Method for managing information and rendering discounts

Details Method for managing information and rendering discounts Method for managing information and rendering discounts

2006-08-16

2011-12-27

Champagne, Donald L. (Department: 3688)

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

Automated electrical financial or business practice or...

Discount or incentive

C705S014170, C379S114030, C379S114120, C707S773000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08086486

ABSTRACT:
A method for managing information and rendering discounts in a billing system utilizes a rule-based engine. Customer records are processed with a rule-based accumulation engine to accumulate the data in a plurality of predetermined target accumulators. A plurality of target accumulators are processed with a rule-based discount engine to render discounts applicable to the customer.

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