Tracey L Walsh

US Patent:

20080155033, Jun 26, 2008

Filed:

Dec 21, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/614788

Inventors:

Jiten Bhalgat - Marlton NJ, US
Peter Carag - Phoenix AZ, US
Tracey Walsh - Pingree Grove IL, US

Assignee:

American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709206

Abstract:

The present invention provides a system, a method, and a computer program for providing e-mail address management. E-mail address management is a tool for aggregating one or many e-mail addresses under a unique identifier that simplifies the process of managing and/or applying those email addresses individually. The invention was conceived in conjunction with a pre-trip authorization application used to review and approve travel-related expenses by a company-designated reviewer and authorizer prior to a start of travel. A reservation request is received. A traveler profile based on the reservation request is retrieved. The traveler profile has a unique identifier. A reservation is created. The reservation includes the reviewer group identifier. A reviewer e-mail address is determined from the table housing the reviewer group identifier codes. The reservation is sent to the reviewer e-mail address. A review result is received from the reviewer e-mail address.