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US 2004/0107164 A1Published application
Systems and methods for charge-back invoice generation
AssigneePitney Bowes Inc.
InventorsBeth W. Ghiloni, Srinivas Jasthi, Patrick M. Brand, Judith M. Eckert
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Abstract
A method and system for collecting, translating, aggregating and presenting charges to a user is described. In a further configuration, a system and method for selecting charges and generating and managing invoices for charging back charges to either internal or external organizations is provided.
Claims15
A method for aggregating charges and generating invoices comprising:
- receiving an indication of a charge from a financial institution by a first user of a first vendor;
- requesting detail information regarding the charge from the first vendor referring to the indication;
- receiving detail information regarding the charge from the first vendor;
- storing and aggregating the detail information regarding the charge from the first vendor;
- providing access to the aggregated detail information;
- receiving selection data for the aggregated detail information;
- and
- generating a bill based upon the selection data.
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A system for aggregating charges and generating invoices comprising:
- a processor;
- a storage device connected to the processor;
- the storage device storing a logic program;
- the processor operative with the logic program to perform:
- receiving an indication of a charge from a financial institution by a first user of a first vendor;
- requesting detail information regarding the charge from the first vendor referring to the indication;
- receiving detail information regarding the charge from the first vendor;
- storing and aggregating the detail information regarding the charge from the first vendor;
- providing access to the aggregated detail information;
- receiving selection data for the aggregated detail information;
- and
- generating a bill based upon the selection data.
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An article of manufacture comprising:
- a computer-readable medium having computer-readable program code means stored thereon for controlling a computer to process a payment for a purchase of goods, said computer-readable program code means including:
- program code for receiving an indication of a charge from a financial institution by a first user of a first vendor;
- program code for requesting detail information regarding the charge from the first vendor referring to the indication;
- program code for receiving detail information regarding the charge from the first vendor;
- program code for storing and aggregating the detail information regarding the charge from the first vendor;
- program code for providing access to the aggregated detail information;
- program code for receiving selection data for the aggregated detail information;
- and
- program code for generating a bill based upon the selection data.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.