Method and system for providing electronic bill payment and presentment
US8630947B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q40/02
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention relates to capturing payer information and biller information for generating menu delivered to a customer to activate the billers for electronic payment and/or electronic presentment by selecting one or more billers. A method for facilitating electronic payment related services to at least one payer entity for making payments to at least one biller may comprise the steps of collecting payer information associated with the at least one payer entity; collecting billing information associated with the at least one payer entity; identifying one or more billers associated with the at least one payer entity from the payer information and the billing information, where the at least one payer entity has a relationship with each of the one or more billers; generating a menu for the at least one payer entity to select one or more billers for activating one or more electronic payment related services; and activating the one or more electronic payment related services in response to the at least one payer entity's selection of the one or more billers.
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