| 摘要 |
The invention provides for a billing method for consumption service which includes the reservation by a service provider of a predetermined amount of funds for a predetermined period against a funding account associated with a consumer in respect of usage of a service offered by the service provider, the service provider allowing the consumer use of the service for the period or to the value of the reserved funds, whichever event occurs first; and upon the occurrence of such event deduction of an amount equal to the consumed value from the associated funding account, and optionally for the provision of an automatic or manual further reservation of a further predetermined amount of funds for a further predetermined period against the funding account in respect of usage of the service offered by the service provider. |
