EXPENSE REPORTS FOR PAYMENTS MADE WITH A MOBILE DEVICE
Creating expense reports in a remote business system for payments made with a mobile computing device by: making an electronic payment using a mobile computing device, for example via Near Field Communication; collecting data from the mobile device that is relevant to the submission of an expense report for the payment in the remote business system; creating an expense object associated with the electronic payment on the mobile computing device; transmitting the expense object to the remote business system if the mobile computing device has a connection to the remote business system; and creating an expense report in the remote business system based on the expense object. The collected data may include, for example, data regarding: amount of the payment; nature of items or services purchased the payee; a client account to be billed; user of the mobile computing device; time of the payment; or location of the payment.
1 . A method for creating expense reports in a remote business system for payments made with a mobile computing device, the method comprising:
making an electronic payment using a mobile computing device;
collecting data from the mobile device that is relevant to the submission of an expense report for the payment in the remote business system;
creating an expense object associated with the electronic payment on the mobile computing device based on the collected data;
transmitting the expense object to the remote business system; and
creating an expense report in the remote business system based on the received expense object.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic payment is made using Near Field Communication.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the collected data that is relevant to the submission of an expense report for the payment in the remote business system includes data regarding: i) amount of the payment; ii) items or services purchased; iii) payee; or iv) client account to be billed.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the collected data that is relevant to the submission of an expense report for the payment in the remote business system includes data regarding: i) user of the mobile computing device; ii) time of the payment; or iii) location of the payment.
5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising editing the collected data before the expense object is created.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting of the expense object is performed if the mobile computing device has an internet connection to the remote business system.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting of the expense object is performed if the mobile computing device has a: i) WiFi; ii) Bluetooth; or iii) Near Field Communication connection to the remote business system.
8 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions adapted to be executed by a processor, the instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to perform a method for creating expense reports in a remote business system for payments made with a mobile computing device, comprising:
making an electronic payment using a mobile computing device;
collecting data from the mobile device that is relevant to the submission of an expense report for the payment in the remote business system;
creating an expense object associated with the electronic payment on the mobile computing device;
transmitting the expense object to the remote business system; and
creating an expense report in the remote business system based on the received expense object.
9 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the electronic payment is made using Near Field Communication.
10 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the collected data that is relevant to the submission of an expense report for the payment in the remote business system includes data regarding: i) amount of the payment; ii) items or services purchased; iii) payee; or iv) client account to be billed.
11 . The computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the collected data that is relevant to the submission of an expense report for the payment in the remote business system includes data regarding: i) user of the mobile computing device; ii) time of the payment; or iii) location of the payment.
12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising editing the collected data before the expense object is created.
13 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the transmitting of the expense object is performed if the mobile computing device has an internet connection to the remote business system.
14 . The computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the transmitting of the expense object is performed if the mobile computing device has a: i) WiFi; ii) Bluetooth; or iii) Near Field Communication connection to the remote business system.
15 . A system for creating expense reports in a remote business system for payments made with a mobile computing device, comprising:
at least one remote business system including a processor and memory; and
a mobile computing device including a processor and memory; and
an application program for collecting data regarding electronic payments made using the mobile computing device;
wherein, the system is configured to:
make an electronic payment using the mobile computing device;
collect data from the mobile device that is relevant to the submission of an expense report for the payment in the remote business system;
create an expense object associated with the electronic payment on the mobile computing device;
transmit the expense object to the remote business system; and
create an expense report in the remote business system based on the received expense object.
16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the mobile computing device is configured to make the electronic payment using Near Field Communication.
17 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the application program is configured to collect data that is relevant to the submission of an expense report for the payment in the remote business system including data regarding: i) amount of the payment; ii) items or services purchased; iii) payee; or iv) client account to be billed.
18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the application program is configured to collect data that is relevant to the submission of an expense report for the payment in the remote business system including data regarding: i) user of the mobile computing device; ii) time of the payment; or iii) location of the payment.
19 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising editing the collected data before the expense object is created.
20 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the application program is configured to transmit the expense object if the mobile computing device has an internet connection to the remote business system.
21 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the application program is configured to transmit the expense object if the mobile computing device has a: i) WiFi; ii) Bluetooth; or iii) Near Field Communication connection to the remote business system.