Patent ID: 7308422

Claim:
A computer system, comprising: a memory to store a database; a first logic unit linked with the database to establish a first communications connection with an information provider and to record a first communication in real time as the first communication is being articulated by the information provider over the first communications connection, the database to store the first recorded communication, wherein the database further stores information about an account set up for the information provider; a second logic unit to provide to a user a list of recorded communications including the first recorded communication, the list including a rate per period of time to access a respective recorded communication, and the list including a user selectable link for the respective recorded communication, which when selected causes a central controller to facilitate establishing a connection with the user to provide the selected recorded communication to the user; in response to the user selecting the user selectable link of a recorded communication from the list of recorded communications, the central controller to facilitate establishing a connection with the user to provide the selected recorded communication to the user; and a third logic unit to bill the user in response to providing the selected communication to the user, wherein the third logic unit is to track how long the selected recorded communication is delivered to the user and to credit to the account an amount based upon how long the selected recorded communication is delivered minus a fee.