Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Accounting
Patent
1997-02-28
1999-12-21
MacDonald, Allen R.
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Accounting
705 30, 235380, 235375, G06F 1500
Patent
active
060062053
ABSTRACT:
An improved credit card billing method and system is disclosed which permits multiple items purchased as part of a single transaction or order to be separately billed on a credit card in accordance with a payment schedule designed to minimize inquiries regarding the overall order by the customer. The billing system permits the billing descriptor appearing on the credit card billing statement to have sufficient detail to minimize subsequent customer inquiries. The billing descriptor preferably includes a different customer service number for each individual item. Goods or services are purchased from a merchant in a conventional manner. The customer provides the merchant with a list of the multiple items included in the order, as well as credit card information. The merchant will preferably establish a staggered schedule for billing each individual item in the order and submit the charge requests to the credit card issuer in accordance with the established billing schedule.
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Loeb Michael R.
Walker Jay S.
Alderucci Dean
MacDonald Allen R.
Maschoff Kurt M.
Patel Jagdish
Walker Asset Management Limited Partnership
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