Patent ID: 8676702
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for generating a bill in a packet network, comprising: receiving, by a processor, a request to change a default billing cycle from a customer, wherein the default billing cycle comprises a first periodic frequency that the bill is generated; changing, by the processor, the default billing cycle to a modified billing cycle in accordance with the request, wherein the modified billing cycle comprises a second periodic frequency that the bill is generated different from the first periodic frequency, wherein the modified billing cycle is based on a number of weeks; generating, by the processor, the bill in accordance with the modified billing cycle; and adjusting, by the processor, a billing rate for each subsequent bill that is generated at the modified billing cycle in response to the changing of the default billing cycle to the modified billing cycle, wherein the adjusting comprises discounting the billing rate if the modified billing cycle comprises a greater frequency than the billing cycle and increasing the billing rate if the modified cycle comprises a lower frequency than the billing cycle.