System, method, and apparatus for invoicing

摘要

A method for providing an invoice for publishing an image is disclosed. The method includes receiving an image to be published from the image provider. Also included is receiving an electronic invoice in a content-descriptive, cross-platform format, where the invoice is for publishing the image. The electronic invoice is used to generate another electronic invoice that is transmitted to the image provider. Along with this electronic invoice, the image may also be transmitted to the image provider.