Patent ID: 8015264

Claim:
A computer-readable medium having a plug-in component containing program code for ordering a product over an internetwork formed by a plurality of computers and servers connected together, the internetwork including a billing server that processes orders for the product, wherein the plug-in component places an order for the product by: (a) establishing an internetwork communication link with the billing server that processes orders for the product; (b) obtaining from the billing server a transaction identifier that identifies the order for the product, and a premium telephone number for establishing a premium telephone number communication link with the billing server; (c) disconnecting the internetwork communication link with the billing server; (d) after disconnecting the internetwork communication link with the billing server, using the premium telephone number to: (1) establish a premium telephone number communication link with the billing server; and (2) identify a telephone communication billing entity to which the order for the product is to be billed; (e) transferring the order for the product to the billing server for processing; and (f) obtaining access information suitable for use in claiming the ordered product from the billing server via the premium telephone number communication link.