EP 1016996 A3 20010214 - Bill processing server and method for a digital document delivery system
Title (en)
Bill processing server and method for a digital document delivery system
Title (de)
Server und Verfahren zum Verarbeiten von Rechnungen für ein System zum Ausliefern von digitalen Dokumenten
Title (fr)
Serveur et méthode pour le traitement de factures pour un système de délivrance de documents numériques
Publication
Application
Priority
US 22221998 A 19981229
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1016996A2] A bill processing server and method forms part of an overall digital document delivery system and is primarily responsible for maintaining an account database which in turn contains information concerning the account balance of the customers which receive electronic bills. The bill processing server interacts with a router instruction processor for receipt of bill data objects for updating the account database as well as for receiving customer response information via an interactive bill presentment server so as to maintain the account database including receipt of payment information from the customers. The bill processing server can send account information to an associated payment processing system. The bill processing server can also generate reports concerning the status of the account database and can further generate notification to the customer of an existence of an electronic bill. Finally the bill processing server can generate links to secondary documents to be associated with a generated primary document (bill). <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06Q 30/00 (2012.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G06Q 30/04 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 5761650 A 19980602 - MUNSIL WESLEY E [US], et al
- [X] US 5121945 A 19920616 - THOMSON ERIC A [US], et al
- [Y] US 3652078 A 19720328 - SATHER EUGENE, et al
- [A] US 5699528 A 19971216 - HOGAN EDWARD J [US]
- [Y] HORAN T F: "Electronic bill presentment and payment: the next step for the E-commerce market", EDI FORUM: THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, 1998, EDI GROUP, USA, vol. 11, no. 4, pages 10 - 19, 100, XP000944299, ISSN: 1048-3047
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1016996 A2 20000705; EP 1016996 A3 20010214; CA 2293203 A1 20000629
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 99126155 A 19991229; CA 2293203 A 19991223