Patent ID: 7797236
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. In a settlement server capable of communicating over Internet with a local Internet service provider and a home Internet service provider, a computer implemented method for settlement of charges for Internet connection services, comprising: the settlement server receiving, from the local Internet service provider over the Internet, accounting records of a user's Internet connection service usage of a network of the local Internet service provider, the local Internet service provider operated independently from the home Internet service provider of the user, the user not having an account with the local Internet service provider but having an account with the home Internet service provider and connecting to the Internet via the local Internet service provider; the settlement server filtering the accounting records to remove erroneous data; the settlement server collecting the accounting records for a period of time; the settlement server generating a report of service usage for the period of time; and the settlement server transmitting the report of service usage to the home Internet service provider over the Internet.