Jeanette Johnson

US Patent:

20030139985, Jul 24, 2003

Filed:

Jun 29, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/896026

Inventors:

Terri Hollar - Fayetteville GA, US
Pam Schmid - San Francisco CA, US
Andy Kotlinski - Chicago IL, US
David Rice - San Francisco CA, US
Jim Burke - Chicago IL, US
Xiao Guo - Evanston IL, US
Polly Kluvers - Vernon Hills IL, US
Ellen Andes - Kildeer IL, US
Gary DeGregorio - Chicago IL, US
John Werner - Chicago IL, US
Jeff Gray - Chicago IL, US
Lupi Messenger - Newbury Park CA, US
Caleb Drake - Oak Park IL, US
Karen Smith - Toledo OH, US
Michelle Mclean - Sterling Heights MI, US
Jeanette Johnson - Toledo OH, US
Pramodkumar Sadalage - Des Plaines IL, US
Matt Foemmel - Chicago IL, US
Cecilia Sinclair - Whitehouse OH, US
Monika Behnke - Rochester Hills MI, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/030000

Abstract:

A system is provide for effectively managing lease transactions in a comprehensive manner. Data is generated, processed, and stored at the lowest possible logical level in order to maximize the flexibility of a user to conduct processing at the asset, billing schedule, lease, account owner, master agreement, customer, or program level. Using a fully normalized data design, similar characteristics are treated similarly and different characteristics are treated differently. Unlike other systems, assets associated with the same lease can be treated differently without having to fake asset level processing by using multiple leases with one asset each, to represent one actual lease. A hierarchy of rule settings is enforced, whereby the rule at the lower more specific level trumps the rule at the higher or more general level. The system uses a highly encapsulated accounting engine which encapsulates accounting rules in a transparent incorporates accounting expertise in flexible and transparent manner. The accounting engine is triggered by business events to automatically generate accounting entries.

US Patent:

20030126047, Jul 3, 2003

Filed:

Jun 29, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/896236

Inventors:

Terri Hollar - Fayetteville GA, US
Pam Schmid - San Francisco CA, US
Audy Kotlinski - Chicago IL, US
David Rice - San Francisco CA, US
Karen Smith - Toledo OH, US
Michelle Mclean - Sterling Heights MI, US
Jeanette Johnson - Toledo OH, US
Pramodkumar Sadalage - Des Plaines IL, US
Matt Foemmel - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/030000

Abstract:

A system is provide for effectively managing lease transactions in a comprehensive manner. Data is generated, processed, and stored at the lowest possible logical level in order to maximize the flexibility of a user to conduct processing at the asset, billing schedule, lease, account owner, master agreement, customer, or program level. Using a fully normalized data design, similar characteristics are treated similarly and different characteristics are treated differently. Unlike other systems, assets associated with the same lease can be treated differently without having to fake asset level processing by using multiple leases with one asset each, to represent one actual lease. A hierarchy of rule settings is enforced, whereby the rule at the lower more specific level trumps the rule at the higher or more general level. The system uses a highly encapsulated accounting engine which encapsulates accounting rules in a transparent incorporates accounting expertise in flexible and transparent manner. The accounting engine is triggered by business events to automatically generate accounting entries.