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INTERNET BILLING METHOD

  • US 20110145143A1
  • Filed: 02/21/2011
  • Published: 06/16/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/07/1995
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving customer account information for establishing an account to which purchases are chargeable to the account by a service provider, the account being maintained by the service provider and the customer account information being received by network equipment of the service provider;

    enabling customer equipment to purchase an electronically-purchasable product of a vendor via a connection to the network equipment of the service provider;

    detecting a purchase initiated by the customer equipment;

    charging the account a fee for the purchase, the fee being charged in response to a communication from vendor equipment of the vendor received by the network equipment of the service provider, wherein the vendor is a party other than the service provider; and

    initiating delivery of the electronically-purchasable product.

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