System and method for bill delivery and payment over a communications network
US5699528A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2215/0176
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a bill delivery and payment system, users are able to access a server computer on a communications network to obtain bill information and pay bills. For example, such a communications network may be the Internet or the World Wide Web thereof. Using a personal computer, a user can access a Web site provided by the server computer to view the bill information and instruct the server computer as to the details of the bill payment. In a second embodiment, without visiting the web site, users are provided with electronic bills containing bill information in the form of electronic mail (e-mail) at their e-mail addresses. After opening an electronic bill, a user can make the bill payment by replying to the electronic bill.
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