System and method for bill payment
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1. An invoice management system for supporting managers in managing invoices, comprising:
- an invoice management processor;
at least one interface for receiving invoices from at least one provider;
a network interface for presenting invoices to managers;
wherein said invoice management processor comprises software for assisting said managers in communicating information associated with a disputed invoice to a provider associated with the disputed invoice.
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The present invention is a system and method for assisting managers in managing invoices received from providers, and in particular for providing assistance to managers in identifying elements of invoices which are likely to be disputed, and assisting managers in disputing elements of invoices which are desired to be disputed by managers. The system may further embody features for assisting managers in managing accounts associated with invoices.
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43 Claims
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1. An invoice management system for supporting managers in managing invoices, comprising:
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an invoice management processor;
at least one interface for receiving invoices from at least one provider;
a network interface for presenting invoices to managers;
wherein said invoice management processor comprises software for assisting said managers in communicating information associated with a disputed invoice to a provider associated with the disputed invoice. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A process for assisting managers in managing invoices, said process comprising the steps of:
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enrolling a customer with an invoice management system;
associating at least one account for which invoices are expected with an invoice management system;
associating said at least one account with a customer associated with said account;
receiving an invoice associated with said account;
auditing said invoice to detect potential bases for disputing said invoice;
presenting said invoice to a manager associate with said customer, said presentation identifying potential bases for disputing said invoice determined by auditing said invoice;
determining whether said manager desires to dispute at least a portion of said invoice; and
when said manager indicates a desire to dispute at least a portion of said invoice, obtaining from said manager information defining the disputed portion of the invoice and communicating said information to a provider responsible for said invoice. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer readable media tangibly embodying instructions, which when executed by a computer implement a process comprising the steps of:
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receiving an invoice from a provider;
auditing said invoice to identify values likely to be disputed;
presenting said invoice to a manager, said presentation identifying values likely to be disputed;
querying said manager whether said manager desires to dispute presented values; and
when said manager desires to dispute a presented value, assisting said manager in disputing said value. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for financing an invoice management system having invoice dispute capabilities, comprising the steps of:
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recording when an invoice is disputed by a manager;
determining whether the dispute resulted in a reduction of the invoice amount;
assessing a fee for provision of the invoice management service as a function of the reduction of the invoice amount. - View Dependent Claims (43)
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