Patent ID: 7020628

Claim:
A system for generating billing and computer usage time information for each of a plurality of unrelated host computer networks subscribing to security services from a remotely located security server, the system comprising: a database stored on a computer readable medium, the database comprising a list of fees for each of the plurality of unrelated host computer networks; a user authentication system comprising: means for determining if a remotely located computer user is authorized to access one of the plurality of unrelated host computer networks; means for establishing a connection between the remotely located computer user and one of the plurality of unrelated host computer networks if the remotely located user is an authorized remotely located user for the one of the plurality of unrelated computer networks; and means for generating and storing a user log, the user log having a list of computer usage time for authorized users connected to the plurality of unrelated host computer networks via the user authentication system; and a billing application in communication with the database and the user authentication system, the billing application responsive to receipt of the user log from the user authentication system to generate a bill and computer usage summary for each of the plurality of unrelated host computer networks based on the list of fees in the database.