Method Apparatus and Computer Program For Managing Purchases

A method for managing purchases in progress which are made by a number of individuals belonging to a liable organization, such as employees making purchases in parallel on behalf of a company, the method comprising the steps of:

• connecting a managing server (100) to an global interconnected net-work (105), such as the Internet, the server including a storage means (140) and issuing means (150),
• providing information to the storage means of the server about purchasing rules for individuals purchasing on behalf of their organization which information is provided by a client terminal (130) connected to the network,
• generating a unique number by the issuing means, the number being is-sued and distributed to a purchasing individual in dependence on the purchasing rules,
• in response to a purchase, providing information to the managing server relating to a purchase in progress, by means of a first communication terminal (120) operated by a provider,
• examining by the server whether information provided is in accordance with the purchasing rules, as a result of which a notification is sent to the first communication terminal so as to validate the purchase.

Computer program for causing a computer apparatus to manage and audit purchases in progress which are made by a number of individuals belonging to a liable organization, such as employees making purchases in parallel on behalf of a company, comprising a computer readable code, which when run causes the computerized apparatus to perform the method steps comprising,

• connecting a managing server (100) to an global interconnected net-work (105), such as the Internet, the server including a storage means (140) and issuing means (150);
• providing information to the storage means of the server about purchasing rules for individuals purchasing on behalf of their organization which in-formation is provided by a client terminal (130) connected to the network;
• generating a unique number by the issuing means, the number being is-sued and distributed to a purchasing individual in dependence on the purchasing rules;
• in response to a purchase, providing information to the managing server relating to a purchase in progress, by means of a first communication terminal (120) operated by a provider;
• and
• examining by the server whether information provided is in accordance with the purchasing rules, as a result of which a notification is sent to the first communication terminal so as to validate the purchase.

A computer program product in a computer readable medium having computer program code recorded thereon, wherein the program code includes sets of instructions to manage and audit purchases in progress which are made by a number of individuals belonging to a liable organization, such as employees making purchases in parallel on behalf of a company in a computer system, said instructions comprising steps for:

• connecting a managing server (100) to an global interconnected net-work (105), such as the Internet, the server including a storage means (140) and issuing means (150);
• providing information to the storage means of the server about purchasing rules for individuals purchasing on behalf of their organization which in-formation is provided by a client terminal (130) connected to the network;
• generating a unique number by the issuing means, the number being is-sued and distributed to a purchasing individual in dependence on the purchasing rules;
• in response to a purchase, providing information to the managing server relating to a purchase in progress, by means of a first communication terminal (120) operated by a provider;
• and
• examining by the server whether information provided is in accordance with the purchasing rules, as a result of which a notification is sent to the first communication terminal so as to validate the purchase.