BILL AVAILABILITY NOTIFICATION AND BILLING INFORMATION REQUEST
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Abstract
Systems and methods for presenting billing information are provided. A notice may be transmitted via a network by a bill presentment service provider system comprising one or more computers. The notice may be transmitted in accordance with an e-mail protocol, and the notice may indicate availability of billing information via a bill present service provider system. Subsequent to transmitting the notice, a request for the billing information may be received by the bill presentment service provider system via the second protocol. The request may be received responsive to a selection of the hyper-link. Responsive to receiving the request, at least a portion of the billing information may be transmitted by the bill presentment service provider system via the network.
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104 Claims
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1-95. -95. (canceled)
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96. A method, comprising:
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transmitting, by a bill presentment service provider system comprising one or more computers and in accordance with an email protocol, a notice indicating availability of billing information via the bill presentment service provider system, wherein the notice includes a hyperlink enabling access to the billing information via a second protocol other than the email protocol; receiving, by the bill presentment service provider system via the second protocol and subsequent to transmitting the notice, a request for the billing information, wherein the request is received responsive to a selection of the hyperlink; and transmitting, by the bill presentment service provider system and responsive to receiving the request, at least a portion of the billing information. - View Dependent Claims (97, 98, 99)
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100. A system, comprising:
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at least one communications interface configured to (i) transmit, in accordance with an email protocol, a notice indicating availability of billing information via a bill presentment service provider system, the notice comprising a hyperlink enabling access to the billing information via a second protocol other than the email protocol, (ii) receive, via the second protocol and subsequent to transmitting the notice, a request for the billing information, wherein the request is received responsive to a selection of the hyperlink, and (iii) transmit at least a portion of the billing information; and at least one processor configured to (i) direct the at least one communications interface to transmit the notice, (ii) receive the request for the billing information, and (iii) direct, responsive to receiving the request, the at least one communications interface to transmit the at least a portion of the billing information. - View Dependent Claims (101, 102, 103, 104)
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