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Method And System For A Service Provider To Control Exposure To Non Payement By A Service Consumer

Abstract: A method for controlling exposure to liabililty for non-payment by a service consumer and controlling costs associated with requesting payment when a service provider provides services to a service consumer, the method comprising: specifying a number of services within a billing unit for the service provider and the service consumer; generating a sequence of codes from a start code to an end code, the number of codes in the sequence corresponding to the specified number of services within the billing unit; providing the end code to the service provider via a service intermediary; when the service consumer request a service of the service provider, providing to the service provider one of the codes of the sequence from which the end code can be derived; and when the service provider has been provided by the service consumer with the start code, requesting payment for the billing unit.

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Patent Information

Application #
Filing Date
08 February 2005
Publication Number
52/2006
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Status
Email
Parent Application

Applicants

MICROSOFT CORPORATION
ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND, WASHINGTON 98052, USA

Inventors

1. MICHAEL D. SMITH
ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND, WASHINGTON 98052, USA
2. MILLER T. ABEL
ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND, WASHINGTON 98052, USA

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