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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2004
Thomas G. Melling, Sammamish, WA (US);
Ron Wencel, Frankfort, IL (US);
Greg Shriber, Issaquah, WA (US);
Richard Boone, Kirkland, WA (US);
Don Murray, Bellevue, WA (US);
Rob Thomas, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Thomas G. Melling, Sammamish, WA (US);
Ron Wencel, Frankfort, IL (US);
Greg Shriber, Issaquah, WA (US);
Richard Boone, Kirkland, WA (US);
Don Murray, Bellevue, WA (US);
Rob Thomas, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Legal Systems Holding Company, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
A facility for insuring information currentness is described. The facility receives from a party a request to submit an invoice. In response to receiving a request, the facility tests the currentness of information to be provided by the party. The facility permits the party to submit an invoice in connection with the request only if the testing determines that the information to be provided by the party is current.