发明名称 |
Method and apparatus for ordering goods, services and content over an internetwork |
摘要 |
A billing system that allows a consumer to order products from computers connected to the Internet, wherein the consumer is automatically billed for the ordered good or service by its telephone service provider. When a consumer orders a product over the Internet, a plug-in component of the consumer's computer establishes an Internet connection to a billing server. A billing server component transfers an encrypted version of the product to the plug-in component. The plug-in component then disconnects from the Internet and establishes a point-to-point (PPP) connection with the billing server. During the PPP connection, the billing server component transfers an access key assigned to the order to the plug-in component so that the plug-in component may decrypt the product. The consumer is charged a unit rate or “drop-charge” for the product by the telephone service provider when the PPP connection is established using a premium telephone number assigned and administered by the telephone service provider.
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申请公布号 |
US8016190(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2011.09.13 |
申请号 |
US20100703629 |
申请日期 |
2010.02.10 |
申请人 |
ECHARGE CORPORATION |
发明人 |
HUTCHISON ROBIN B.;MAYDANIUK MICHAEL T. G.;FLEMING GEORGE A.;HEINRICHS DENIS N.;LINKLETTER P. CARL;BEGG IAIN M.;HAGMAN DARREN W.;DOMINGUEZ ROBERTO;HUANG JUN |
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G06Q30/00;G06Q20/00;H04L12/14;H04M15/00 |
主分类号 |
G06Q30/00 |
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