900 number billing and collection system and method for on-line

Details 900 number billing and collection system and method for on-line 900 number billing and collection system and method for on-line

1997-05-20

1998-04-07

Barron, Jr., Gilberto

Cryptography

Cryptanalysis

380 25, H04L 932

Patent

active

057374147

ABSTRACT:
A billing and collection system for enabling payment for a service provided over a data network by billing a customer for a telephone connection to a shared revenue billing network where the telephone connection to the billing network regulates access to the service provided over the data network, comprising: a data network including at least one user on-line service provider presenting at least one service for on-line access by a user with a user computer through the data network, a billing network and an access management computer for controlling access to the on-line service provider and billing the user for access to the on-line service provider, the access management computer communicating with the data network for enabling and terminating access to the on-line service provider through the user computer whereby the billing network shares revenues for the telephone connection with the on-line service provider.

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