Method and system for generating account reconciliation data

14) A method for providing information regarding a customer account, the customer account including a plurality of entries, each entry being indicative of a request for payment, said method comprising:

• a) enabling a user at a computer terminal to transmit data indicative of a payment record including remittance detail data associated to the customer account;
• b) causing information data to be displayed at the computer terminal, the information data being indicative of account reconciliation information derived at least in part on the basis of the remittance detail data and the entries in the customer account.

33) A computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions for:

• a) enabling a user at a computer terminal to transmit data indicative of a payment record including remittance detail data associated to the customer account;
• b) causing information data to be displayed at the computer terminal, the information data being indicative of account reconciliation information derived at least in part on the basis of the remittance detail data and the entries in the customer account.

39) A computer readable storage medium storing a program element for execution by a CPU for providing information regarding a customer account, the customer account including a plurality of entries, each entry being indicative of a request for payment, the request for payment being issued by a biller entity to a customer entity, said program element comprising:

• a) a first program element component for causing a computer to deliver first information to a user, the first information prompting the user to provide a payment record including remittance detail data;
• b) a second program element component responsive to the payment record for generating account reconciliation data at least in part on the basis of the remittance detail data and the entries in the customer account;
• c) a third program element for transmitting over a network a signal, the signal being suitable for causing information derived from the account reconciliation data to be displayed on a display screen.

58) A server system for providing information regarding a customer account, the customer account including a plurality of entries, each entry being indicative of a request for payment, the request for payment being issued by a biller entity to a customer entity, said server system storing a program element for execution by a CPU, said program element comprising:

• a) a first program element component for causing a client system connected to the server via a network to display first information to a user, the first information prompting the user to provide a payment record including remittance detail data;
• b) a second program element component responsive to the payment record for generating account reconciliation data at least in part on the basis of the remittance detail data and the entries in the customer account;
• c) a third program element component for transmitting to the client system over a network a signal, the signal being suitable for causing information derived from the account reconciliation data to be displayed on a display screen at the client system.