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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1997
Edward E Kelley, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Christopher E Cartier, Stony Point, NY (US);
Norman J Dauerer, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
John U Knickerbocker, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system to have network web servers that provide services to pass on the unit costs for each of the services and to have the web client computer track the usage of each service, maintain an up to date summary of each service from each provider and to periodically summarize all of the charges. The computed charge are reconciled with the bills from the providers of service, then the payments are sent after reconciliation. Any discrepancy between computed charges and billed charges may be paid at the computed totals with an explanation attached.