Method and system for server-based error processing in support of legacy-based usage and billing systems

Abstract

An error processing system comprising a client/server based PC application supported by SQL Server databases for use with legacy usage metering and billing services. The error processing system provides increased functionality, flexibility and reliability of error processing at a much lower cost than was possible using error processing and correction systems built into legacy usage metering systems. Error processing is simplified for users by implementation of a PC based GUI screens developed in Visual Basic.

1 . A system for processing and correcting errors in a usage data collected on a legacy system for use in a bill for a metered service, said system comprising a server computer comprising a usage errors database, a load function, a master database, a strip function and a corrected usage database, wherein said usage errors database received a plurality of usage error data from the legacy system, and wherein said load function transfers the plurality of usage error data from the usage error database to the master database for processing, and wherein the strip function transfers corrected usage data from the master database to the corrected usage database, and wherein the corrected usage data is provided back to the legacy system for use in the bill for the metered service.