Bartholomew Tracey B Coan

US Patent:

20020077977, Jun 20, 2002

Filed:

Dec 19, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/741620

Inventors:

R. Neely - Greensboro NC, US
Scott Boulette - Greensboro NC, US
Joshua Fallon - Mary Esther FL, US
Bartholomew Coan - Greensboro NC, US
James Wrather - Greensboro NC, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/040000

Abstract:

An automated electronic invoicing and payment consolidation system for providing remote customer review of customer account information from at least two invoicers. In the preferred embodiment, the system includes three primary components: a consolidated invoicer interface; a remote customer interface for accessing the consolidated invoicer interface; and a payment engine. In the preferred embodiment, the consolidated invoicer interface provides at least one access point to each of the invoicers; sets the access point of each of the invoicers for at least one customer; authenticates each of the customers; and automatically requests account information for the customers directly from each of the invoicers. Also, in the preferred embodiment, the payment engine sends the customer payment instructions from the customer directly to each of the invoicers.