Patent ID: 7818250
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of managing a construction payment process by a construction project management computer server connected to a plurality of participant devices, the method comprising the acts of: storing a plurality of notification workflows including a first notification workflow, wherein each notification workflow defines a sequence of automatic electronic notifications that are transmitted from a construction project management computer server to one or more participant devices in response to one or more predetermined events; electronically receiving information related to a construction project from a first participant device associated with a first participant; accessing one of the plurality of stored notification workflows based on the information received from the first participant device; identifying, based on the accessed notification workflow, a second participant associated with the construction project to receive a first notification; accessing notification preference information for the second participant, wherein the notification preference information identifies a second participant device; automatically electronically transmitting the first notification to the second participant device based on the accessed notification workflow and the notification preference information, wherein the first notification includes a textual description of the information received from the first participant device, a textual description of an action to be performed by the second participant as a next step in the accessed notification workflow, and a selectable link to an electronic form; electronically receiving a response related to the first notification from the second participant through the electronic form displayed on the second participant device, the response including content related to the first notification; automatically validating the content of the response; and automatically electronically transmitting a second notification to a third participant device based on the accessed notification workflow in response to the response received from the second participant device, wherein, according to the first notification workflow of the plurality of stored notification workflows, wherein the first notification workflow further includes initiating a payment to the second participant for the invoice amount on the date of the draw.