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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1999
Ravi Ganesan, Roswell, GA (US);
Mark Todd Harris, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Hans Daniel Dreyer, Gahanna, OH (US);
Kathryn Randall Wolfe, Westerville, OH (US);
Ravi Ganesan, Roswell, GA (US);
Mark Todd Harris, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Hans Daniel Dreyer, Gahanna, OH (US);
Kathryn Randall Wolfe, Westerville, OH (US);
Checkfree Corporation, Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
An electronic bill presentment system includes network, a central network station, and a plurality of user and biller network stations. Each of the user stations is associated with a respective one of a plurality of users and is operable to transmit first requests for bills via the network. The central network station receives the transmitted first requests and transmits, responsive thereto, bill availability information via the network. The user stations receive the transmitted bill availability information and are operable to transmit second requests for bills via the network. Each of the biller stations is associated with a respective one of the plurality of billers. The biller stations receive the transmitted second requests and transmit, responsive thereto, the requested bills via the network.