Automated bill payment system
CA 2308516 A1 · Owner: Cti-Comtel Inc. · Inventors: Senez, Raymond; Loewen, William H.
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The present invention provides a fully automated and secure bill payment system, which is extremely simple for clients to operate. A bill payment service web site is, established which interconnects via the Internet to a plurality of financial institutions, billing, parties and clients. The client using a personal computer or similar device connected to the, Internet, can enter the bill payment service web site and request to view an electronic bill, presented by any one of a plurality of billing parties. The bill payment service server stores, billing party connection information including web address information and client account, numbers specific to each billing party and …
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- Filed May 12, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 12, 2020.
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