Methods and software applications for computer-aided customer independent cash collection using a state field in a data record
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1. A method for computerized processing of invoices, the invoices being presented by a company to a plurality of customers, the method comprising:
- selecting, from a plurality of invoices, invoices that are due within a preselectable time or on a preselectable date and having a balance that is larger than a preselectable first value; and
assigning a first state to the selected invoices.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for the computerized processing of invoices. In one exemplary embodiment, a method is provided that comprises selecting, from a plurality of invoices, invoices that are due within a preselectable time or on a preselectable date and having a balance that is larger than a preselectable first value, and assigning a first state to the selected invoices.
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1. A method for computerized processing of invoices, the invoices being presented by a company to a plurality of customers, the method comprising:
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selecting, from a plurality of invoices, invoices that are due within a preselectable time or on a preselectable date and having a balance that is larger than a preselectable first value; and
assigning a first state to the selected invoices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 72)
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3. A method for computerized processing of invoices, the method comprising:
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selecting, from a plurality of invoices, one or more invoices that are due within a preselectable time or on a preselectable date and to which a first state is assigned; and
assigning a second state to the selected invoices. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer system for computerized processing of invoices, the computer system comprising:
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a memory including program instructions;
input means for receiving and entering data;
output means for sending and presenting data;
storage means for storing data; and
a processor responsive to the program instructions, the instructions being adapted to cause the processor to;
select, from a plurality of invoices, invoices that are due within a preselectable time or on a preselectable date and having a balance that is larger than a preselectable first value, and assign a first state to the selected invoices. - View Dependent Claims (28, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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29. A computer system for computerized processing of invoices, the computer system comprising:
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a memory including program instructions;
input means for receiving and entering data;
output means for sending and presenting data;
storage means for storing data; and
a processor responsive to the program instructions, the instructions being adapted to cause the processor to;
select, from a plurality of invoices, one or more invoices that are due within a preselectable time or on a preselectable date and to which a first state is assigned; and
assigning a second state to the selected invoices. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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73. A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave comprising code for computerized processing of invoices, the invoices being presented by a company to two or more customers, the code comprising instructions for:
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selecting, from a plurality of invoices, invoices that are due within a preselectable time or on a preselectable date and having a balance that is larger than a preselectable first value; and
assigning a first state to the selected invoices.
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74. A data processing system comprising:
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means for receiving a dataset;
means for assigning a first control code to the dataset if the dataset fulfills a predefined condition;
database means for storing the dataset and its first control code, if any means for retrieving datasets having assigned first control codes from the database; and
means for processing the retrieved datasets. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. A data processing method comprising:
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receiving a dataset;
assigning a first control code to the dataset if the dataset fulfills a predefined condition;
storing the dataset and its assigned first control code in a database;
retrieving datasets having assigned first control codes from the database; and
processing the retrieved datasets. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81)
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82. A computer program product comprising computer executable instructions for performing a data processing method, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a dataset;
assigning a first control code to the dataset if the dataset fulfills a predefined condition;
storing the dataset and its assigned first control code in a database;
retrieving datasets having assigned first control codes from the database; and
processing the retrieved datasets. - View Dependent Claims (83, 84)
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