Patent ID: 8478614
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
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 reimbursement requests for travel reservations, each reimbursement request comprising a respective reference number; receive, via a communications network, a travel reservation record transmitted from a payment clearinghouse system, the record comprising a reference number and associated reservation data; parse the travel reservation record to identify a status identifier reflecting a canceled status of the travel reservation, the canceled status reflecting that the travel reservation has been canceled; parse the travel reservation record having a canceled status to identify a parsed reference number; compare the parsed referenced number to the stored plurality of reimbursement requests to determine whether the parsed reference number matches a stored reference number; and selectively deny at least one stored reimbursement request as a function of data contained in the travel reservation record received from the payment clearinghouse system, said selectively denying comprising issuing a denial alert if at least one reimbursement request is denied; wherein the computerized expense verification system operating the processor under control of processor-executable instructions stored in the memory to selectively deny at least one stored reimbursement request as a function of data contained in the travel reservation record comprises denying each stored reimbursement request having a stored reference number matching a parsed reference number for a travel reservation record having a status identifier reflecting a canceled status.