CN1315021A - Charging in a computer network - Google Patents

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CN1315021A
CN1315021A CN99808204A CN99808204A CN1315021A CN 1315021 A CN1315021 A CN 1315021A CN 99808204 A CN99808204 A CN 99808204A CN 99808204 A CN99808204 A CN 99808204A CN 1315021 A CN1315021 A CN 1315021A
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Abstract

A charging method for goods and services provided by application programs through a data network is suggested, comprising the following steps: specifying the cost for using each application program in terms of charging units; providing a transaction server adapted to receive and store information related to the use of each application program; providing an application program interface between each application program and the transaction server, adapted to transfer information regarding the cost of each application, in terms of charging units, from the application program to the transaction server. A device for carrying out the method is disclosed, comprising means for receiving and storing information about the cost to be registered for a customer for using an application, said information being received in the form of charging units; means for calculating the cost of said session in terms of a valid currency.

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Technical field
The method and apparatus that the present invention relates to pay the bill in the data network, particularly method and apparatus by paying the bill based on the network (for example the Internet) of Internet Protocol (IP).
The description of relevant technologies
The Payment Card of credit card and other types uses more and more generally.
When receiving issue voucher, credit card can make its owner purchase commodities earlier and afterwards pay the bill.Higher with the every transaction expense of this card.Therefore, this card little transaction of amount that is not suitable for relating to.
Little for amount, the available cash card.To pay small business with it then in the amount existence card.Therefore this card equals to exist the amount of the inside, therefore it can only be used for small amount money.Usually, in any given time, it is limited having the amount in the card.Lose card and mean and lose corresponding amount, and exist the money in the card not give interest.And, when having blocked empty, must adorn money again with terminal, and this terminal only can obtain in some place to it.The discount that this cash card can not process user specified message such as user may be enjoyed.
This means, use the people of these services will pay with many distinct methods with many different cards and to different services.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of method and apparatus, so that can relate to all types transaction of payment.
Employing has realized above-mentioned purpose according to method of charging of the present invention in data network, can buy goods and/or service by data network; Said method comprises the following step:
-provide an application program for every kind of application; Said application program is positioned at the node of network;
The expense (representing with billing unit) of each application program is used in-appointment;
-the network trading server is provided; Said trading server is suitable for receiving and stores the information relevant with using each application program;
-application programming interfaces are provided between every kind of application program and trading server; Said application programming interfaces are suitable for the cost information (with billing unit represent) relevant with each application program sent to trading server from this application program;
This purpose also is used in the equipment of charging in the data network and realizes; Said data network comprises at least one application program, and its use user will assume charge; Said equipment comprises:
-storage arrangement, it is equipped with customer information and uses the expense of said application program;
The device (said information receives with the billing unit form) of the cost information of registering during the application program conversation is used in-reception and storage about the client;
The device of the said information of-storage;
-calculate the device of said use application program period expense with effective money.
This method can allow be connected with equipment and set up a period of time, and charging information can regularly or aperiodically send repeatedly therebetween.Use this way, each registration fee time spent can not occur and set up relevant expenses such as initial connection, authentification of user.It is low and do not increase high additional cost to do the expense that can make registration like this.Simultaneously, also can register very high expense.
Each chronomere can send a billing unit; To every kind of service or project, the duration of chronomere can be selected one by one, to certain special service or project, once can send a plurality of billing units.Can collect the usage charges of any program with this way, also change the price of service routine easily.
Each transaction can be specified a contract; Said contractual spectifications and the relevant parameter of transaction comprise the service of buyer's identity, the seller and purchase or item types and price and said contract are stored or it is linked on the trading server.This contract also can comprise the ultimate cost (being determined by the user) during the session.
Expense during each session is calculated with effective money and this cost information is transferred to Unit of Account.
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Below the present invention's (with reference to accompanying drawing) will be described in more detail, wherein:
Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the present invention;
The more detailed expression of Fig. 2 comprises each parts in the present invention;
Fig. 3 shows the signal that sends between user and each parts of this system;
Fig. 5 is the process flow diagram that the step of serving and taking is provided in network.
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According to Fig. 1 of the present invention is the schematic diagram that comprises each parts of system of trading server 1.Trading server 1 is used for monitor service and/or the use bought done.Concerning trading server 1, the one 3 is connected with the 29 application programming interfaces (API) by the 1 respectively with the 25 application program.Application program 3,5 both can directly be linked on the trading server 1 such as first application program 3 or by data network 11 by API.In preferred embodiments, can be with the Internet as data network 11.Be positioned at or linked on the trading server at database 13 so that storaging user data and other information.Trading server 1 is also linked on one or more processing clients' the charge parts 15 of actual delivery.A plurality of client terminals 17,18 are also linked on the data network 11.Terminal 19 also can directly be linked on one or more application programs 5.Client terminal 17,18,19 can be private terminal such as personal computer or the public terminals in the people family.The safety component 21 of control transaction security is positioned at or links on the trading server.
The application program 3,5 of any kind can be linked on the trading server 1, as below with discussed in detail.
The client can send information or the program of calling out or retrieving from the Internet 11 from his/her private terminal 17 there (for example, from goods catalogue indent goods) by internet telephone network.Can come with public terminals, for example, in shop, gas station, pay etc.The charge of these dissimilar application programs will be made more detailed description below.
It is for a more detailed description that the trading server 1 that it comprises and each parts will link Fig. 2.
Principle according to the present invention's charge involves a billing unit that is called mark.This billing unit is that mark can be every kind and uses the desired value independently select as this application.When certain client used certain service, application program 3,5 was by API7, and 9 to a plurality of marks of trading server 1 transmission.To some service, for example, phone, each chronomere can send a mark.For example, in the different time or to do duration of different types of call time unit variable.Generally, trunk call is than the short chronomere of local call, therefore concerning trunk call, with more frequent transmission mark.Application to other once can send a plurality of marks, and for example, if the client orders a certain goods from the goods list, then the value of this mark can be 10 pennies; If the price of this goods is 10 pounds, send 100 marks from this application program to this trading server so.Pay the usage charges of electricity or water, each unit (watt or the water yield) may send many marks.
When the client starts certain application program, for example, if this client will use this application program paying maybe can send one or more marks to this trading server when this client stops using certain application program for each.
This trading server 1 or database 13 are preserved the mark value information about each application program.This trading server 1 or database 13 also can be stored other information of user, for example, and the discount that he enjoys when the client uses special application program.
Fig. 2 shows according to each parts of system of system's first embodiment details condition more.As before, provide a trading server 101, it comprises a transaction manager, database 105 and one or more ISP's of linking 109 server 107.ISP's 109 inside objective provider (not shown) provide transactional services.Certainly, service provider 109 also can be an objective provider in.Server 107 is handled the liaison with ISP 109, comprises the retrieval of service item, the renewal or the protocol conversion business of accounting system.
Embodiment according to the best, the thing that belongs to logic as much as possible is stored in the transaction manager 103, so that the processing of application program is easier, for example, for making application program little and be easy to management, be placed on pay imformation in the transaction manager 103 rather than be placed in the application program itself.This transaction manager 103 is also set up the liaison with other unit.
Database 105 is used for storing and relevant information such as charge, manufacturer, client.Every service all has an inlet in the database of the mark value of specified services price (representing with mark) and relevant service.The customer information that is included in the database 105 can comprise, for example, and about any discount of the qualified proposition of client with can allow the information of the maximum that this client spends.
Trading server 101 also comprises a payment management device 113.Payment management device 113 is responsible for paying components communicate (by Unit of Account 115 expressions of Fig. 2) with the processing client.It may comprise some such dissimilar Units of Account 115 such as bank and/or credit card companies.
Transaction manager 103 is also linked on the one 117 application program and the 2 119 application program by the one 121 and the 2nd 123API respectively.As shown in Figure 1, connection can be directly or pass through data network.The step that offers the application program of network will be discussed below.
API can link in any application that needs to charge.As described above, API should not intervene, and what is in charge or what are received, only direct display mark.API also can be suitable for invoice is sent back to the content supplier of the service of using them.
Web browser 127 can be used for ordering the service that provides by the Internet and the system users of goods.Browser 127 can be linked on the Unit of Account 115 so that this browser can start and pays in advance in case of necessity.
Unit of Account 115, payment management device 113, transaction manager 103 and ISP 109 link on one or more certificate managers 129.Certificate manager 129 is issued user label, therefore when needs, and its provable special user's identity.
Fig. 3 is by the figure that sends signal between the client of first embodiment drafting of the present invention and each parts of this system.Client and each parts are represented with horizontal line, represent to signal with arrow between them.Parts are: application A PPL, API, certified component AUTH, trading server TS and database D B.Certified component can be made the ingredient of API and implement, and illustrates and make a standalone feature here.Any product of handling authentication operation that is applicable to can be used in this way.Certified component and other safe operations will more specifically be described below.
S31: the user at first begins to start application program.If ordered a certain product or done calling by the Internet, this realizes by opening corresponding internet address, webpage and ordering a certain service with method well known in the art according to preferential embodiment.If, for example, pay in the shop or in gas station, then depend on he oneself of customer ID and begin buying and realize it.
S32: send a signal from application program there to API, this signal comprise open beginning information such as application program sign, about client's information with require the information that is worth about each mark.
S33:API sets up and the trading server session, for example, sets up session according to the secure socket layer (ssl) agreement.
S34: trading server requires database that information is provided, and for example, uses to this about the client with about the information that each mark is worth.
S35: database returns to trading server with the information that requires.
S36: trading server returns the status information about session, comprises, for example, and the value of each mark and client's contract, this will be discussed in more detail below.
S37:API asks authenticated client.
S38: certified component begins to comprise with this client's dialogue the prompting of identity.This identity can be with any way identification well known in the art, as the discussion relevant with safe operation; Also can import other information relevant, such as serving or type of goods, ceiling price or the like with this transaction.
S39: the above-mentioned information of user's input is transferred to certified component again.
S40: the certificate that certified component returns user's contract of signature and checks the client to receive is given API.
S41:API sends to trading server with the user's contract and the certificate of signature.
S42: trading server begins session and information is sent to the database of given client and application.
S43: client's contract situation of trading server inspection signature and certificate also send reception notification to API.
S44:API is given to application with reception notification.
This uses beginning; This can hint that for example, certain program or file are downloaded to this client, and the order of catalogue article is registered.
S45: when request, should use and send mark to API.When this application beginning, can send first mark or in that the stage sends it afterwards.
S46:API is given to trading server with mark.
S47: trading server inserts database with the mark of above-mentioned session.This can be regularly or does aperiodically once or do repeatedly.
S45-47 can repeat inferior arbitrarily.
S48: when using end, this is used to API and sends a stop signal.
S49:API sends an information (may use one or more marks) to trading server.
S50: this stop signal and last mark also are registered in lane database.
S51: trading server finishes to API checking session.
S52:API finishes to this application verification session.
Concerning some was used, for example, when paying in the shop, when closing the transaction, available a kind of burst mode sent the many and corresponding mark of payment amount.Concerning other were used, for example, when gas storage, every liter of gas can send many marks.
Confirmation signal is sent to API from Program Manager, is sent to application from API.
Only comprised the coherent signal of describing invention thought above, certainly, other signals such as synchronizing signal may send in some stage.
User's contract is specified the valid data of this transaction, designated user identity and application, designated price (for example, with the value of a mark and the time remaining phase between mark represent), the price in each period or total price.Can also allow the user specify ceiling price.Can and be stored in always or link on the trading server by user storage user contract.Also can specify the method for other data such as authentification of user.Can verify any business in this way afterwards in case of necessity.
Fig. 4 shows the signal that sends by second embodiment of the present invention, with it institute's markedness is once sent to database; For example, when relating to Web server in the session, the connection of doing possible long period like this is safer.Same procedure among available Fig. 3 of negotiation of authentication and contract is carried out, and is therefore not shown in Figure 4.
S62: this application is sent a signal to API, comprises about the client, about this application with about the information of a plurality of marks that will send.
S63:API should use and customer information is given to trading server.
S64: trading server returns the status information about session.
S65:API send user's contract (if being suitable for), customer data and some marks of signature to give transactional services.
S66: trading server will be stored in the database about new session information.
S67: this trading server send to database and uses and customer information.
S68: this trading server is stored in lane database with mutually suitable mark number.
S69: the session in this trading server end data storehouse.
S70: this trading server is sent to status information to API.
As mentioned above, authentification of user can be carried out with many different ways, with password, smart card, soft card, speech recognition or with any other ways known in the art.Safe operation can be used as the indivisible part of API and carries out, but also wishes independently to wrap the increase authentication operation as one.Each content supplier can select to be suitable for the authentication operation of application discussed above in this way.Certainly, also can omit safe operation fully, for example, in the network of restricted access.
For safety, between user and application program and the information that sends between each parts to encrypt.This available suitable prior art encryption method realizes that this depends on desired safe coefficient.The universal method of information encryption is to cooperate Public key with the specific private key of client between client and application program.
When charge data has been stored in the database, they can be transferred to a record keeping parts there, this is with the payment that guarantees to receive from the client.This available any method known in the art is carried out it, and for example, the client can have an account number, money is got to the there in advance or this client can be in the fixing maybe receipt of invoice when the amount that will charge reaches certain limit in period.
Fig. 5 is the process flow diagram that a required step of application program is provided in system.
The S1 step: design application.The type of application is depended in the design of application program, as below will discussing.
The S2 step: inquiry API also links on the application program.
The S3 step: specify the price of using this application program and be stored in lane database.
With the value of each mark and the mark number designated price of each chronomere or project.
The S4 step: this program can be obtained from network.This may mean, for example, it is stored in maybe this program is sent to the client in the webserver with on the computing machine that is installed in them.
The type of application is depended in the design of application program and API.If from goods catalogue indent goods, then should provide about project and their pricing information to this client, preferably use webpage, it also should be able to make this client that information is submitted to trading server by API.This information should comprise the discriminating of client identity authentication and the project that will buy; Otherwise, project information is provided with the printing catalogue, which kind of mode website that don't work only need comprise the function of submitting discriminating of the required entries purpose and specification to.
According to the present invention, also may comprise payment, for example, the consumption costs of electric power or water.In this case, must measure consumption and its information is sent to service server with certain known way.When having consumed a certain amount of or this information having been sent with a plurality of marks in the regular period.

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1. a method of charging in data network can be bought goods and/or service by data network; Said method comprises the following step:
-providing an application program (3,5) to each application, said application program is in the node of this network;
-specify to use the expense of each application program according to billing unit;
-trading server (1 is provided in network; 101), said trading server is suitable for receiving and storage and the relevant information of use each application program (3,5);
-each application program (3,5) and trading server (1 be provided; 101) application programming interfaces between (7,9), said application programming interfaces (7,9) are suitable for according to billing unit from this application program to the trading server transmission information about the expense of each application.
2. according to the method for claim 1, its characteristics are to be that each chronomere sends a billing unit, can be every kind of service or project duration of select time unit one by one.
3. according to the method for claim 1 or 2, its characteristics are to be that a special service or project send many billing units.
4. according to any one method of claim 1 to 3, its characteristics are will to send to this application from the pay demand note place value of this trading server when session begins.
5. according to any method of front claim, its characteristics are to specify a contract into each transaction, described contract given transaction parameter comprises service or the item types and the price of buyer's identity, the seller and purchase, and said contract is left in or links on the trading server.
6. according to any method of aforementioned claim, its characteristics are to allow the client to use application program to specify the highest price.
7. according to the method for claim 6, its characteristics are said ceiling price is included in the contract.
8. according to any method of aforementioned claim, its characteristics are the following step:
-calculate the expense of each session according to effective currency;
-cost information is transferred to record keeping parts (127).
9. equipment (1 that energy is charged in data network; 101), said data network comprises at least one application program (3,5), and the use of this program will be assumed charge the user, and described equipment comprises
The storage arrangement (13 of the expense of-storing subscriber information and the said application program of use (3,5); 105);
-receive and the storage registration use the device of the session cost information of certain application program about the client, receive described information with the billing unit form;
The memory storage (13 of the described information of-storage; 105);
-calculate the device (103) of the said session expense of representing with effective money.
10. according to the equipment of claim 9, its characteristics are that it comprises with the client and consult contract and the contract of signing is stored in device (103) in the database.
11. according to the equipment of claim 9 or 10, its characteristics are that it comprises the memory storage (13 of storage client customizing messages; 105) with according to this device of the information re-set price of discount granted for example.
12. a data network, its characteristics are that it comprises:
-according to any one at least one equipment (1 of claim 9-11; 101);
-at application program (5,7) and said equipment (1; 101) API (7,9) of transmission information between.
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