Billing data interface for conferencing customers
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for managing billing data for a customer of conferencing services comprising:
- storing, in a computer, client billing specifications for a client billing system used by the customer to bill conferencing charges to its clients;
receiving, by the computer, cost data and client billing information for a conference conducted by participants related to the customer;
processing, by the computer, the cost data and client billing information based on the client billing specifications to generate a billing data file having a format compatible with the client billing system such that the billing data file may be input into the client billing system without modifying the format of the billing data file; and
providing the billing data file to the customer.
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Abstract
A billing data interface provides billing data to customers in an accurate and efficient manner. Billing data is processed to preserve client billing information and to meet a customer'"'"'s individual data requirements. The billing data may be presented in such a way that the customer may input the billing data directly into its client billing system. The billing data may be processed according to client billing specifications corresponding to a client billing system used by the customer. The processed data may preserve leading zeros, separate client code and matter code into two fields, etc. The resulting data file may be delivered to the customer for entry into the customer'"'"'s client billing system.
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32 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for managing billing data for a customer of conferencing services comprising:
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storing, in a computer, client billing specifications for a client billing system used by the customer to bill conferencing charges to its clients; receiving, by the computer, cost data and client billing information for a conference conducted by participants related to the customer; processing, by the computer, the cost data and client billing information based on the client billing specifications to generate a billing data file having a format compatible with the client billing system such that the billing data file may be input into the client billing system without modifying the format of the billing data file; and providing the billing data file to the customer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for managing billing data for a customer of conferencing services comprising:
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a processor; and memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the processor, perform a method comprising; storing client billing specifications for a client billing system used by the customer to bill conferencing charges to its clients; receiving cost data and client billing information for a conference conducted by participants related to the customer; processing the cost data and client billing information based on the client billing specifications to generate a billing data file having a format compatible with the client billing system such that the billing data file may be input into the client billing system without modifying the format of the billing data file; and providing the billing data file to the customer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions which, when executed on a processor, perform a method for managing billing data for a customer of conferencing services, the method comprising:
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storing client billing specifications for a client billing system used by the customer to bill conferencing services to its clients; receiving cost data and client billing information for a conference conducted by participants related to the customer; processing the cost data and client billing information based on the client billing specifications to generate a billing data file having a format compatible with the client billing system; providing the billing data file to the customer, generating a moderator report indicating a record of time spent by at least one moderator on conferences associated with the customer; and providing the moderator report to the customer via a network. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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