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System and method of multiparty billing for Web access

  • US 6,035,281 A
  • Filed: 06/16/1997
  • Issued: 03/07/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for billing participating parties for user access to the internet, comprising the steps of:

  • identifying, for each access, at least one of the participating parties as being responsible for the billing, the identifying step including the step of identifying a hyperlink source and a hyperlink target for each access;

    allocating a share of the billing to each responsible participating party based on a predetermined function; and

    computing a billing amount for each responsible participating party based on a function of the share and at least the hyperlink source and the hyperlink target.

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