US5835899A — System and method for deriving financial responsi…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 171 words

A computer system for deriving access codes for billing customers, comprising: a load subsystem receiving a set of system attributes and using at least one of said system attributes for looking up in at least one lookup table for an access code and at least one formula value, and storing said access code and at least one formula value in an access code lookup table; a derivation subsystem receiving a specification of values for said set of system attributes from a billing record and using said specification of values for looking up in said at least one lookup table for a derivation formula, using said derivation formula for looking up in a billing record for an attribute value therefrom, using said attribute value for comparing with said formula value stored in said access code lookup table, and determining said access code associated with said formula value comparable to said attribute value; and a billing subsystem receiving information which includes said access code determined by said derivation subsystem for generating a bill.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 171 words

A computer system for deriving access codes for billing customers, comprising: a load subsystem receiving a set of system attributes and using at least one of said system attributes for looking up in at least one lookup table for an access code and at least one formula value, and storing said access code and at least one formula value in an access code lookup table; a derivation subsystem receiving a specification of values for said set of system attributes from a billing record and using said specification of values for looking up in said at least one lookup table for a derivation formula, using said derivation formula for looking up in a billing record for an attribute value therefrom, using said attribute value for comparing with said formula value stored in said access code lookup table, and determining said access code associated with said formula value comparable to said attribute value; and a billing subsystem receiving information which includes said access code determined by said derivation subsystem for generating a bill.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 20 words

The computer system, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said at least one formula value includes a value mask.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 25 words

The computer system, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said at least one formula value includes a value mask containing a wild character string.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 24 words

The computer system, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said at least one formula value includes two values indicative of a value range.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 34 words

The computer system, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said set of system attributes includes a logical system identifier, a subsystem identifier, and an identification of a software which generated said billing record.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 28 words

The computer system, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said derivation subsystem produces a billing record with said access code determined by said derivation subsystem inserted therein.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 39 words

The computer system, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said at least one lookup table includes a main lookup table having said set of system attributes as column entries in addition to column entries of a lookup key.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 51 words

The computer system, as set forth in claim 7, wherein said at least one lookup table includes a formula lookup table having said lookup key as a column entry in addition to column entries of an access code formula label, a derivation formula label, and at least one formula value label.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 86 words

The computer system, as set forth in claim 8, further comprising: a control parameters file containing a plurality of values for said set of system attributes specifying information about at least one system or device which performed a customer unit of work; a plurality of user files each containing a plurality of access codes and associated at least one formula value; and a control table containing a location configuration of access codes and associated at least one formula value stored in said plurality of user files.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 128 words

The computer system, as set forth in claim 9, wherein said load subsystem receives said set of system attributes and uses at least one of said system attributes for looking up in said main lookup table for a corresponding lookup key, uses said corresponding lookup key for looking up in said formula lookup table for a corresponding access code formula label and at least one formula value labels, further uses said access code formula label and at least one formula value label for looking up in said control table for a location of a corresponding access code and at least one formula value stored in said plurality of user files, and stores said obtained access code and at least one formula value in said access code lookup table.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 112 words

The computer system, as set forth in claim 10, wherein said derivation subsystem receives a specification of values for said set of system attributes from a billing record and uses said specification of values for looking up in said main lookup table for said lookup key, uses said lookup key in said formula lookup table for looking up a corresponding derivation formula label, uses said derivation formula label for looking up in said billing record for an attribute value therefrom, uses said attribute value for comparing with said formula value stored in said access code lookup table, and determines said access code associated with said formula value comparable to said attribute value.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 271 words

A computer system for deriving access codes for billing customers, comprising: at least one lookup table; a load subsystem receiving a set of system attributes and using at least one of said system attributes for looking up in said at least one lookup table for a corresponding lookup key, and using said corresponding lookup key for looking up in said at least one lookup table for a corresponding access code formula label and at least one formula value label, further using said access code formula label and at least one formula value label for looking up in said at least one lookup table for a location of a corresponding access code and at least one formula value stored in said plurality of user files, and storing said corresponding access code and at least one formula value in said at least one lookup table; a derivation subsystem receiving a specification of values for said set of system attributes from a billing record and using said specification of values for looking up in said at least one lookup table for said lookup key, using said lookup key for looking up in said at least one lookup table for a corresponding derivation formula label, using said derivation formula label for looking up in a billing record for an attribute value, using said attribute value for comparing with said formula value stored in said at least one lookup table, and determining said access code associated with said formula value comparable to said obtained attribute value; and a billing subsystem receiving information which includes said access code determined by said derivation subsystem for generating a bill.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 271 words

A computer system for deriving access codes for billing customers, comprising: at least one lookup table; a load subsystem receiving a set of system attributes and using at least one of said system attributes for looking up in said at least one lookup table for a corresponding lookup key, and using said corresponding lookup key for looking up in said at least one lookup table for a corresponding access code formula label and at least one formula value label, further using said access code formula label and at least one formula value label for looking up in said at least one lookup table for a location of a corresponding access code and at least one formula value stored in said plurality of user files, and storing said corresponding access code and at least one formula value in said at least one lookup table; a derivation subsystem receiving a specification of values for said set of system attributes from a billing record and using said specification of values for looking up in said at least one lookup table for said lookup key, using said lookup key for looking up in said at least one lookup table for a corresponding derivation formula label, using said derivation formula label for looking up in a billing record for an attribute value, using said attribute value for comparing with said formula value stored in said at least one lookup table, and determining said access code associated with said formula value comparable to said obtained attribute value; and a billing subsystem receiving information which includes said access code determined by said derivation subsystem for generating a bill.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 48 words

The computer system, as set forth in claim 12, wherein said at least one lookup table comprises a control parameters file containing a plurality of values for said set of system attributes specifying information about at least one system or device which performed a customer unit of work.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 36 words

The computer system, as set forth in claim 12, wherein said at least one lookup table comprises a plurality of user files each containing a plurality of access codes and associated at least one formula values.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 41 words

The computer system, as set forth in claim 12, wherein said at least one lookup table comprises a control table containing a location configuration of access codes and associated at least one formula values stored in said plurality of user files.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 20 words

The computer system, as set forth in claim 12, wherein said at least one formula value includes a value mask.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 25 words

The computer system, as set forth in claim 12, wherein said at least one formula value includes a value mask containing a wild character string.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 24 words

The computer system, as set forth in claim 12, wherein said at least one formula value includes two values indicative of a value range.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 34 words

The computer system, as set forth in claim 12, wherein said set of system attributes includes a logical system identifier, a subsystem identifier, and an identification of a software which generated said billing record.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 28 words

The computer system, as set forth in claim 12, wherein said derivation subsystem produces a billing record with said access code determined by said derivation subsystem inserted therein.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 39 words

The computer system, as set forth in claim 12, wherein said at least one lookup table comprises a main lookup table having said set of system attributes as column entries in addition to column entries of a lookup key.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 51 words

The computer system, as set forth in claim 21, wherein said at least one lookup table comprises a formula lookup table having said lookup key as a column entry in addition to column entries of an access code formula label, a derivation formula label, and at least one formula value label.

Claim 25

Independent Claim 164 words

A method for deriving access codes for billing customers, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving a set of system attributes and using at least one of said system attributes for looking up in at least one lookup table for an access code and at least one formula value; (b) storing said access code and at least one formula value in an access code lookup table; (c) receiving a specification of values for said set of system attributes from a billing record; (d) using said specification of values for looking up in said at least one lookup table for a derivation formula; (e) using said derivation formula for looking up in said billing record for an attribute value; (f) using said attribute value for comparing with said formula value stored in said access code lookup table; (g) identifying said access code associated with said formula value comparable to said attribute value; and (h) using information which includes said identified access code for generating a bill.

Claim 26

Independent Claim 164 words

A method for deriving access codes for billing customers, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving a set of system attributes and using at least one of said system attributes for looking up in at least one lookup table for an access code and at least one formula value; (b) storing said access code and at least one formula value in an access code lookup table; (c) receiving a specification of values for said set of system attributes from a billing record; (d) using said specification of values for looking up in said at least one lookup table for a derivation formula; (e) using said derivation formula for looking up in said billing record for an attribute value; (f) using said attribute value for comparing with said formula value stored in said access code lookup table; (g) identifying said access code associated with said formula value comparable to said attribute value; and (h) using information which includes said identified access code for generating a bill.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 40 words

The method, as set forth in claim 23, wherein said steps (a) through (b) are performed by a load process, and said steps (c) through (g) are performed by a derivation process, said load and derivation processes being executed independently.

Claim 28

Dependent Claim 41 words

The method, as set forth in claim 23, wherein said step of receiving said set of system attributes includes the step of receiving a logical system identifier, a subsystem identifier, and an identification of a software which generated said billing record.

Claim 29

Dependent Claim 24 words

The method, as set forth in claim 23, further comprising the step of producing a billing record with said identified access code inserted therein.

Claim 30

Dependent Claim 106 words

The method, as set forth in claim 23, wherein said step (a) further comprises the steps of: using at least one of said system attributes for looking up in a main lookup table for a corresponding lookup key; using said lookup key for looking up in a formula lookup table for a corresponding access code formula label and at least one formula value label; and using said access code formula label and at least one formula value label for looking up in a control table for a location of a corresponding access code and at least one formula value stored in a plurality of user files.

Claim 31

Dependent Claim 52 words

The method, as set forth in claim 27, wherein said step (d) further comprises the steps of: using said specification of values for looking up in said main lookup table for said lookup key; and using said lookup key in said formula lookup table for looking up a corresponding derivation formula label.

Claim 32

Dependent Claim 29 words

The method, as set forth in claim 27, wherein said step of looking up in a control table includes the step of looking up at least one value mask.

Claim 33

Dependent Claim 34 words

The method, as set forth in claim 27, wherein said step of looking up in a control table includes the step of looking up at least one value mask containing a wild character string.

Claim 34

Dependent Claim 31 words

The method, as set forth in claim 29, wherein said step of looking up in a control table includes the step of looking up two values indicative of a value range.

Claim 35

Dependent Claim 50 words

The method, as set forth in claim 27, wherein said step of receiving a specification of values for said set of system attributes includes the step of receiving a specification of values for a logical system identifier, a subsystem identifier, and an identification of a software which said billing records.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	2001-11-09	2002-05-11	2002-11-10	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	2005-11-09	2006-05-11	2006-11-10	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2009-11-09	2010-05-11	2010-11-10	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

System and method for deriving financial responsibility identification

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