Internet charging system
First Claim
1. An Internet charging system in a system having an information terminal and a terminal server that provides Internet access service employing a public network to the information terminal, comprising:
- on the terminal server side, a charging server for sequentially calculating an Internet usage fee which occurs according to Internet usage by an Internet user through the information terminal;
a charging database having a charging table required for calculating the Internet usage fee; and
a customer database having a customer table which includes information on a customer as the Internet user through the information terminal, wherein, on the terminal server side, the charging table which includes information on an Internet access method, a method for displaying information for charging, and a charging method associated with Internet access is periodically transmitted to the information terminal, and on the information terminal side, the customer selects desired information from the information in the transmitted charging table.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a charging system which enables a customer to select an access method from plural kinds of access service including access service with advertisements, when the customer uses the Internet.
Internet access information, and information on a method for displaying information for charging and a charging method associated with Internet access are transmitted to an information terminal (101) of the customer, from a terminal server (105) to which the information terminal (101) is connected through modems (102), (104) and a public network (103). The customer selects desired information from the transmitted information.
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1. An Internet charging system in a system having an information terminal and a terminal server that provides Internet access service employing a public network to the information terminal, comprising:
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on the terminal server side, a charging server for sequentially calculating an Internet usage fee which occurs according to Internet usage by an Internet user through the information terminal;
a charging database having a charging table required for calculating the Internet usage fee; and
a customer database having a customer table which includes information on a customer as the Internet user through the information terminal, wherein, on the terminal server side, the charging table which includes information on an Internet access method, a method for displaying information for charging, and a charging method associated with Internet access is periodically transmitted to the information terminal, and on the information terminal side, the customer selects desired information from the information in the transmitted charging table. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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2. An Internet charging system in a system having an information terminal and a terminal server that provides Internet access service employing a public network to the information terminal, comprising:
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on the terminal server side, a charging server for sequentially calculating an Internet usage fee which occurs according to Internet usage by an Internet user through the information terminal;
a charging database having a charging table required for calculating the Internet usage fee;
a customer database having a customer table which includes information on a customer as the Internet user through the information terminal;
an advertisement data controller for controlling an size and a display time of an advertisement which is sent to the terminal server;
an advertisement content server for retaining contents of the advertisement;
a data traffic monitor server for monitoring data traffic of the Internet; and
a usage state monitor server for monitoring a state of Internet usage by the customer, wherein on the terminal server side, the charging table which includes information on an Internet access method, a method for displaying information for the charging, and a charging method associated with Internet access is periodically transmitted to the information terminal, on the information terminal side, the customer selects desired information from the information in the transmitted charging table, and on the terminal server side, an Internet access service providing method, an advertisement distribution method, and the charging method associated with Internet access are changed according to the state of Internet usage by the customer and the result of the selection by the customer of the desired information in the charging table.
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