Bill splitting and payment system and method

1. A bill payment system comprising:

a controller; and

a memory coupled to the controller, wherein the memory is configured to store program instructions executable by the controller;

wherein in response to executing the program instructions, the controller is configured to:

receive a table identification from a user device;

in response to the receipt of the table identification, retrieve an invoice from a point of sale system, wherein the invoice is associated with the table identification and further includes a plurality of line items comprising an invoice total;

display the invoice on a user interface accessible through the user device, wherein the user interface includes user input mechanisms including a user input mechanism adapted to receive a user's selection of one or more of the line items and generate a sub-invoice based on the user's selection, a user input mechanism to split the invoke evenly among a number of users, and a user input mechanism to split the invoice by a percentage, further wherein the user interface is adapted to receive a user payment for the sub-invoice;

receive the sub-invoice and the user payment;

apply the user payment to the sub-invoice;

communicate a completion status for the sub-invoice to the user device and point of sale system;

share the completion status for the sub-invoice with a second user paying a second sub-invoice of the invoice;

apply the user payment of the sub-invoice to the invoice; and

display an updated invoice on the user interface accessible through the user device after the completion status for the sub-invoice has been received by the user device.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the table identification comprises a QR code.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the user payment comprises credit card information.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the controller is configured to receive sub-invoices and user payment from more than one user interface for a single invoice.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the controller is configured to apply the user payment to the sub-invoice from more than one user interface for a single invoice.

6. A bill payment method comprising:

receiving a table identification from a user device;

retrieving an invoice from a point of sale system in response to the receipt of the table identification, wherein the invoice is associated with the table identification and further includes a plurality of line items comprising an invoice total;

displaying the invoice on a user interface accessible through the user device, wherein the user interface includes user input mechanisms including a user input mechanism adapted to receive a user selection of one or more of the line items, a user input mechanism to split the invoice evenly among a number of users, and a user input mechanism to split the invoice by a percentage;

generating a sub-invoice based on the user selection, further wherein the user interface is adapted to receive a user payment for the sub-invoice; applying the user payment to the sub-invoice;

communicating a completion status for the sub-invoice to the user device and point of sale system;

share the completion status for the sub-invoice with a second user paying a second sub-invoice of the invoice;

applying the user payment of the sub-invoice to the invoice; and

displaying an updated invoke on the user interface accessible through the user device after the completion status for the sub-invoice has been received by the user device.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the table information comprises a QR code.

8. The method of claim 6 wherein the user payment comprises credit card information.

9. The method of claim 6 further comprising generating more than one sub-invoice for a single invoice.

10. The method of claim 6 further comprising receiving user selection and user payment from more than one user interface for a single invoice.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising applying more than one user payment to the single invoice.