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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2003
Danhong (Amy) Yang, Fremont, CA (US);
Govind Jayanth, Union City, CA (US);
Libing Shao, Foster City, CA (US);
Nami Hosomatsu, San Jose, CA (US);
Tapomoy Dey, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
K. C. Buckley Merce, St. Louis, MO (US);
Alan Fothergill, Foster City, CA (US);
Danhong (Amy) Yang, Fremont, CA (US);
Govind Jayanth, Union City, CA (US);
Libing Shao, Foster City, CA (US);
Nami Hosomatsu, San Jose, CA (US);
Tapomoy Dey, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
K. C. Buckley Merce, St. Louis, MO (US);
Alan Fothergill, Foster City, CA (US);
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
An architecture and method for bill presentment using a web-based tool is disclosed. A common architecture collects billing data from multiple business technology systems and present the billing data on a bill. A user-friendly tool allows internal billing personnel and system administrators to configure the content and format of a bill before presenting it to customers. A method provides external customers with drilldown ability, enabling them to view both summary and detailed billing data and related information necessary to understand and pay the bill.