Method of handling sales of goods via telephone network by billing customer for goods delivered, as part of regular telephone bill

摘要

A customer dials a network identifier given by a goods vendor, and places his order. The customer is identified by the network provider via his network identifier. The goods are sent to the address of the customer. The goods are charged to the customer by the network provider. The network provider may bill the customer for the delivered goods as part of the regular telephone bill. An Independent claim is included for a system for performing the method.