Robert R Gallagher

US Patent:

7200569, Apr 3, 2007

Filed:

Nov 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/995318

Inventors:

Robert J. Gallagher - Colorado Springs CO, US
Theresa O. Watson - Co. Spgs CO, US
Penny L. Arviso - Peyton CO, US
Paul J. Kunzler - Colorado Springs CO, US
Barry Schneiderman - Colorado Springs CO, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 17/22

US Classification:

705 31, 705 19

Abstract:

This disclosure relates to a program controlled apparatus, system and method for identifying taxable financial transactions, collecting data based on the transactions and calculating any sales and/or use taxes due on the transactions. The apparatus comprises a first database having a directory of parameters identifying all domestic government authorities by zip code, geocode, and by jurisdiction name requiring payment of taxes. A second database is provided having a directory of parameters identifying the taxability of goods and/or services for each jurisdiction identified by zip code, geocode, and jurisdiction name in the first database. Also, a third database has a directory of parameters identifying all domestic sales, use and rental tax rates for each zip code, geocode and jurisdiction name. Finally, a server is utilized with programming for determining all taxes due on each transaction request input to the apparatus according to the directory parameters maintained by the first, second and third databases.

US Patent:

20030105687, Jun 5, 2003

Filed:

Nov 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/995320

Inventors:

Wolfgang Bross - Schoenaich, DE
Norbert Heumueller - Herrenberg, DE
Fritz Oesterle - Nagold, DE
Robert Gallagher - Colorado Springs CO, US
Theresa Watson - Colorado Springs CO, US
Penny Arvizo - Peyton CO, US
Paul Kunzler - Colorado Springs CO, US
Barry Schneiderman - Colorado Springs CO, US
Sunil Gulati - Pleasanton CA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/031000

Abstract:

The invention is directed to a computer-based method performed in a first transaction-tax-related application. The method comprises exchanging transaction-related data with at least a second transaction-tax-related application according to a standardized transaction-tax interface data model. The invention is also directed to another computer-based method and a related data record, a related software interface, a related computer-based data warehouse module and a related software application.