Patent ID: 6233604
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
A method of providing communication among a client system, server system and an electronic communication network, the client system including a Central Processor Unit (CPU), volatile working memory associated with the CPU, a communications interface and the client system running client software for managing the communications between the client system and the electronic communications network, the server system running server software for managing communications between a plurality of client systems and the electronic communications network, the method comprising:providing a set of billing options, the billing options including at least one technique for making a monetary payment;specifying a billing preferences and transmitting the billing preference to the server system from the client system;transmitting a billing approve/reject signal from the server system to the client system;conducting two-way communications between the electronic communications network and the client system via the server system if an approve signal is provided in the transmitting a billing approve/reject signal step.