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Method of providing message service for limited access telecommunications

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  • US 5,864,604 A
  • Filed: 01/06/1997
  • Issued: 01/26/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/20/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of providing messages to a plurality of users, comprising the steps of:

  • (a) providing access to a limited access message packet network system by a plurality of prepaid users through a packet switching network;

    (b) providing at least one private identifier to each of said plurality of users, said identifier allowing access to at least one message;

    (c) limiting access to said message only to users with said private identifier which corresponds to said message;

    (d) automatically accounting for access to said messages by said plurality of users in a plurality of accounts, said accounts each being associated with said messages; and

    (e) said accounting for access to said messages by said plurality of users occurs on the basis of number of accesses and a parameter selected from the group consisting of time of access, duration of access, date of access, identity of user, amount of data delivered to user, data delivery throughput, type of data delivered to user and means of access by user.

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