Method and system for tracking and verifying billing exceptions
CA 2406761 A1 · Owner: Dewitt, Richard R. · Inventors: Lannie, Nadia Hermiz; Dewitt, Richard R.
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A method and system for verifying charges billed to a customer by a vendor is disclosed. A set of billing data associated with the charges is loaded into a billing verification system that is accessible by both the customer, and the vendor via a distributed computer network. The customer reviews the billing data via the billing verification system to identify billing exceptions, associated with any disputed charges. A billing exception record is generated in the billing verification system for each of the billing exceptions. The vendor, is then notified of the billing exceptions. The vendor reviews and responds to the billing exception records via the billing verification system. A …
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- Filed October 7, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 7, 2022.
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