Method for electronically issuing and settling bills
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Abstract
The invention provides the possibility of issuing and settling a bill in a paperless manner in connection with any commercial order (mail-order commerce, other markets) provided that the customer has e-mail access and uses home banking. According to the invention, the bill is issued in the form of an e-mail. Once the customer has established his home banking connection (with the security mechanisms provided to that effect) using a software that is either installed in the PC or is additionally supplied with the e-mail and if the customer so wishes, the bill is then forwarded to his or her bank in order to transfer the billed amount to the issuer of said bill.
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25 Claims
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1-7. -7. (canceled)
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8. A method for electronically issuing and settling bills, comprising:
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providing a communication network that exchanges messages between the customer and issuer of the bill;
sending a message to a customer from an issuer of a bill, the message comprising a bill produced by the issuer of the bill and a link;
establishing a connection between the customer and a bank server in accordance with the information contained in programs; and
settling the bill by the bank server. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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