Data source independent interface for an electronic bill presentment and payment system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8396797
APP PUB NO 20110178980A1
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13075266

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An electronic bill presentment and payment system including an extensible, customizable, data source independent data layer for accessing a business data repository for processing billing information. The business data repositories use one or more data source formats. A business logic module generating business data requests for data from the business data repository in order to carry out processing of billing information. The business data requests are independent of the one or more data source formats of the business data repository. A data layer descriptor repository stores customizable data source descriptions for generating the data layer. The data layer is generated from the customizable descriptors in the data layer descriptor repository. The data layer module receives the data source independent business data requests and based on the request, the data layer implements a data source specific method for fulfilling the request by accessing data in the business data repository.

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PITNEY BOWES INCCONNECTICUT USA CONNECTICUT

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Clarke, William D Florence, US 17 381
Wagner, Richard M South Hadley, US 11 108

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