Method and apparatus for consolidating billing information and paying suppliers on a network

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APP PUB NO 20020128878A1
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09930609

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Transaction information from more than one supplier on a network-enabled portal is consolidated by a consolidation payment service and a user provides payment information to the consolidation payment service a single time to pay the suppliers. A consolidation payment service receives a first transaction data from a first supplier located on a network-enabled portal. The consolidation payment service receives a second transaction data from a second supplier located on the network-enabled portal. The consolidation payment service consolidates the first transaction data and the second transaction data. The consolidation payment service receives payment information a single time from a user to pay the first supplier and the second supplier. The user is presented with a single transaction history that includes the first transaction data and the second transaction data.

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SONY CORPORATION1-7-1 KONAN MINATO-KU TOKYO 108-0075
SONY ELECTRONICS INC1 SONY DRIVE PARKRIDGE NJ 07656

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ludtke, Harold Aaron San Jose, CA 65 3296
Maritzen, L Michael Fremont, CA 18 1024
Niwa, Kiyohiko Haworth, NJ 8 254
Tsukamura, Yoshihiro Cresskill, NJ 27 509

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