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Pittsburgh Technology Licensing Corp. Applies for Advanced Budget Billing System Patent
SetYourBillSM Patent Application
Pittsburgh, PA, USA(January 15, 2008) - Pittsburgh Technology Licensing Corp., an affiliate
of WeatherWise USA, Inc.®, announces the filing of a US provisional Patent application for
SetYourBillSM, an advanced budget billing
system and associated technology designed to give consumers more control over their budget bills.
SetYourBillSM is applicable to any continuous payment
stream business such as energy, water, waste water, telecommunications and cable TV industries. This product, customized
to the service providers' specifications, provides options on payment timing, payment amounts, allocation of true-ups and
method of calculations of the bill. "SetYourBillSM was created for customers who
like the convenience of budget billing, but want more flexibility in payment choices. This system is so flexible that it
can allow consumers stressed by holiday season spending to skip payments in December and January and avoid arrearages.",
said Joyce Homiak, WeatherWise Director of Sales and Marketing.
The SetYourBillSM technology is available for installation
on company systems under license from Pittsburgh Technology Licensing Corp., or operation as a web based service from
WeatherWise USA, Inc.®. According to Leigh Renninger, Manager of Calculation Systems, "Consumer options and
visualizations on the manner in which bills are set are accessed through interactive web pages. This is ideal for companies
that are giving their customers greater access to service selections online." Interactive demos for
SetYourBillSM are scheduled to be available in early March.
For additional information on SetYourBillSM and
WeatherWise's line of products and services, contact Joyce Homiak,
Director of Sales (phone: 888-373-9473; email:
sales@weatherwiseusa.com) or visit WeatherWise USA's webpage:
(www.weatherwiseusa.com).
Contact:
Joyce Homiak
Phone: 888-373-9473 ext 4026
412-320-4026
Fax: 412-320-4050
Weatherwise USA, Inc.® and Pittsburgh Technology Licensing Corp. are subsidiaries of
WeatherWise Holdings. WeatherWise USA, located in Pittsburgh, PA, is the premier provider of customized consumer
energy products including SetYourBillSM, WeatherProof Bill®: fixed bills, capped bills, EnerCheck® energy efficiency
reporting, and billing support services. Pittsburgh Technology Licensing Corp., also headquartered in Pittsburgh, is
the software licensing division of WeatherWise Holdings. Their unique use of computerized models based on engineering,
rather than econometric, principles enables the development of products and services that reduce financial risk for
energy providers and their residential and commercial consumers.
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