Electronic bill presentment and payment
US7752095B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/04
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a system and method for enabling electronic bill presentment and payment and account and billing distribution, one or more intermediaries are provided to coordinate and control account and billing information transfer among multiple supplying entities and multiple recipient entities including billing portals and consolidators. The distributor provides software to the suppliers and recipients including billing portals that includes a user interface to a billable entity associated with a billing portal. The user interface presents account and billing information to the billable entity and enables payment of bills in response to receiving instructions from the billable entity. Billing information can include the combination of summary billing information and detailed billing contact information. The distributor also provides software to billing entities to expedite the gathering of billing information from the billing entities.
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