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Method and system for tracking and verifying repair estimates, invoices, and billing exceptions

  • US 20060287954A1
  • Filed: 04/28/2006
  • Published: 12/21/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for tracking and verifying charges billed to a railcar owner by a plurality of railcar repair facilities, including a plurality of railroad-owned railcar repair facilities and a plurality of independent railcar repair facilities, comprising:

  • a server configured to receive billing data received from the plurality of railcar repair facilities;

    a database in communication with the server and configured to store the billing data;

    a railroad-owned repair facility interface configured to provide communication between the server and the plurality of railroad-owned repair facilities;

    an independent repair facility interface configured to provide communication between the server and the plurality of independent repair facilities; and

    a railcar owner interface configured to provide communication between the server and a plurality of railcar owners;

    wherein the railcar owner interface is further configured to provide railcar owners with access to billing data received both from at least one of the railroad-owned repair facilities and from at least one of the independent repair facilities.

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