Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20080270241
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Summary / Description
| Summary / Description | The patent teaches relates to an electronic invoicing and collection system for encouraging the payment of late payment surcharges where a portion of the late payment surcharge is apportioned to a charity. |
Basic Information
| Type of Prior Art | Issued Patents - US |
| Country | United States of America |
| Patent/Application # | US 6,052,674 |
| Kind Code | United States (US) - United STATES Patent - A |
| Patentee Name | Information Retrieval Consultants Limited |
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| Filing Date | December 23, 1997 |
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Excerpt
Excerpt one embodiment, the customer pays the original payment amount and any applicable surcharges to the EICS who distributes the funds accordingly. In another embodiment, the customer pays the original amount directly to the supplier and pays the surcharge to the EICS. In yet another embodiment, the customer pays both the original bill amount plus applicable surcharges to the supplier. As governed by the rules of the system, the supplier forwards a portion of the surcharge to charity. In still another embodiment, the customer pays the original payment amount to the supplier and pays a portion of the surcharge directly to charity. In still another embodiment, the customer pays the original payment amount to the EICS and pays a portion of the surcharge directly to the charity. |
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In a general sense, apportionment of customer fees is mafde between a supplier and charity.
In a general sense, apportionment of customer fees is mafde between a supplier and charity.
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