification system operating the processor under control of processor-executable instructions stored in the memory to: store in the memory a plurality of rules for reimbursement of travel expenses for pre-existing travel reservations consistent with a company's travel policy; receive at the expense verification system, via a communications network, travel reservation record data for a pre-existing travel reservation, the travel reservation record data comprising a reference code associated with the pre-existing travel reservation; process at the expense verification system the travel reservation record data to identify the reference code; query, by transmitting from the expense verification system via a communications network, a company-independent computerized system to retrieve passenger name record data corresponding to the reference code; process the passenger name record data received at the expense verification system via the communications network to identify a vendor identification code; process at the expense verification system the passenger name record data to identify a fare basis identifier; determine at the expense verification system whether the fare basis identifier reflects compliance with company policy as determined at least one of the plurality of stored rules that is applicable for the vendor identification code; and issue via the expense verification system an exception alert identifying non-compliance with the company's travel policy if the fare basis identifier does not reflect compliance.