A system and method by which a merchant automatically notifies an outside e-billing vendor of customer account status changes that affect the transfer of billing information between the merchant and the e-billing vendor. The method reads an update file containing service order activities, searches among...http://www.google.com/patents/US7080035?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7080035 - System and method for notifying an electronic billing vendor of a customer status change