METHOD FOR DEDUCTING FOR SERVICES PROVIDED IN A COMPUTER NETWORK

摘要

The invention relates to a method for deducting for services provided in a computer network. The aim of the invention is to be able to deduct for services in a manner that is simple and reliable for a service provider and for a service user. To this end, the invention provides that during the use of a service by a service user residing within in a first telecommunications network, a deduction message, which is provided with an identifier of the service user, is transmitted by a service provider node of the computer network to a clearing facility of another telecommunications network, which can be connected to the computer network. Based on the identifier of the service user, a billing message provided with the identifier of the service user is transmitted from the other telecommunications network to an account processing facility of the first telecommunications network of the service user via a signaling system that controls telecommunications connections, and the account processing facility deducts for the use of the service from a credit account assigned to the service user.