Method and apparatus for the payment of internet c

专利名称：Method and apparatus for the payment of

internet content

发明人：Stephen Michael Blott,Henry F.

Korth,Clifford E. Martin

申请号：US10230444申请日：20020829

公开号：US20040044622A1公开日：20040304

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摘要：A payment system for accessing Internet content is located within an Internetservice providers network. The system includes an access controller () and a payment

authority (). When an end-user makes a request for a URL, the access controllerterminates the request and determines whether the requested URL is one for which acharge for accessing the content referenced by that URL is required. That determinationis made by comparing the requested URL with a set of rules that are supplied by all thecontent providers for which the service provider supports payment. If no match is found,the request is forwarded to the content provider. If a rule is found that matches therequested URL, the end-user is identified and the request is forwarded to the paymentauthority where a payment policy associated with the matched rule is applied. If the end-user fulfills the requirements of this payment policy, then access to the content isgranted. The end-user may fulfill the requirements of the payment policy, for example,through a current subscription to a content provider's site, through an auto-paymentagreement in which all charges of less than an agreed upon amount are automaticallyaccepted, or by specifically accepting and agreeing to pay an indicated charge foraccessing the requested content. In accepting any such payment arrangement, the end-user's account with the service provider is debited for the appropriate charge and thecontent provider's account is credited for the end-user's access.

申请人：BLOTT STEPHEN MICHAEL,KORTH HENRY F.,MARTIN CLIFFORD E.

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