| Reference | Claim Element / Subject Matter | Feature | Meaning | Claim Construction & Interpretation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [1] |
1 . An integrated internet [1] |
internet [1] |
[Meaning 1] network [Meaning 2] network based [Meaning 3] browser based [Meaning 4] internet based [Meaning 5] web site [Meaning 6] electronic web site |
[Interpretation 1] web based billing and data processing and communication system for use in an electronic billing system wherein said integrated web [Interpretation 2] network system for providing electronic billing and data processing and communication services to subscribers of an [Interpretation 3] network system for providing an electronic web based subscriber access to an [Interpretation 4] billing and data processing and communication system for electronic commerce transactions said [Interpretation 5] network system for providing an integrated and secure web site |
| [2] | facilitated (based, telephone, access, electronic, browser based) billing [2] | billing [2] |
[Meaning 1] information [Meaning 2] accounting [Meaning 3] communication [Meaning 4] telephone billing [Meaning 5] electronic billing [Meaning 6] based billing |
[Interpretation 1] telephone billing and data processing and communication system for providing an integrated internet facilitated telephone billing [Interpretation 2] data processing and communication system for billing and data entry of customers of said integrated internet [Interpretation 3] billing and data entry system for use in an integrated electronic billing |
| [3] | , data processing [3] | data processing [3] |
[Meaning 1] information [Meaning 2] management [Meaning 3] data [Meaning 4] accounting [Meaning 5] data entry [Meaning 6] database management |
[Interpretation 1] data entry and reporting system for use in an integrated billing system and billing data entry [Interpretation 2] accounting and data entry and management system for an information processing system |
| [4] | , and communication system [4] | communication system [4] |
[Meaning 1] display [Meaning 2] system [Meaning 3] database [Meaning 4] reporting [Meaning 5] viewing system [Meaning 6] reporting system |
[Interpretation 1] billing system for providing billing and data entry services to clients and customers of the internet service of the system [Interpretation 2] reporting system for billing and processing data entered by one or more client and customer telephone sets of the type [Interpretation 3] data entry system for use by one or more clients and customers of the system and [Interpretation 4] information management system for use by client and customer and the system [Interpretation 5] information management system for billing and data entry of clients [Interpretation 6] data entry system for billing and data entry of customers |
| [5] | comprising (comprises, includes, having, including, characterized by) : a database server [5] | database server [5] |
[Meaning 1] server [Meaning 2] database [Meaning 3] server database [Meaning 4] computer database [Meaning 5] data server [Meaning 6] database server means |
[Interpretation 1] web server for providing electronic access to billing and data entry forms via an appropriate web browser on the internet [Interpretation 2] computer network including at least one server for storing billing and data processing and communication information [Interpretation 3] web server having an electronic connection to an internet network for electronically connecting to database server [Interpretation 4] database server electronically connected to an internet network for storing billing and data entry forms thereon [Interpretation 5] web server having an electronic connection to at least one database server [Interpretation 6] database server having an electronic connection to an internet data network system [Interpretation 7] network connected to an internet type computer for providing database server access |
| [6] | and a home page [6] | home page [6] |
[Meaning 1] portion [Meaning 2] home [Meaning 3] host [Meaning 4] page [Meaning 5] homes page [Meaning 6] web page |
[Interpretation 1] network interface card for providing electronic access to and processing data and billing information stored therein via the home page [Interpretation 2] plurality of subscriber areas within said system for storing billing and data entry forms and data including the home page [Interpretation 3] home page electronically connected to said database server for providing access to said database server by the client and customer [Interpretation 4] plurality of subscriber areas within said database server each of which corresponds to the home page [Interpretation 5] home page electronically connected to said database server and which is in the form of part [Interpretation 6] plurality of subscriber areas within said system including an electronic home page [Interpretation 7] web server interconnected to each other by the home page |
| [7] | of a website [7] | website [7] |
[Meaning 1] server [Meaning 2] type [Meaning 3] computer [Meaning 4] network server [Meaning 5] server computer [Meaning 6] web server |
[Interpretation 1] predetermined format which is electronically connected to said database server via an internet protocol network and an internet access server [Interpretation 2] plurality of browser type subscribers to said database server wherein said database server is electronically connected to an internet network [Interpretation 3] subscriber area within said system each of which is electronically connected to an internet access server [Interpretation 4] computer network connected to said database server via an internet access server [Interpretation 5] network of internet servers and web sites interconnected by an internet backbone [Interpretation 6] plurality of browser based subscribers for said database server including an internet [Interpretation 7] plurality of subscriber areas within said system including an internet |
| [8] | which provides (allows, manages, controls, provide, enables) access [8] | access [8] |
[Meaning 1] communication [Meaning 2] connection [Meaning 3] connectivity [Meaning 4] electronic access [Meaning 5] internet access [Meaning 6] secure access |
[Interpretation 1] for electronic access to the database server via an internet protocol network and which provides for real time electronic access [Interpretation 2] access to billing and data entry forms to subscribers of said system via the internet and which is electronically connected [Interpretation 3] secure access to said database server via the internet and which is capable of electronic access [Interpretation 4] secure access to said database server and which is electronically connected only [Interpretation 5] billing and data entry forms for electronic transfer upon request [Interpretation 6] for electronic access of data and billing information electronically transferred |
| [9] | via an internet service provider [9] | internet service provider [9] |
[Meaning 1] internet [Meaning 2] exchange [Meaning 3] information provider [Meaning 4] internet provider [Meaning 5] is provider [Meaning 6] intermediate server |
[Interpretation 1] integrated services provider network to said database server and to an internet network for providing access via internet service provider [Interpretation 2] electronic mail server and an internet protocol network via an internet protocol inter [Interpretation 3] appropriate internet protocol network and an appropriate internet protocol service provider network [Interpretation 4] electronic data transfer protocol of the type of the internet service provider [Interpretation 5] integrated network of telephone and data lines and an internet service provider [Interpretation 6] internet protocol network and an internet service provider type computer [Interpretation 7] electronic data communication network and an internet service provider network |
| [10] | ( ISP ) to said database server [5] by a plurality of browser [10] | browser [10] |
[Meaning 1] individual browser [Meaning 2] internet browser [Meaning 3] electronic browser [Meaning 4] substantially only browser [Meaning 5] clients and browser [Meaning 6] internet enabled substantially only browser |
[Interpretation 1] subscriber areas within said system and which is electronically connected to said database server by browser [Interpretation 2] web sites and web pages on the internet for billing and data entry by corresponding browser [Interpretation 3] client and customer computers and telephone lines to one or more browser [Interpretation 4] subscriber areas within said system and to said home page by browser [Interpretation 5] clients and customers of said system and which includes browser [Interpretation 6] web sites and web pages of one or more browser |
| [11] | - based subscribers [11] | subscribers [11] |
[Meaning 1] users [Meaning 2] subscriber [Meaning 3] customers [Meaning 4] subscriber computers [Meaning 5] subscription subscribers [Meaning 6] users subscribers |
[Interpretation 1] subscribe to said system and to said database server by the is provided by the browser based subscriber and clients [Interpretation 2] subscribers of said system and which is electronically connected to said database server by means of internet access servers and [Interpretation 3] subscriber computers and client computers of the same or different types and [Interpretation 4] users of said system including clients and customers of said system and [Interpretation 5] customers and clients of said system including the clients and customers of [Interpretation 6] subscriber computers and client computers of customers and clients respectively [Interpretation 7] customers and clients of the internet via the is and |
| [12] | each of which have electronic access [8] to said home page [6] via a modem and the ISP ; said home page [6] providing (facilitating, requiring, restricting, substantially, enabling) only secure access [8] by each browser [10] - based subscriber [12] | subscriber [12] |
[Meaning 1] subscribers [Meaning 2] user [Meaning 3] participant [Meaning 4] subscriber corresponding [Meaning 5] electronic subscriber [Meaning 6] subscribe upon request |
[Interpretation 1] subscribers to said database server for billing and data entry forms and electronic return of data entered on said forms [Interpretation 2] user to said database server and means for providing electronic transfer of each said secure access |
| [13] | to one of a plurality of subscriber areas [13] | subscriber areas [13] |
[Meaning 1] servers [Meaning 2] databases [Meaning 3] areas [Meaning 4] locations [Meaning 5] areas defined [Meaning 6] secure areas |
[Interpretation 1] predetermined areas of said database server and said database server providing electronic access to billing and data entry forms stored [Interpretation 2] subscribers areas within said system and providing only secure access by each browser based subscriber to one of said areas [Interpretation 3] different billing and data entry forms for each said browser based subscriber and each said browser based subscriber area contained [Interpretation 4] different billing and data entry forms for each of said plurality of browser based subscribers contained [Interpretation 5] predetermined areas of said home page for electronic transfer of billing and data entry forms utilized [Interpretation 6] billing and data entry forms for each said browser based subscriber in an area thereof defined [Interpretation 7] different billing and data entry forms which are stored in secure locations |
| [14] | within said system [14] | system [14] |
[Meaning 1] site [Meaning 2] page [Meaning 3] website [Meaning 4] home page [Meaning 5] data server [Meaning 6] internet service provider |
[Interpretation 1] database server and said database server providing only secure access by each browser based subscriber to said corresponding subscriber area [Interpretation 2] web site and providing electronic return of data entered in said subscriber area to the corresponding browser based subscriber area [Interpretation 3] website and providing electronic transfer of substantially only billing and data entry forms to the corresponding browser based upon request [Interpretation 4] home page and providing only secure access by each browser based subscriber to the internet service provider via the internet [Interpretation 5] website and providing only secure access to said database server as required [Interpretation 6] web site and to one of said plurality of said database servers [Interpretation 7] internet service provider and to the database server via the is provider |
| [15] | ; means for providing electronic transfer [15] | transfer [15] |
[Meaning 1] distribution [Meaning 2] return [Meaning 3] transmission [Meaning 4] delivery [Meaning 5] secure return [Meaning 6] download access |
[Interpretation 1] viewing and query access of data and billings stored in said database server by each corresponding subscriber area by presentation [Interpretation 2] return of data and billing information to each corresponding said subscriber area via said home page and for providing display [Interpretation 3] billing and data entry access to each said subscriber area via the is provided by the is provided electronic return [Interpretation 4] access to billing and data entry forms to each said browser based subscriber via said home page for electronic return [Interpretation 5] access to said database server by each corresponding said browser based subscriber and for electronic return [Interpretation 6] billing and data entry access to each said subscriber area via said home page by presentation [Interpretation 7] viewing and query access to said database server and providing electronic return |
| [16] | of substantially only billing [2] and data entry [16] | data entry [16] |
[Meaning 1] communication [Meaning 2] information [Meaning 3] data [Meaning 4] customer service [Meaning 5] other required [Meaning 6] other data entry |
[Interpretation 1] other data to each said subscriber area via the is provided by the is provider and for providing electronic billing [Interpretation 2] communication forms to each corresponding said subscriber area and for providing electronic return of substantially only [Interpretation 3] information to each corresponding said subscriber area from said database server and for providing electronic billing [Interpretation 4] communication forms to each said subscriber area and for electronically returning said [Interpretation 5] information to each corresponding said subscriber area including means for electronically returning [Interpretation 6] other data to said database server and for providing electronic transfer of [Interpretation 7] data information from said database server via one or more |
| [17] | forms to the browser [10] - based subscriber [12] upon request [17] | request [17] |
[Meaning 1] demand [Meaning 2] authentication [Meaning 3] access [Meaning 4] said access [Meaning 5] request therefor [Meaning 6] access thereof |
[Interpretation 1] request by the corresponding browser and upon receipt of electronic return of said forms to the corresponding said subscriber area [Interpretation 2] request by the corresponding said subscriber area to provide electronic access to said database server therefrom [Interpretation 3] receipt of an electronic request from the corresponding browser based subscriber area [Interpretation 4] access to said home page by the corresponding subscriber area [Interpretation 5] the completion of the electronic access to said home page |
| [18] | , data entered (entries, provided, written, entry, contained) on said forms , when electronically returned (transferred, directed, transported, connected, sent) to a corresponding (respective, given, first, specific, particular) said subscriber area [18] | subscriber area [18] |
[Meaning 1] subscriber [Meaning 2] forms [Meaning 3] home page [Meaning 4] database server [Meaning 5] is provider [Meaning 6] pc type computer |
[Interpretation 1] browser of the corresponding browser type subscriber and electronically transmitted to said database server via the internet and is provided [Interpretation 2] subscriber area by the browser of the corresponding browser type subscriber and electronically transferred to said database server upon request [Interpretation 3] subscriber area by the corresponding said browser based subscriber via said modem [Interpretation 4] browser based subscriber via said modem and said is provider |
| [19] | , then entered into said database server [5] , said database server [5] then , utilizing (using, having, running, executing, with) an appropriate application software thereon [19] | application software thereon [19] |
[Meaning 1] program [Meaning 2] algorithm [Meaning 3] computer [Meaning 4] software [Meaning 5] accounting system [Meaning 6] data processor |
[Interpretation 1] computer program and data processing system to process the data entered into said database server by each said subscriber area [Interpretation 2] database program and data processing program to process the data entered on said forms as required [Interpretation 3] computer program and data stored in said database server and electronically entered into said database server |
| [20] | , producing (providing, sending, generates, preparing, provides) billing invoices [20] | billing invoices [20] |
[Meaning 1] bills [Meaning 2] reports [Meaning 3] billing [Meaning 4] data [Meaning 5] electronic bills [Meaning 6] billing records |
[Interpretation 1] an electronic bill and statement and providing electronic distribution of said bills |
| [21] | and statements [21] | statements [21] |
[Meaning 1] messages [Meaning 2] reports [Meaning 3] payments [Meaning 4] communications [Meaning 5] providing information [Meaning 6] sending them |
[Interpretation 1] data for each corresponding said browser based subscriber and providing electronic communication of said billing invoice and data for delivery [Interpretation 2] electronic mail messages for each corresponding said subscriber area for electronic delivery [Interpretation 3] data for each corresponding said subscriber area and providing data and billings [Interpretation 4] other data and billing information for each corresponding subscriber area for distribution [Interpretation 5] other data and providing electronic communication of said produced data [Interpretation 6] electronic mail messages to be sent via the is provider |
| [22] | to clients [22] | clients [22] |
[Meaning 1] merchants [Meaning 2] agents [Meaning 3] suppliers [Meaning 4] utilities [Meaning 5] bill agents [Meaning 6] billing agencies |
[Interpretation 1] each corresponding said browser based subscriber and providing electronic communication between each corresponding said browser based subscriber and billing agents [Interpretation 2] each corresponding said browser based subscriber and producing electronic communication links to other systems and vendors [Interpretation 3] be transmitted to the is provided for billing and billing of employees [Interpretation 4] each corresponding said subscriber area and data relating to products |
| [23] | and customers [23] | customers [23] |
[Meaning 1] services [Meaning 2] vendors [Meaning 3] suppliers [Meaning 4] billing agencies [Meaning 5] service providers [Meaning 6] other entities |
[Interpretation 1] billing and data entry forms to the browser based subscriber upon request and storing said forms in said database server [Interpretation 2] other users of said browser based subscriber and providing real time electronic data and billing storage [Interpretation 3] billing statements to billing agencies for each corresponding said subscriber area and producing electronic communication bills [Interpretation 4] servers of the internet service provider via the is provided and providing real time electronic communication [Interpretation 5] vendors of said system and providing real time electronic access to said invoice and statement forms [Interpretation 6] customers of said subscriber area and storing said data and billing statements [Interpretation 7] billing and data entry forms for each corresponding subscriber area and also |
| [24] | for each corresponding browser [10] - based subscriber [12] ; means for providing real time electronic viewing [24] | viewing [24] |
[Meaning 1] display [Meaning 2] retrieval [Meaning 3] access [Meaning 4] communication with [Meaning 5] data entry [Meaning 6] transfer of forms |
[Interpretation 1] transfer of data and billings stored in said database server to the browser based subscriber upon request for data entry [Interpretation 2] communication between each said browser type subscriber and said database server via the is provided for providing real time display [Interpretation 3] access to said database server by each corresponding browser based subscriber via the is provided and for providing electronic display |
| [25] | and query access [25] | query access [25] |
[Meaning 1] editing [Meaning 2] communication [Meaning 3] updating [Meaning 4] retrieval [Meaning 5] que querying [Meaning 6] access control |
[Interpretation 1] upload of data and billings stored in said database server by each corresponding browser based subscriber and for providing download [Interpretation 2] retrieval of data stored in said database server and means for providing real time electronic updating [Interpretation 3] upload of data stored in said database server by each corresponding subscriber area and electronic viewing [Interpretation 4] access to said database server by each of said subscribers for review [Interpretation 5] transmission of data and billings and for providing electronic retrieval [Interpretation 6] access to said database server for the entry and modification [Interpretation 7] communication of the billing invoice and statement and electronic retrieval |
| [26] | of data and billings [26] | billings [26] |
[Meaning 1] forms [Meaning 2] records [Meaning 3] information [Meaning 4] reports [Meaning 5] data records [Meaning 6] information electronically |
[Interpretation 1] information stored in said database server by each corresponding browser based subscriber and means for providing electronic communication of information [Interpretation 2] data entry forms stored in said database server and for providing electronic access to said forms [Interpretation 3] information stored in said database server and for updating data and information [Interpretation 4] services to the internet service provider via said home page [Interpretation 5] information stored in said database server and of application software [Interpretation 6] data fields of said billing invoice and statement produced and |
| [27] | stored (entered, records, data, produced, information) in said database server [5] by each corresponding browser [10] - based subscriber [12] ; a PC type computer [27] | PC type computer [27] |
[Meaning 1] processor [Meaning 2] controller [Meaning 3] computer [Meaning 4] server [Meaning 5] system controller [Meaning 6] database manager |
[Interpretation 1] plurality of web pages which provide access to said database server by each corresponding browser based subscriber and which are [Interpretation 2] web server electronically connected to said database server for providing web access to said forms and [Interpretation 3] database server electronically connected to said database server and said means for providing electronic transfer and [Interpretation 4] control server electronically connected to said is provider and said modem and [Interpretation 5] computer system for controlling said database server and said forms which is [Interpretation 6] computer system for managing said billing and data entry forms |
| [28] | electronically connected (connectable, responsive, communicating, accessible, coupled) to said database server [5] for controlling (displaying, reviewing, editing, generating, printing) said forms as required (displayed, needed, desired, well, necessary) and responding (responsive, according, relating, corresponding, pursuant) to queries [28] | queries [28] |
[Meaning 1] data [Meaning 2] information [Meaning 3] requests [Meaning 4] commands [Meaning 5] data electronically [Meaning 6] the data |
[Interpretation 1] said que que as required by each corresponding browser based subscriber and for controlling said billing invoice and statement as [Interpretation 2] the form control commands from each corresponding browser based subscriber to provide real time electronic viewing and query of data [Interpretation 3] que and viewing requests from each corresponding browser type subscriber and for controlling said database server to process data electronically [Interpretation 4] the form control by each corresponding browser based subscriber for displaying the billing data and forms [Interpretation 5] requests from each browser based subscriber for displaying billing data and information [Interpretation 6] the form control commands to provide real time electronic viewing of data [Interpretation 7] and displaying said billing invoice and statement based on data |
| [29] | entered by each browser [10] - based subscriber [12] . |