CN1338082A - A charging method and system - Google Patents

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CN1338082A
CN1338082A CN00803199A CN00803199A CN1338082A CN 1338082 A CN1338082 A CN 1338082A CN 00803199 A CN00803199 A CN 00803199A CN 00803199 A CN00803199 A CN 00803199A CN 1338082 A CN1338082 A CN 1338082A
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A charging method, including maintaining a record of content of a communications network accessed by a user of the network, determining on the basis of the record a charge for an affiliate based on access of content associated with the affiliate, and determining on the basis of the record a charge for the user based on access of other content of the record.

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A kind of charging method and system
The present invention relates to a kind ofly,, carry out the method and system of charge as the Internet for using communication network.
Present most of Internet user is connected on the Internet by an ISP (ISP), and the time that keeps connecting according to them is carried out charge.The application has developed a kind of method and system, so that the user can visit some content, and need not to be concerned about the speech channel connection charge, as described in PCT/AU00/00418 international monopoly detail specifications, this file is used as reference paper and is known as " access system instructions " here.The content of this " freely " can be provided by tissue that is considered to ISP associating person or copartner or individual.Yet, provide the expense that is connected on the free content still must pay by ISP.And associating person, as the repayment that free content is provided, wish to obtain a kind of information with illustrate they just from the cooperation of ISP benefit.Therefore need provide a kind of method and system of charge to solve the problems referred to above, a kind of current charging method or the useful replacement scheme of system perhaps are provided at least.
According to the present invention, a kind of charging method is provided, this method comprises:
The record that keeps the content of the communication network that a related network user visited;
Judge whether described content is associating person's content;
Generate a charge according to visit to associating person to described associating person's content; And
Generate a charge according to visit to described user to other content of described record.
The present invention also provides a kind of charging method, and this method comprises:
The record that keeps the content of the communication network that a related network user visited;
According to visit, based on the charge of described record decision to an associating person to the content of being correlated with described associating person; With
According to visit, based on the charge of described record decision to described user to other content of described record.
The present invention also provides a kind of Fare Collection System and charging software, to carry out these steps of this method.
Below by a most preferred embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to the drawings, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the block diagram of the most preferred embodiment of a communication network access system.
Fig. 2 is the process flow diagram of the most preferred embodiment of the performed a kind of charging method of this system.
As shown in Figure 1, a communications access system comprises 4, one the 4th layer of a plurality of remote access server (RASs) or more high-rise 8, one network server systems 10 of 6, one database servers of converter and router one 2.RASs4 is used to make long-distance user's computing machine 14 to enter this system by using standard telecommunication line and modem dialup, and is connected on separately the RAS4 input port.In case be connected on the port of RAS4, RAS4 and user's computer 14 will be set up a unique TCP/IP speech channel, and the IP operation amount of this speech channel is changed by converter 6.As described below, in case the user has passed through checking or has confirmed that user's computer 14 is allowed to visiting the data of being asked on the Internet.As described below, network server system 10 is used to control the webpage of presenting to the user 14 who is connected on the RAS4, and uses the member's configuration files database that is kept in the database server 8 to carry out user rs authentication.RADIUS (the remote verification dialing user serves RemoteAuthentication Dial In User Service) authentication server 11 also is to be used for user rs authentication.With regard to user 14, the equipment 4,6,8,10,11 in the access system, reaching 12 will be the part of the Internet.
Equipment 4 to 12 preferably includes obtainable hardware and master database in the commerce of standard, and the webserver and those skilled in the art know and be used for the access to the Internet software of most of ISPs access system.Equipment 4 to 12 comprises that also unique program code is to manage and to control each speech channel.The 4th layer or more high-rise converter 6 are another exceptions.Converter 6 normally is used for the portfolio that balance handled by RASs4 by ISPs.The example of the 4th a layer of suitable converter is the AceDirector AD3 that is made by Alteon WebSystems Inc. TMDescribed in describing in detail as access system, the access system that is provided by ISPs is provided this access system, this is because the 4th layer of converter 6 is used to connect user-to-network service system 10, and controls the visit of 14 pairs of the Internets 16 of user according to limited Access status coded in the converter 6.In addition, program code that this is unique and equipment 4 to 12 can be replaced by single integrated circuit whole or in part, as ASICs, to carry out same function.This system is the same with the system of description in the access system detailed description, and just this system also comprises the software ingredient of being carried out by the database server 8 or the webserver 10, to realize following charging method.
In case use this access system to be connected on the Internet, address that all users 14 are visited or URLs will be converted that device 6 transmits and be stored in the database 8 as the part of member's Visitor Logs.With these addresses together, the initial time of visit also has been recorded.This occurs in the 20th step of accompanying drawing 2.Like this, for each TCP speech channel of user, this member's Visitor Logs will be indicated the beginning of this speech channel, and comprise a group address and initial-access time.Difference between initial-access time provides the user in the information that spends in the time on each address during this conversation.
When this access system as a Fare Collection System, being easy to the user and when providing the associating person of free content to charge, will from database 8, extracting this member's Visitor Logs and and then handle in the 22nd step.Whether the address of judging the member write down or user record in the 24th step is corresponding with associating person address.Wherein associating person address is the Internet 16 specified among the URL or the address on the webserver 10, and this address has the free content with the tissue of systems provider associating.If this address is not an associating person address, then this point will be reported out in the 26th step, and according to user in member's Visitor Logs the visit of non-associating person address be edited a charge record for this user.This charge can be the flat rate charge of standard or according to the time charge of access time, or the charge of other expenses standard of the user being charged according to ISPs.
If judge that in the 24th step this address is an associating person address, this point will be reported out in the 28th step so, and the particulars that this associating person address is conducted interviews are saved so that associating person is charged.Generate associating person's record according to the data that obtained in the 30th step, wherein the data that obtained comprise the associating person address of being visited, and access times are visited the time that this address spends, and the particulars of visiting the identity validation of this address user.This associating person's record is stored in the database 8, and can be used as for the part of associating person security website on the webserver 10 obtained.Data in associating person's record can report to associating person with various forms in this security website.According to the time rate of visit or according to user's other toll project, can automatically charge in the 28th step to associating person to the visit of associating person address.Also can after ensuing processing, judge and charge to associating person's record.Can send expense to member and associating person by variety of way, as by drawing a bill or electronic credit card transaction.
Above charging method and system are especially favourable, this be since it for ISPs has set up a kind of another kind of charging mode that is different from present employed charging mode fully.Hold the supplier, for example associating person can equally charged with the user who is connected on the Internet.This charging method and system are also very favourable for the user, because their addressable free content.And the content provider can obtain their details because of providing content to benefit by associating person's record.The address of actual access and user's particulars are provided for content provider.Because access system has additional access-profile to each user, the particulars of this configuration file also can offer content provider in associating person's record, so that the further information of their content of user capture to be provided.
Do not departing under the situation of the described scope of the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art can carry out many modifications.

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1. charging method, this method comprises:
The record that keeps the content of a communication network that this network user visited;
Judge whether described content is associating person's content;
According to the charge that the visit of described associating person's content is generated to associating person; With
Generate charge according to visit to described user to other content of described record.
2. charging method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said record comprises the address of the communication network of representing described content, and described determination step comprises whether the described address of judgement is corresponding with associating person's content.
3. charging method as claimed in claim 1 comprises a plurality of described associating persons of associating person's content separately that have, and according to the charge of described user's generation of visiting the described content of associating person separately to described associating person.
4. charging method as claimed in claim 1, this method comprise that described each associating person's content of visiting corresponding to described user is associating person's record that described associating person generates a described address.
5. charging method as claimed in claim 4, wherein said associating person's record comprises the access time to each address and each user.
6. charging method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said associating person's record is addressable by communication network.
7. charging method, this method comprises:
The record that keeps the content of a communication network that this network user visited;
According to visit, based on the charge of described record decision to an associating person to the content of being correlated with described associating person; With
According to visit, based on the charge of described record decision to described user to other content of described record.
8. a Fare Collection System comprises the system unit of the series of steps that is used to carry out charging method, and wherein charging method is the charging method in any one aforesaid right requires.
9. charging software that is stored on the computer-readable recording medium, the code with series of steps of carrying out charging method, wherein charging method is any charging method described in the claim 1 to 7.
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