BILL PAYMENT MANAGEMENT
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1. A method for bill payment management, comprising:
- determining a series of substantially equal payment amounts to charge a customer via a computer system based on a plurality of recurring bills of the customer;
periodically charging the customer the substantially equal payment amount; and
paying at least one of the recurring bills from an account on behalf of the customer.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and/or computer program products for bill payment management includes determining a periodic payment amount for a customer based on at least one bill of the customer. The periodic payments are periodically charged to the customer by an entity and the entity pays the bill(s) from an account.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for bill payment management, comprising:
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determining a series of substantially equal payment amounts to charge a customer via a computer system based on a plurality of recurring bills of the customer; periodically charging the customer the substantially equal payment amount; and paying at least one of the recurring bills from an account on behalf of the customer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for bill payment management, comprising:
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periodically charging payment amounts to a customer via a computer system based on a plurality of bills of the customer; and paying at least one of the plurality of bills from an account on behalf of the customer by an entity other than the customer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method implemented by a computer system for bill payment management, the method comprising:
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determining via the computer system a plurality of periodic payments for the customer based upon a bills of a customer; and paying via the computer system at least one of the bills from an account on behalf of the customer. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus for bill payment management comprising:
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a processor; a module operable on the processor, the module configured to; determine a periodic payment amount for a customer based on at least one recurring bill of the customer; periodically charge the customer the payment amount; and pay the at least one recurring bill from an account on behalf of the customer. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer program product for bill payment management, the computer program product including a computer-readable medium having a computer program residing thereon, the computer program comprising:
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instructions for determining a periodic payment amount for a customer based on at least one recurring bill of the customer; instructions for periodically charging the customer the payment amount; and instructions for paying the at least one recurring bill from an account on behalf of the customer. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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