Capped bill systems, methods and products
First Claim
1. A method of providing one of a good or a service to at least one entity at one of a payment, rate, or price that is capped at a pre-determined amount, comprising:
- producing an offer for the entity, wherein the offer represents at least one of a capped maximum payment, a capped maximum rate, a capped maximum usage, a capped maximum consumption, or a capped maximum price amount; and
providing the good or service to the entity at one of a payment, rate, or price that may fluctuate, wherein the payment, rate, or price cannot exceed the capped maximum payment, capped maximum rate, capped maximum usage, capped maximum consumption, or capped maximum price amount.
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Abstract
A method of providing one of a good or a service to at least one entity at one of a payment, rate, or price that is capped at a pre-determined amount. The method includes producing an offer for the entity, wherein the offer represents at least one of a capped maximum payment, a capped maximum rate, a capped maximum usage, a capped maximum consumption, or a capped maximum price amount. The method also includes providing the good or service to the entity at one of a payment, rate, or price that may fluctuate, wherein the payment, rate, or price cannot exceed the capped maximum payment, capped maximum rate, capped maximum usage, capped maximum consumption, or capped maximum price amount.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of providing one of a good or a service to at least one entity at one of a payment, rate, or price that is capped at a pre-determined amount, comprising:
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producing an offer for the entity, wherein the offer represents at least one of a capped maximum payment, a capped maximum rate, a capped maximum usage, a capped maximum consumption, or a capped maximum price amount; and
providing the good or service to the entity at one of a payment, rate, or price that may fluctuate, wherein the payment, rate, or price cannot exceed the capped maximum payment, capped maximum rate, capped maximum usage, capped maximum consumption, or capped maximum price amount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A capped bill calculation system, comprising:
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a data input module in communication with a data storage medium for receiving data from at least one entity; and
a capped bill offer generation module for generating an offer, wherein the offer offers one of a good or a service at a price that may fluctuate, and wherein an actual price of the good or service cannot exceed the maximum amount. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
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produce an offer for an entity, wherein the offer represents at least one of a capped maximum payment, a capped maximum rate, a capped maximum usage, a capped maximum consumption, or a capped maximum price amount; and
provide one of a good or service to the entity at one of a payment, rate, or price that may fluctuate, wherein the payment, rate, or price cannot exceed the capped maximum payment, capped maximum rate, capped maximum usage, capped maximum consumption, or capped maximum price amount.
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25. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for producing an offer for an entity, wherein the offer represents at least one of a capped maximum payment, a capped maximum rate, a capped maximum usage, a capped maximum consumption, or a capped maximum price amount; and
means for providing one of a good or service to the entity at one of a payment, rate, or price that may fluctuate, wherein the payment, rate, or price cannot exceed the capped maximum payment, capped maximum rate, capped maximum usage, capped maximum consumption, or capped maximum price amount.
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26. A method of providing an energy product to a consumer at a payment that is capped at a predetermined amount, comprising:
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producing an offer for the consumer, wherein the offer represents a capped maximum payment; and
providing the energy product to the consumer at a payment that may fluctuate, wherein the payment cannot exceed the capped maximum payment.
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27. A method of providing a financial product to a consumer at one of a payment or a rate that is capped at a predetermined amount, comprising:
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producing an offer for the consumer, wherein the offer represents one of a capped maximum payment or a capped maximum rate; and
providing the financial product to the consumer at one of a payment or a rate that may fluctuate, wherein the payment or rate cannot exceed the capped maximum payment or the capped maximum rate.
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