Expense compliance checking based on trajectory detection

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11227341-B2
Application number	US-201916579984-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 24, 2019
Priority date	Nov 17, 2016
Publication date	Jan 18, 2022
Grant date	Jan 18, 2022

Abstract

A method, system, and computer program storage product determine determining a trajectory information type of a receipt submitted by an employee. Trajectory information associated with the receipt submitted by the employee is retrieved based on the trajectory information type. Trajectory information corresponding to a device associated with the employee is also retrieved. The receipt is determined as a valid receipt in response to the trajectory information associated with the receipt submitted by the employee matching the trajectory information associated with the device associated with the employee.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
determining a trajectory information type of a receipt submitted by an employee from a plurality of trajectory information types;
retrieving, based on the trajectory information type, trajectory information associated with the receipt submitted by the employee, wherein different trajectory information is obtained for different trajectory information types of the plurality of trajectory information types;
retrieving trajectory information corresponding to a device associated with the employee; and
determining the receipt is a valid receipt in response to the trajectory information retrieved for the receipt matching the trajectory information associated with the device, wherein the receipt is reimbursable based on determining the receipt is a valid receipt.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the trajectory information type comprises at least one of stay information and movement information.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining the trajectory information type of the receipt comprises:
determining the trajectory information type by recognizing a set of keywords in the receipt.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein determining the trajectory information type of the receipt further comprises:
obtaining an image of the receipt submitted by the employee; and
recognizing text in the image; and
extracting the set of keywords from the text.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein retrieving the trajectory information corresponding to the device is based on at least:
obtaining, from the device, one or more location-time sequences of the device, and deducing the trajectory information from at least one of the one or more location-time sequences.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein retrieving the trajectory information associated with the device comprises:
retrieving, based on the determined trajectory information type of the receipt, the trajectory information of the device having a trajectory information type matching the trajectory information type of the receipt.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the trajectory information is movement information, and wherein the method further comprises:
checking, based on the movement information, whether a route taken by the device is reasonable; and
determining the receipt as an invalid receipt in response to the route taken by the device being unreasonable.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein checking whether a route taken by the device is reasonable comprises:
retrieving, through route planning, a theoretical route corresponding to the movement information; and
determining whether the route taken by the device is reasonable by checking whether the theoretical route matches the route taken by the device.

9. A system comprising:
a processing unit, wherein the processing unit:
determines a trajectory information type of a receipt submitted by an employee;
retrieves, based on the trajectory information type, trajectory information associated with the receipt submitted by the employee;
retrieves trajectory information corresponding to a device associated with the employee based on at least
obtaining, from the device, one or more location-time sequences of the device, and
deducing the trajectory information from at least one of the one or more location-time sequences; and

determines the receipt is a valid receipt in response to the trajectory information retrieved for the receipt matching the trajectory information associated with the device, wherein the receipt is reimbursable based on determining the receipt is a valid receipt.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the trajectory information type comprises at least one of stay information and movement information.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the processing unit determines the trajectory information type of the receipt by:
determining the trajectory information type by recognizing a set of keywords in the receipt.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processing unit determines the trajectory information type of the receipt further by:
obtaining an image of the receipt submitted by the employee; and
recognizing text in the image; and
extracting the set of keywords from the text.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the processing unit further:
records a mapping relationship between the device and the employee.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the processing unit retrieves the trajectory information associated with the device by:
retrieving, based on the determined trajectory information type of the receipt, the trajectory information of the device having a trajectory information type matching the trajectory information type of the receipt.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the trajectory information is movement information, and wherein the processing unit further:
checks, based on the movement information, whether a route taken by the device is reasonable; and
determine the receipt as an invalid receipt in response to the route taken by the device being unreasonable.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the processing unit checks whether a route taken by the device is reasonable by:
retrieving, through route planning, a theoretical route corresponding to the movement information; and
determining whether the route taken by the device is reasonable by checking whether the theoretical route matches the route taken by the device.

17. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by at least one processor, to cause the at least one processor to perform a method comprising:
determining a trajectory information type of a receipt submitted by an employee from a plurality of trajectory information types;
retrieving, based on the trajectory information type, trajectory information associated with the receipt submitted by the employee, wherein different trajectory information is obtained for different trajectory information types of the plurality of trajectory information types;
retrieving trajectory information corresponding to a device associated with the employee; and
determining the receipt is a valid receipt in response to the trajectory information retrieved for the receipt matching the trajectory information associated with the device, wherein the receipt is reimbursable based on determining the receipt is a valid receipt.

18. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein the trajectory information type comprises at least one of stay information and movement information.

19. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein determining the trajectory information type of the receipt comprises:
determining the trajectory information type by recognizing a set of keywords in the receipt.

20. The computer program product of claim 19 , wherein determining the trajectory information type of the receipt further comprises:
obtaining an image of the receipt submitted by the employee; and
recognizing text in the image; and
extracting the set of keywords from the text.

21. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein retrieving the trajectory information corresponding to the device is based on at least:
obtaining, from the device, one or more location-time sequences of the device, and
deducing the trajectory information from

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Chu Stephen
• Gong Min
• Li Dong Sheng
• Yan jun chi
• Zhang Wei Peng

Classifications

• G06F2218/00

  Aspects of pattern recognition specially adapted for signal processing · CPC title

• G06V40/20

  Movements or behaviour, e.g. gesture recognition (recognition of facial expressions G06V40/16) · CPC title

• G06F16/29

  Geographical information databases · CPC title

• G06Q30/018

  Certifying business or products · CPC title

• G06Q40/12 Primary

  Accounting · CPC title