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Data Processing: Financial, Business Practice, Management, Or Cost/price Determination > Automated Electrical Financial Or Business Practice Or Management Arrangement > Accounting > Bill Preparation Bill PreparationBill Preparation patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/09/06 - 20060253350 - Method and system for billing and content delivery Method and system for event-based billing and content delivery for event-based premium content requested from a terminal (100) by a terminal user delivered via a portal (200). It can be determined whether or not the content is already delivered but deliverable again based on the existence of a digital ticket ... 10/26/06 - 20060242036 - Purchasing, redemption and settlement systems and methods wherein a buyer takes possession at a retailer of a product purchased using a communication network Purchasing, redemption and settlement systems and methods are provided wherein a buyer takes possession of a product at a retailer. A purchasing system may communicate with a buyer through a communication network to establish a first price for a product between the buyer and a seller. The purchasing system may ... 10/26/06 - 20060242035 - Data analysis method and system A method for automatically analysing a data set is disclosed. The data set comprises a plurality of data items together representing an aspect of the performance of an entity. Each item has a descriptor value within each of one or more categories of description data and associated performance data values. ... 08/10/06 - 20060178962 - Method for ip-based corporate telephone platform billing The call controlling or managing server (A) comprises a telephone platform database (B) containing detailed data (C) on calls, data (D) on data traffic associated to calls and data (E) referred to users and to their associated IP devices, with respective information including IP address, telephone number, etc. The system ... 07/06/06 - 20060149644 - Premium sms billing method A method of billing for products and services wherein a user makes a voice call to a telephone number from a mobile telephone, interacts with a human or computer operator to learn about audio-text products and services offered by a vendor, and then agrees verbally or by pressing one or ... 06/29/06 - 20060143098 - System and method for service activation in mobile network billing Embodiments described herein provide a user with the ability to select from a list of available services that can be used on a mobile device. The services include device-based services and device-network based services. The activation, usage tracking and deactivation of a selected service can be conducted at a central ... 06/22/06 - 20060136311 - Intellectual charging management system and method for a website An intellectual charging management system and method for automatically adjusting the cost for visiting a website according to network performance for each individual user. The network performance is determined based on the actual network access speed when the user visits the website, while the cost is calculated based on network ... 06/08/06 - 20060122920 - System, method, and apparatus for invoicing A method for providing an invoice for publishing an image is disclosed. The method includes receiving an image to be published from the image provider. Also included is receiving an electronic invoice in a content-descriptive, cross-platform format, where the invoice is for publishing the image. The electronic invoice is used ... 04/27/06 - 20060089891 - System and method for generating expense information A system and method for generating expense information are provided. According to the invention, an employee's bill having itemized charges is received and stored in a data storage system. The itemized charges are processed to determine whether they are business-related, in whole or in part, or not business-related using data ... 04/27/06 - 20060089890 - Performance monitoring system, method and apparatus A computer in a networked computer system is programmed to perform a performance monitoring method for an invoicing process, the invoicing process generating an invoice occupying one or more of a plurality of discrete states at any one time. The method includes the steps of defining performance criteria for at ... 04/20/06 - 20060085308 - System and method for sales and service reconciliation A system and method that provides access to entertainment services, such as, movies, music and/or games are described. The system may collect data relating to transactions for the services and may reconcile such transactions. The system may include an entertainment services device for completing remote point of sale (POS) transactions, ... 04/20/06 - 20060085307 - Service billing method in a communication network The present invention is directed to a method for service billing within a communication network, in which the billing system thereof requests a price list from the used service in order to determine an invoice sum for price recording system of said communication network. The invoice sum is determined by ... 03/30/06 - 20060069630 - Coding apparatus and method An apparatus and method for permitting the scanning of database information from a data-containing document. The data-containing document may be a bill, invoice or fillable form, and contains both database information and bar code symbology containing the database information. A user needing to input the database information, instead of doing ... 02/16/06 - 20060036520 - Methods and apparatus for resource utilization tracking, accounting and/or billing Utilization of resources used to provide a service, and/or costs associated with providing system resources for a service, are tracked in a system where the available resources vary depending on a variety of conditions including resource utilization by other users. The methods are well suited for systems such as mobile ... 01/26/06 - 20060020525 - System and method for providing access to network services A system and method for provisioning services accessible via a broadband network. The system receives a user selection of one or more services that have been deemed to be available to the user via the network as well as user registration information. The user registration information may include billing information ... 01/19/06 - 20060015420 - Method and apparatus for covering costs of law firm out-of-pocket expenses A method and system is disclosed including storing data regarding a plurality of law firm clients in a database, designating at least some of those clients to be billed for interest incurred financing out-of-pocket expenses, with the law firm financing an out-of-pocket expense using law firm capital or a loan ... 01/05/06 - 20060004643 - Method and system for gsm billing during wlan roaming The invention relates to a method and system for recording and billing of services during roaming of a mobile IP node (20) in heterogeneous WLANs, in which first call detail records are transmitted from an access server (23/1001) to a billing module (1003) and second call detail records from the ... 12/29/05 - 20050289029 - Method of third party paying for multimedia message transmission from sending party The present invention discloses a method for a third party paying for the multimedia message transmission from a sending party. The third party signs a third party paying contract with a service provider or the sending party, the service provider sets an account for the third party in the billing ... 12/22/05 - 20050283414 - Remote system management The disclosure is a system for and method of performing automated billing and other client-related activities on a remote computer system. ... 12/01/05 - 20050267826 - Telepresence by human-assisted remote controlled devices and robots A telepresence system comprising a workstation which allows a user to specify a venue located at a remote site. The workstation accepts control information from, and conveys sensory information to, the user. The telepresence system also comprises several remotely controlled systems at remote locations, which carry sensors collecting sensory information ... 11/24/05 - 20050261996 - Auction systems and methods for selecting inserts for direct mailings A method of allocating excess space associated with a primary component includes determining the excess space associated with the primary component, identifying at least one information insert compatible with the excess space, providing an output advertising the excess space, and receiving a request in response to the output. The request ... 10/20/05 - 20050234788 - Method and system for billing for internet services for ad-hoc network nodes A method and system for billing for Internet access for an ad-hoc network node, for example, an aircraft is provided. The method includes, receiving a message notifying when the ad-hoc network node starts operating; determining a route for the ad-hoc network node; and determining duration of Internet access to the ... 09/29/05 - 20050216383 - Method and apparatus for administration of circuit inventories in telecommunications networks Telecommunications customers must frequently utilize the facilities of many different telecommunications service providers in order to transmit data from one location to another. When a telecommunications customer encounters a network problem, that customer usually must navigate a complicated web of service providers and equipment owners in order to receive meaningful ... 09/29/05 - 20050216382 - Method and apparatus for load-based billing in communication networks A method of load-based billing for customers in a communication network, wherein each customer has a calling plan. The method comprises monitoring utilization of the network in real-time via a switching center in the network; detecting at the switching center a Usage Level Event based upon the occurrence of a ... 09/29/05 - 20050216381 - Policy based application provisioning in a collaborative computing environment The present invention is a method, system and apparatus for the policy based provisioning and management of a collaborative context. A policy based application provisioning system for use in a collaborative environment can include a policy having rules for limiting collaborative context creation and operation in the collaborative environment. A ... 09/29/05 - 20050216380 - Data warehouse for management and analysis of telecommunications access services This invention provides methods and systems for accessing, compiling, and processing rate and billing information from multiple billing systems, service regions, and/or regional rate guides to create an Access Customer Analysis Database (ACAD) of merged rate and billing records of data associated with a customer, a service agreement, a service ... 09/15/05 - 20050203817 - Event management method and system An event management method, program product and system for monitoring the status of a purchase order involves receiving purchase order information from a user, obtaining timeline information corresponding to the purchase order, receiving information from one or more sources on the status of the purchase order, using the received information ... 09/01/05 - 20050192878 - Application-based value billing in a wireless subscriber network Systems and methods for application-based billing in a wireless subscriber billing system are disclosed. A wireless client device can generate and transmit a billing request to the billing system. The billing system generates a validation response to the billing request and transmits the validation response to the client device. The ... 09/01/05 - 20050192877 - Method and system for a service provider to control exposure to non-payment by a service consumer A dispute resolution system for requesting a service provider to provide services so that the service provider can demonstrate to a service intermediary that a service consumer requested services. A service consumer that wants to start requesting services of the service provider registers with the service intermediary an end code ... 08/11/05 - 20050177481 - Water supplier for a beverage dispensing apparatus of a refrigerator A carbonated and non-carbonated water supplier for a beverage dispensing apparatus for a residential refrigerator. The beverage dispensing apparatus includes a drink supplier including a drink supply canister holder for holding a plurality of drink supply canisters, a plurality of valve actuators for causing the drink supply to be selectively ... 08/11/05 - 20050177480 - Intelligent billing system An intelligent billing statement contains conventional visible printed billing information and an electronic copy stored in an rfid chip incorporated into the billing statement sheet media. Information stored in the rfid chip can be read out via a small antenna coupled to the chip and a reader antenna coupled to ... 08/11/05 - 20050177479 - System and method for calculating low-level codes for items in a bill of material A system for calculating low-level codes (LLCs) for items in a bill of material (BOM) includes a database (301) for storing BOMs; a data obtaining unit (303) for obtaining BOMs from the database; an LLC setting unit (305) for setting LLCs for items; and a data analyzing unit (307) for ... 08/11/05 - 20050177478 - Method and system for managing promotional telematics services The present invention provides a method for managing promotional telematics services within a telematics equipped mobile vehicle. The method includes receiving a request to initiate at least one telematics service, determining if the at least one requested telematics service is associated with a special billing plan, and implementing the special ... 07/28/05 - 20050165666 - Method and apparatus to compensate demand partners in a pay-per-call performance based advertising system One embodiment of the present invention provides a method and apparatus to track demand partners in a pay-per call performance based advertising system. In one embodiment, the method and apparatus include assigning at least one telephonic reference to an advertiser, the reference is to be included in an advertisement on ... 07/28/05 - 20050165665 - Billing in a communication system A communications system comprises at least one client and at least one service provider for providing a service and a charge node. The at least one service provider is arranged to provide the charging node with charging information and the charge node is arranged to determined a charge associated with ... 07/07/05 - 20050149416 - Network support for graduated airtime billing Airtime consumed by a subscriber in excess of calling plan limits is billed at a discounted rate from a reference rate associated with the calling plan. Increasing discounts may be applied as airtime consumption increases. Discounts may be customized on a per subscriber bases. For example, the number of years ... 06/23/05 - 20050137948 - System and method for bill payment Systems and methods for digital paper bill presentment and digital pen bill payment are described. An intermediary provides a central billing clearinghouse service to businesses that is used to prepare and deliver digital paper bills and process payments that are authorized using a digital pen. Consumers register a digital pen ... 06/16/05 - 20050131783 - System, method, and computer program product for network-based part management system The present invention provides a part management system that facilitates an automated process for the design or electronic components such as printed circuit boards. Manufacturing rules can be stored with part data to ensure that the manufacturing rules are considered throughout all aspects of the design process. A part research ... 06/09/05 - 20050125320 - Point of service billing and records system A billing and records system software application that places responsibility for billing and coding accuracy upon the provider of services and is used on a front-end computer which allows the provider to update, edit, and input data. The front-end computer is linked to a back-end computer. The back-end computer program ... 06/02/05 - 20050119956 - Methods and software applications for computer-aided customer independent cash collection using a state field in a data record Methods and systems are disclosed for the computerized processing of invoices. In one exemplary embodiment, a method is provided that comprises selecting, from a plurality of invoices, invoices that are due within a preselectable time or on a preselectable date and having a balance that is larger than a preselectable ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |