Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – For cost/price – Utility usage
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-12
2006-12-12
Dixon, Thomas A. (Department: 3639)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
For cost/price
Utility usage
Reexamination Certificate
active
07149727
ABSTRACT:
A computerized system and method for providing cost savings for utility users is shown and which includes defining a database in a host computer; storing in the database variable business information from a plurality of goods and services providers; receiving into the host computer goods and services related consumption information and determining an optimal business expense from the variable business expense information to provide cost savings for the customer; processing the optimal business expense information, and goods and services consumption information to provide usage-based computer viewable data which is associated with a consumer's consumption of the goods and services; and providing the customer with computer access to the computer viewable data and wherein the customer can view the computer viewable data, from a location remote to the host computer.
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Nicholls Kevin J.
Schlect, Jr. Edward D.
Avista Advantage, Inc.
Dixon Thomas A.
Wells St. John P.S.
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