Enhanced Electronic Data and Metadata Interchange System and Process for Electronic Billing and Payment System
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for sending bills and sending payments via a Software As A Service (SAAS) based system in conjunction with at least one third-party accounting system, the method comprising:
- providing a first Software As A Service (SAAS) based system;
providing a downloadable program interface (PI) in the first SAAS based system;
deploying the downloadable PI from the first SAAS based system;
configuring the at least one third-party accounting system via the downloadable PI; and
transmitting and receiving bills and/or payments to and from the first SAAS based system via the PI, wherein bills transmitted contain at least one of an electronic signature, a line item billing, and transaction-specific metadata.
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Abstract
A Software As A System (SAAS)-based system is disclosed herein for sending bills and payments in conjunction with a third-party accounting system. The system deploys a downloadable program interface to configure the third-party accounting system and then send and receive data between the two systems. The transmitted bills may contain an electronic signature, a line item billing, and/or other transaction-specific meta data, and, based on cash flow needs and outstanding bills, some or all customers may be offered a very substantial time-limited discount for immediate payment. Also, customers may use the line-item billing feature to withhold partial payments for specific issues attributed to specific items. Alternatively, a communication module between SAAS units (CSU) may be deployed to configure the third-party accounting system and then send and receive data between the two systems.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for sending bills and sending payments via a Software As A Service (SAAS) based system in conjunction with at least one third-party accounting system, the method comprising:
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providing a first Software As A Service (SAAS) based system; providing a downloadable program interface (PI) in the first SAAS based system; deploying the downloadable PI from the first SAAS based system; configuring the at least one third-party accounting system via the downloadable PI; and transmitting and receiving bills and/or payments to and from the first SAAS based system via the PI, wherein bills transmitted contain at least one of an electronic signature, a line item billing, and transaction-specific metadata. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 20)
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7. A computer system for sending bills and sending payments via a Software As A Service (SAAS) based system in conjunction with at least one third-party accounting system, the system comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with executable computer program code for; providing a first Software As A Service (SAAS) based system; providing a downloadable program interface (PI) in the first SAAS based system; deploying the downloadable PI from the first SAAS based system; configuring the at least one third-party accounting system via the downloadable PI; and transmitting and receiving bills and/or payments to and from the first SAAS based system via the PI, wherein bills transmitted contain at least one of an electronic signature, a line item billing, and transaction -specific metadata. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium on which is encoded program code, the program code for sending bills and sending payments via a Software As A Service (SAAS) based system in conjunction with at least one third-party accounting system, the program code comprising:
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program code for providing a Software As A Service (SAAS) based system; program code for providing a downloadable program interface (PI) in the SAAS based system; program code for deploying the downloadable PI from the SAAS based system; program code for configuring the at least one third-party accounting system via the downloadable PI; and program code for transmitting and receiving bills and/or payments to and from the SAAS based system via the PI, wherein bills transmitted contain at least one of an electronic signature, a line item billing, and transaction -specific metadata. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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