Methods, systems and computer program products for paperless third-party billing of business directory advertisements
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1. A business directory advertisement billing method comprising:
- generating an electronic image of a business directory advertisement that was sold by a third party Customer Marketing Representative (CMR) for a business directory publisher;
generating an electronic invoice for the business directory advertisement that was sold by the CMR for the business directory publisher;
electronically linking the electronic image and the electronic invoice; and
granting electronic access to the CMR to the electronic image and electronic invoice that are electronically linked.
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Abstract
Tear pages and business directory publisher invoices for business directory advertisements that were sold by third party Customer Marketing Representatives (CMRs) for a business directory publisher to CMR customers are distributed paperlessly. The tear pages and CMR customer invoices for business directory advertisements that were sold by the CMRs to CMR customers also may be distributed paperlessly. Paperless tear pages and billing can reduce the potentially large printing, postage and/or manual labor costs associated with conventional tear page and invoice distribution.
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1. A business directory advertisement billing method comprising:
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generating an electronic image of a business directory advertisement that was sold by a third party Customer Marketing Representative (CMR) for a business directory publisher;
generating an electronic invoice for the business directory advertisement that was sold by the CMR for the business directory publisher;
electronically linking the electronic image and the electronic invoice; and
granting electronic access to the CMR to the electronic image and electronic invoice that are electronically linked. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A business directory advertisement billing method comprising:
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electronically accessing an electronically linked electronic image of a business directory advertisement that was sold by a third party Customer Marketing Representative (CMR) for a business directory publisher to a CMR customer and a CMR electronic invoice for the business directory advertisement that was sold by the CMR to the CMR customer, in response to granting access to the electronically linked electronic image and electronic invoice by the business directory publisher;
generating a customer electronic invoice for the business directory advertisement that was sold by the CMR to the CMR customer, from the CMR electronic invoice for the business directory advertisement that was sold by the CMR to the CMR customer;
electronically linking the electronic image and the customer electronic invoice; and
granting electronic access to the CMR customer to the electronic image and customer electronic invoice that are electronically linked. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An advertisement billing method comprising:
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generating an electronic image of an advertisement that was sold by a third party Marketing Representative (MR) for a publisher;
generating an electronic invoice for the advertisement that was sold by the MR for the publisher;
electronically linking the electronic image and the electronic invoice; and
granting electronic access to the MR to the electronic image and electronic invoice that are electronically linked. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A business directory advertisement billing method comprising:
paperlessly distributing to third party Customer Marketing Representatives (CMR) for a business directory publisher, tear pages and corresponding business directory publisher invoices for business directory advertisements that were sold by the CMRs to CMR customers. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A business directory advertisement billing system comprising:
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an electronic image of a business directory advertisement that was sold by a third party Customer Marketing Representative (CMR) for a business directory publisher;
an electronic invoice for the business directory advertisement that was sold by the CMR for the business directory publisher; and
a module that is configured to electronically link the electronic image and the electronic invoice and to grant electronic access to the CMR to the electronic image and electronic invoice that are electronically linked. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A business directory advertisement billing system comprising:
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a module that is configured to electronically access an electronically linked electronic image of a business directory advertisement that was sold by a third party Customer Marketing Representative (CMR) for a business directory publisher to a CMR customer and a CMR electronic invoice for the business directory advertisement that was sold by the CMR to the CMR customer, in response to granting access to the electronically linked electronic image and electronic invoice by the business directory publisher;
the module being further configured to generate a customer electronic invoice for the business directory advertisement that was sold by the CMR to the CMR customer, from the CMR electronic invoice for the business directory advertisement that was sold by the CMR to the CMR customer, to electronically link the electronic image and the customer electronic invoice, and to grant electronic access to the CMR customer to the electronic image and customer electronic invoice that are electronically linked. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. An advertisement billing system comprising:
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an electronic image of an advertisement that was sold by a third party Marketing Representative (MR) for a publisher;
an electronic invoice for the advertisement that was sold by the MR for the publisher; and
a module that is configured to electronically link the electronic image and the electronic invoice and to grant electronic access to the MR to the electronic image and electronic invoice that are electronically linked. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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37. A business directory advertisement billing system comprising:
a module that is configured to paperlessly distribute to third party Customer Marketing Representatives (CMR) for a business directory publisher, tear pages and business directory publisher invoices for business directory advertisements that were sold by the CMRs to CMR customers. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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39. A computer program product for business directory advertisement billing, the computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer-readable program code comprising:
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computer-readable program code that is configured to generate an electronic image of a business directory advertisement that was sold by a third party Customer Marketing Representative (CMR) for a business directory publisher;
computer-readable program code that is configured to generate an electronic invoice for the business directory advertisement that was sold by the CMR for the business directory publisher;
computer-readable program code that is configured to electronically link the electronic image and the electronic invoice; and
computer-readable program code that is configured to grant electronic access to the CMR to the electronic image and electronic invoice that are electronically linked. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A computer program product for business directory advertisement billing, the computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer-readable program code comprising:
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computer-readable program code that is configured to electronically access an electronically linked electronic image of a business directory advertisement that was sold by a third party Customer Marketing Representative (CMR) for a business directory publisher to a CMR customer and a CMR electronic invoice for the business directory advertisement that was sold by the CMR to the CMR customer, in response to granting access to the electronically linked electronic image and electronic invoice by the business directory publisher;
computer-readable program code that is configured to generate a customer electronic invoice for the business directory advertisement that was sold by the CMR to the CMR customer, from the CMR electronic invoice for the business directory advertisement that was sold by the CMR to the CMR customer;
computer-readable program code that is configured to electronically link the electronic image and the customer electronic invoice; and
computer-readable program code that is configured to grant electronic access to the CMR customer to the electronic image and customer electronic invoice that are electronically linked. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A computer program product for advertisement billing, the computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer-readable program code comprising:
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computer-readable program code that is configured to generate an electronic image of an advertisement that was sold by a third party Marketing Representative (MR) for a publisher;
computer-readable program code that is configured to generate an electronic invoice for the advertisement that was sold by the MR for the publisher;
computer-readable program code that is configured to electronically link the electronic image and the electronic invoice; and
computer-readable program code that is configured to grant electronic access to the MR to the electronic image and electronic invoice that are electronically linked. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A computer program product for business directory advertisement billing, the computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer-readable program code comprising:
computer-readable program code that is configured to paperlessly distribute to third party Customer Marketing Representatives (CMR) for a business directory publisher, tear pages and business directory publisher invoices for business directory advertisements that were sold by the CMRs to CMR customers. - View Dependent Claims (61)
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