UTILITY TARIFF ENGINE
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1. A method for creating a utility bill from a dynamic tariff, said method comprising the steps of:
- inputting at least one tariff component into the dynamic tariff;
identifying dependencies in each of the at least one tariff component;
iterating through an evaluation process until each of the at least one tariff components are evaluated to solve the dynamic tariff; and
creating a first utility bill from the solved dynamic tariff,wherein said dynamic tariff comprises at least one tariff component;
wherein said at least one tariff component corresponds to at least one component of said first utility bill; and
wherein said dynamic tariff corresponds to at least one utility tariff.
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Abstract
A system and method for creation and verification of utility bills with improved error detection is disclosed. Specifically, a user-configurable data structure is provided, which is sufficiently flexible to precisely simulate any utility tariff. The invention further relates to a computerized system and method for verifying utility bills utilizing a user-configurable data structure that simulates a utility tariff.
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1. A method for creating a utility bill from a dynamic tariff, said method comprising the steps of:
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inputting at least one tariff component into the dynamic tariff; identifying dependencies in each of the at least one tariff component; iterating through an evaluation process until each of the at least one tariff components are evaluated to solve the dynamic tariff; and creating a first utility bill from the solved dynamic tariff, wherein said dynamic tariff comprises at least one tariff component;
wherein said at least one tariff component corresponds to at least one component of said first utility bill; and
wherein said dynamic tariff corresponds to at least one utility tariff. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for recreating a utility tariff comprising:
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a data source;
a dynamic tariff comprising at least one tariff component; and
at least one utility tariff,wherein said dynamic tariff corresponds to the least one utility tariff. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for recreating at least one utility tariff, said method comprising the steps of:
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inputting at least one tariff component into a dynamic tariff; identifying dependencies in each of the at least one tariff component; determining an order to evaluate said at least one tariff component; evaluating said at least one tariff component in the determined order in an evaluation process; and iterating through an evaluation process until each of the at least one tariff components are evaluated to solve the dynamic tariff, wherein said dynamic tariff comprises at least one tariff component, and wherein said dynamic tariff corresponds to at least one utility tariff. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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