Method and system for payment of a bill
US8311942B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q40/02
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for paying a bill includes receiving a bill notification email directed to a user, scanning the bill notification email to gather, from the bill notification email, bill information that includes a billed amount and a biller identifier, generating a network protocol request referencing a bill payment service and that includes the bill information, and augmenting the bill notification email with a selectable interface component that includes the network protocol request to create a modified bill notification email. The method further includes presenting the modified bill notification email to the user, receiving a selection of the selectable interface component, extracting the bill information from the network protocol request based on the selection to obtain extracted bill information, and paying the bill using the extracted bill information by paying the billed amount to the biller identified by the biller identifier using a financial account of the user.
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