Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-17
2009-06-23
Hayes, John W (Department: 3628)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
C705S026640, C705S037000, C705S039000, C705S040000, C715S210000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07552059
ABSTRACT:
A computer program which automates and assist various members of an order and approval chain in preparing purchase documents. A requester using the program enters a part number and other information in the purchase document and forwards the document to a processor. The processor checks the purchase document for accuracy and completeness and forwards the document to the approval chain. When each member of the approval chain electronically signs the purchase document is returned to the processor who fills the purchase order.
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Hayes John W
Kalmbaugh David S.
Nelson Freda A
United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the
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