ELECTRONIC BILL PROCESS AUTOMATION
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10. An apparatus, comprising:
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a memory, at least one of the processor or the memory being adapted for;
receiving an electronic mail message addressed to an electronic mail address, the electronic mail message including bill information associated with a bill, the bill information indicating a bill amount, a due date of the bill, a sender of the bill, and an addressee of the bill;
obtaining a set of user preferences; and
automatically processing the bill information according to the set of user preferences.
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Abstract
Disclosed are apparatus and methods for processing an electronic statement. In one embodiment, an electronic mail message addressed to an electronic mail address is received, the electronic mail message including bill information associated with a bill, where the bill information indicates a bill amount, a due date of the bill, a sender of the bill, and an addressee of the bill. A set of user preferences is obtained, and the bill information is processed according to the set of user preferences.
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30 Claims
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10. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory, at least one of the processor or the memory being adapted for; receiving an electronic mail message addressed to an electronic mail address, the electronic mail message including bill information associated with a bill, the bill information indicating a bill amount, a due date of the bill, a sender of the bill, and an addressee of the bill; obtaining a set of user preferences; and automatically processing the bill information according to the set of user preferences. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium storing thereon computer readable instructions, comprising:
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instructions for receiving an electronic mail message addressed to an electronic mail address, the electronic mail message including bill information associated with a bill, the bill information indicating a bill amount, a due date of the bill, a sender of the bill, and an addressee of the bill; instructions for obtaining a set of user preferences; and instructions for automatically processing the bill information according to the set of user preferences. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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21-1. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 17, wherein the instructions for obtaining a set of user preferences comprises:
instructions for obtaining a set of user preferences associated with a category of bills.
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23. A method, comprising:
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receiving an electronic mail message addressed to an electronic mail address, the electronic mail message including bill information and one or more hypertext links, the bill information indicating a bill amount, a due date of the bill, a sender of the bill, and an addressee of the bill; and submitting a set of user preferences via at least one of the one or more hypertext links; thereby enabling the bill information to be processed according to the set of user preferences. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory, at least one of the processor or the memory being adapted for; receiving an electronic mail message addressed to an electronic mail address, the electronic mail message including bill information and one or more hypertext links, the bill information indicating a bill amount, a due date of the bill, a sender of the bill, and an addressee of the bill; and submitting a set of user preferences via at least one of the one or more hypertext links; thereby enabling the bill information to be processed according to the set of user preferences. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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