MXPA98005884A - Billing in the inter - Google Patents

Billing in the inter

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MXPA98005884A
MXPA98005884A MXPA/A/1998/005884A MX9805884A MXPA98005884A MX PA98005884 A MXPA98005884 A MX PA98005884A MX 9805884 A MX9805884 A MX 9805884A MX PA98005884 A MXPA98005884 A MX PA98005884A
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Melen Bjorn
Hyvonen Mika
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Oy L M Ericsson Ab
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The present invention relates to a terminal (1,2) connected to the public telephone network PSTN that has access to the Internet connection node by dialing a service number. In the access node the server gives the terminal a temporary IP address and establishes the connection to the area network (15) or to the entire world via the Internet (11) offering services with cost. To join the number A and the IP address with each other and thus invoice the user for the services with cost, the procedure is as follows: when the connection to the service number is established, the telephone exchange (4), which contains the functions of switching of the intelligent network (14) of the user's A number (1 or 2) and of the identification (C i) of the location of the device of the telephone exchange (4) from which the connection has been established to the entry point of the router ( 6) in the access node. The entry point receives the same identification (Cï) as the location of the device connected to the point, and a message is sent to SCP containing the temporary address given to the terminal for the connection time as well as the identification of the entry point of the router ( 6). In the SCP, the billing program links the number A and the temporary IP address of the terminal with the same location identification of the device and the identification of the entry point of the router. The database of the intelligent network has the data of the service providers with cost, this includes at least their IP addresses. When the terminal is connected to the service with cost, the local area network server reports the IP address of the service and the IP address of the terminal to the Service Control Point (SC

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BILLING ON THE INTERNET TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to the billing of services acquired through the data transmission network and, especially, to the billing of Internet services.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The Internet is a network that connects the local area networks of thousands of companies, universities and other organizations. There is no centralized directory of users or services on the network, the user has to search for the relevant topics. Any type of information can be transmitted on the network and anyone can establish their own service available to everyone. Computers that have different programs and operating systems communicate using the TCP / IP protocol (Transport Control Protocol / Internet Protocol), this is a common nomination for the two most important Internet protocols. The data that is transmitted is divided by its length into (1-500 byte) IP packets, which are routed to the correct position by the network router according to the address data in the packets. TCP helps maintain a reliable connection between the transmitter and the receiver. Gather the incoming IP packets in the correct order and request a retransmission if necessary. The addresses in packet, that is, the addresses of the computers in the network, consist, at present, of four digits 0-255 separated by points, this combination of four numbers is called IP address (IPv4). The address is hierarchical, the first part of the address specifies the network number, usually the national prefix comes first, and the "letters" part indicates the computer number within the network.The computer is given an IP address when it is connects to the Internet The use of addresses is facilitated by the network's Domain Name Service (DNS), which converts computer names into IP addresses and vice versa, and the user can therefore refer to names of computers and services instead of their numerical addresses Since the DNS service is completely distributed to cover different parts of the Internet network, the separate local area network Domain Name Servers can request addresses of each one if required. The growth of Internet services and users will cause network traffic in a few years, and as a result of this, the TCP / IP protocol may have to er replaced by a more developed link protocol. The change is forced by the short execution of Internet addresses, especially class C addresses, and by the poor applicability of IP traffic as now to real-time data transfer. Almost all Internet services are used based on the client / server principle, that is, the client program on the user's computer connects to the server program of the service provider, which then performs the work. E-mail or email, is perhaps the most used service, which a user can use it by purchasing a personal mailbox from an Internet connection provider. The user can then retrieve messages from the network server on his workstation (mail) in the network, using POP (Post Office Protocol).
WWW (World Wide Web) has become the most important form of service. It is a WWW server network all over the world that contains HTML documents (HyperText Markup Language). WWW is a hypermedia network, which means that it only exists virtually, that is, electronically. The hyperdocument is an entity that can contain text, images, sound and moving images. The document can comprise several pages. Some words or images in the text are distinguishable links on the screen or output, the activation of which, by means of a click, begins the transfer to the user, in an invisible URL (Uniform Resource Locator) that refers to assembling links and bring a new document to the screen. Every WWW server has a defined root, which usually contain the proposed file to be observed first. It is usually called the home page, "or e page." In addition each subdirectory generally contains a file which is the initial document of this directory. You can access WWW with graphical user interfaces such as Mosaic, Netscape and Cello and by text-based user interfaces such as Lynx. A hyperdocument usually has a "webmaster", which updates the data of the document. A particular user or a small company without its own local area network and not having direct access to a computer with Internet, can use the connection SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol) or the PPP (Point to Point Protocol) or the link program terminal to connect to the Internet computer. This computer here is called a connection node, from the Internet point of view this is a node that has an address and represents for the user a point of access to the Internet. The node can be, for example, according to Figure 1. The average user user does not have a local area network to connect to the Internet, but according to Figure 1, the user can have access through the Public Network of Switched Telephony (PSTN) to the local area network of some companies connected to the Internet, from the ISDN user interface of the exchange or switch 4 through the computer 2 provided with an ISDN adapter or from an analog user interface of the central unit or switch connected through a modem 3 to the line of the serial port of computer 1 (RS232, that is, the so-called COM port (serial interface)). Computer 1 can, instead of an external modem, be provided with an internal modem card. ~ Those using the dial-up network analog user interface and the modem 3 are connected to the group of modems 5 linked to the router 6. The connection is established so that the data communication program of the computer 1 establishes a connection to router 9, which serves as a DHCP server. The local area network and likewise users 1 and 2 are connected to the Internet world through router 10. Router 10 routes the IP packets transmitted according to their addresses to the correct networks and also functions as a traffic delimiter , if required. The connection described above, between the user and the local area network of the contact company, is usually for local users of an ordinary switched telephone network, but contact companies also offer fixed connections in cooperation with the telemarketer. The computer 7 that handles users' e-mail traffic is an important component in the local area network, one of which computers 1 and 2 can search their e-mail using the POP protocol. Another important component of a local area network is the PROXY server 8. The PROXY server can also be behind the router 10 on the Internet. The PROXY server acts as a service cache for the network and also as a means of access between the company's own local area network and the Internet. This is stored in its own memory, for example, - newly recovered Internet files or WWW pages, from which users on the same PROXY server can quickly re-read them on their own computer. To allow the user 1 who has connected his computer via modem to a public telephone line, use graphical client programs and the WWW browser, the SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol) or the PPP are used (Point to Point Protocol) in the transfer of data between the user and the local area network. The protocol converts the modem line into an Internet cable and extends the Internet's TCP / IP telecommunication link to include the public telephone line from one modem to another, between terminal 1 and router 6. SLIP allows communications from the Internet using the serial port of the computer line through which the computer, beyond the serial interface, becomes a workstation connected to the network.
A special feature of the Internet is that its use so far has been almost free. The cost of communication on the Internet has been covered by public media, authorities or universities. During a session the user is able to establish connection with computers around the world and receive a large amount of information at no cost. The contact company that offers Internet connections charges, of course, a connection fee (access) and a fixed monthly fee. The extension of the network and the number of users have made companies, communities and also private individuals create their own WWW page on the Internet to present their products and services. The goal of companies and communities is to attract the attention of the public and create new contacts with potential consumers. A system of orders based on WWW has suggested allowing buyers to order the desired products from different distributors using their own computer. In this system billing, however, is traditionally done from outside the Internet. Some progressive businessmen already offer this kind of service as an experiment. For e-commerce this has suggested a system in which the seller gives a general presentation of his store and his products in his own "ho e page". On this page there are links to the full product catalogs. Once the product has been chosen, the buyer clicks on a certain link, which shows an order form on the screen. The buyer completes the form and attaches his credit card number. After receiving the order, the seller's server generates a confirmation message and sends it to the buyer. The disadvantage of this electronic commerce is the security risk included in the transfer and handling of the credit card number. The common characteristic of all suggested methods for ordering, is that billing is done as always separately and afterwards. This implies, however, the risk that the customer orders the product without any intention to pay for it. It is also possible for some to order with a false name and send the product to a third person, or some who steal credit card numbers, make orders and the invoice is sent to the true owner of the credit card. A solution to the aforementioned problems could be to connect the service charge to the telephone account for those users, who according to Figure 1 use the telephone network with dial-up for. the connection to the Internet. This could increase the reliability of ordering, as the origin of the call is known and the possibility of ordering services anonymously is excluded. However, current arrangements do not allow this, as the operator making the call charge does not know the IP address of the user's computer. In addition, the user's telephone number, the IP address of the computer and the Internet service prices that can be charged are separate information.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is thus a method for comparing articles and / or services, in which the billing of products and services offered through the Internet, is handled in a characteristic way for the charge of a networked telephone , where a simple service or purchase is registered and attached to the purchase of the product or to the user's account of the telephone service, preferably to the telephone account of the calls. The charge for the service used or the product purchased can be based on the time of connection, a pulse per connection, a fixed price or a combination of these. The account can, of course, also be sent separately to the user of the service or to the buyer of the product as is customary, for example, in connection with purchases with a credit card. Other objectives are systems to establish bases for an identification of a user terminal or a user and a method for them.
The series of objectives is achieved in the manner presented in the claims. From the terminal user interface, which is, for example, the terminal user interface according to the agreement with the telemarketer, a connection is established to the network, through which at least one service vendor and / or or predetermined article, who makes an agreement with the telemarketer, offers articles and services of different prices to be acquired. According to the invention, the user interface data is first of all identified when the connection is established or during connection. Second, the seller's data, as well as the price of the selected item or service, are identified when an item and / or service is chosen from the user interface. The identification is made during the connection. The data of the identified user interface and the vendor are combined to make the user charge the description of the price of the item or service. In a preferred form of the mode the user, that is, the subscriber A, calls through the modem or ISDN adapter from the user interface to the access node, that is, to the contact company number that offers the service of interface, which is a number B. From the telephone exchange (switch) which is also the SSP (Service Switching Point) of the intelligent network (IN service), the number A and the number B are transferred to the intelligent network SCP (Service Control Point) for use of the invoice program, which provides the subscriber A with an invoice record containing the numbers A and B. The intelligent network informs the telephone exchange about the re-switching of the call to the C number defined for the service provider, as long as the caller's A number is the service's owner. Otherwise, access is prevented or blocked. This function can be used to meet possible service restriction conditions. The subscriber must, for this condition of restriction, for example, be able to restrict the use of the telephone only to basic calls and avoid calls for other services. The telephone exchange switches to the location C of the device corresponding to the number C and reports the identification of the location C of the device to the intelligent network. The device location identification C is added to the billing record, then the smart network has records of the number A, the number B and the identification C of the location of the device. The call initiates, as is normal, from the location C of the device of the central PSTN and goes to the entry point of the access node. The point and the location of the device of the control unit have a complete analogy, therefore, the same identification of location of the device as in the telephone exchange can, for the purpose of ordering, be used for the point, that is, the identification C . From the point the call proceeds to the server / router of the contact company indicated by the number B, which now has a record of the identification C of the location of the device in the exchange, from where the call arrives. The server / router gives the calling computer "visible" behind this location "of the device an Internet I address to be used in normal manner during the connection time, both the identification C of device location and Internet address I given are informed to the intelligent network wherein the billing program that first received the number A and the identification C of location of the device, combines the received data having the same identification C of location of the device and results in a record of the number A and its address I determined.The user can, after this, move through different networks of his choice.The user initially connects, via access node, to the MAN area network that offers Internet services, and can act in accordance with the charges and rules established within this network. The user number A is known, therefore, the billing can be based on this number. The intelligent network has a record of the database of the service provider with cost in the area network, MAN. When the user moves from the MAN area network to the entire world via the Internet, the access node sends a message to the intelligent network that the user has moved to use the Internet services. Correspondingly, when the user returns to the services within the MAN network, the access node sends a message to the intelligent network about the return to the MAN area network. When the user moves to services with cost within the MAN network, the access node informs the intelligent network about this. All user control requests for services with cost in the MAN network are transmitted by the access node, which means that whenever the user moves to a service advertised in a WWW page, the access node receives information about the access node. The IP address of the subscriber, as well as the IP address of the service provider. Both addresses are transmitted to the intelligent network, which now knows that the subscriber number A that uses the IP address in question has moved towards the service with cost obtainable from the certain IP address. In this way, the basis for billing the service is established. When the user makes a purchase in a service with cost, the access node receives information about the purchase and informs the intelligent network of this purchase.
The billing of the service used or the item purchased is based on a fixed total amount, on the connection time or on a simple pulse per connection or in a combination of these. A software transfer can, for example, be charged as a total sum or as a combination of the connection time and the total sum. Deposits in games of chance and lotteries are examples of billing of the service or article, in which it is possible to fill an electronic coupon in the computer itself and transfer it to the lottery offices, which sends a receipt to the e-mail that uses the transaction. The user who corresponds to the telephone number can then take charge of the lotteries. Other examples of application of the proposed system are, for example, sale of the order by mail and security of the authenticity and billing of such items as delivery of pizza to home, etc., as well as services and articles of electronic means such as programs and your updates, products, text, images, sound, pieces of music or for example, video.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 shows schematically the connection of a particular user to the local area network of a company selling connections to the Internet; Figure 2 shows a network structure applicable for the modality of the method; Figure 3 shows a feasible signaling in the method according to the invention; and Figure 4 shows a flow chart of an embodiment of the present invention.
Description of the modalities The invention, in principle, is adapted to be used throughout the Internet network, but in practice it is preferable to apply the invention in a subnetwork forming a restricted space of numbers. This is practical, as in many cases the buyer wants the supplier of the items to be geographically close. This subnet is the area network 15 in Figure 2, which can be a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN, Metropolitan area Network) covering a geographically limited area such as a city or in Finland, for example, a province or perhaps all of Finland . Other networks can be connected to the subnet with a means of access if required. The communication traffic could be implemented as in the international telephone traffic, but nevertheless, so that the data of numbers A are transferred in the network. Service providers are connected to subnet 15, some of them offering free services and some of them offer services with cost or services SI and S2.
Those telephone numbers that can use the services with cost according to the invention, are registered in the database of the SDP intelligent network as a numerical space. These telephone numbers have access to the numbers of the service providers (numbers B), which act as activators of the intelligent network. The amount authorized for the service can be limited by introducing as a criterion for the access of the geographical location (number A) of the user, for example, when ordering a pizza, the distribution area, that is, the limit of home delivery. The data about the service provider, possible access criteria and prices of the service can be registered in the SDP (Service Data Point) of the intelligent network. The user has access to the Internet (WAN) and the subnet (MAN) through the access node that offers the access service. The access node may comprise a computer, which from the Internet point of view is a node having an IP address, and which offers access to the Internet of the PSTN / ISDN subscriber. In a preferred form of the embodiment described below, it is assumed that the access node is the local area network of the contact company in accordance with Figure 1. The connection to the local area network is established as a call normal as follows: The user calls through his modem 3 or ISDN adapter from his user interface, the service number of the contact company, which is a number B. The telephone exchange 4 is also the Service Switching Point (SSP) of the intelligent network IN service, that is, the exchange contains the functions of switching the service of intelligent network, for which there is access from the central to the IN services of the intelligent network. If the exchange is not provided with the service switching functions, the call is routed in the normal way to the nearest exchange with these functions. This is not essential for the invention. The exchange 4 identifies whether the number of the subscriber A is included in the numerical space that has access to the numbers B. It is possible to do, if desired, a subscriber restriction in terms of access. The restriction can be used to fulfill, for example, some possible conditions of the service restriction: the subscriber must have the possibility to prevent the use of the telephone for calls other than the actual basic calls. If the condition of access is fulfilled or the condition is not established, it is verified the number B. The central 4 is provided with a point in BCSM (Basic Cali State Model) where the call control can be interrupted in order to start the intelligent network service. The number B acts as a service activator, giving as a result that SSP sent to the intelligent network and from there to the SCP (Service Control Point) a message that will use the billing program according to the invention, whose message contains the number A and the number B. The message is transferred according to the INAP protocol through the signaling network. The SCP, can be physically located in the same central or in connection with some other central, defines for the call a reconmutation to the number C given to the service provider. This SCP then sends a response message to the exchange 4 containing the switched data C, in response to which the telephone exchange switches to the location C of the side device of the control unit corresponding to the number C. The exchange 4 then reports the device location identification C to the intelligent network SCP billing program, which updates the billing record. The intelligent network has at this stage registers of the number A, the number B (and the number C) such as the identification C of location of the device. After this, the switching of the call continues as is normal: from the location C of the device on the output side of the telephone exchange 4 the call proceeds to a certain entry point of the router 6 connected to the local area network and the PSTN network, whose point of entry is for the user the Internet access point. The location of the device and the entry point have a complete analogy, therefore, also to the entry point of the router is given an identification C in order to make the invention more understandable. The subscriber A is now in connection with the LAN network of the contact company through the router 6. The subscriber's computer A enters from here on, in contact with the router 9 using, for example, the DHCP protocol or the Radius server and receives a temporary IP address from the controller. The IP address and location data C of the device are transmitted to the server 12 containing the required service program. The controller and the server can be physically on the same device. The server / router now has a record of the identification C of the location of the device that is about to arrive. A charge is defined for the connection from the terminal to the local area network in the same way as is generally done in telephone traffic. The server 12 or the router 9 sends through the signaling network SS # 7 to the intelligent network 14SCP the INAP message, which contains the terminal IP address and its identification C of the location of the device for the incoming call. The IP address and C can also be sent as a tcp / ip message using the local area network. SCP has previously received information about the identification C of the location of the device and the number A related to this, therefore, it is possible to easily combine the data containing the same identification C of location of the device. As a result, SCP has a record of the user's A number and IP address given by the local area network to the user's computer. The router 9 updates the routing tables of the router 6 so that the subscriber A has access to a restricted address space within the network MAN 15. The user is now connected to the local area network (LAN) of the company that It offers the service of connection to Internet and also to the area network (MAN) and can act in accordance with the charges and rules agreed upon in the networks. The user can read messages from the local area network mail 7 and register them, as well as use MAN area network services. The user number A is registered, therefore, billing can also be done based on the number A. When the user wants to leave the MAN network to, for example, the Internet 11 of the world, click on a link in its screen, this information is transmitted to the router 9, which changes the routing file to give the subscriber's computer A access to the WAN network. The connection is routed to the Internet network, then the user can move around the Internet network. When the router 9 routes the user's connection to the entire Internet (WAN) network, it simultaneously sends a message through the network signalized to the intelligent network 14 SCP for the use of the billing program, from which the user has moved to use Internet services. The message contains the user's IP number, based on which SCP knows the user's A number, SCP converts the billing bases that correspond to the changed situation. Billing can, for example, be based on the time charge. When the user requests access to return to the service in the MAN network, the router changes the routing file and informs through the signaling network about the change of network to the intelligent network SCP for the use of the billing program. SCP changes the billing bases to correspond with the new network. As described above, information about the IP address of the user and the network are transmitted to the intelligent network whenever the user moves from one network to another. When the user moves to the MAN 15 network that contains services with cost, it can simultaneously be established if he is authorized to use the service with cost. A procedure is as follows: when the user wants to move to the MAN 15 network that contains services with cost such as SI and S2, he clicks in the normal way to the link on his screen. Computer 1 or 2 enters into connection with the PR.OXY 8 server, which resolves the correct movement of the user in this network based on its own data and in cooperation with the SCP of the intelligent network. If the user is authorized to access the services with cost in the MAN network, the PROXY server 8 sends information about it through the signaling network to the SCP of the intelligent network 14 and with this for the use of the billing program . If the user wants to move to the service with cost advertised on a WWW page within the MAN 15 network, send a request by clicking on the link in this page. The request goes to the PROXY 8 server of the local area network, which, as a response to the request, calls the server of the service provider. When the connection is established, the server of the service provider has received information about the IP address of the PROXY 8 server of the local area network requesting access, and the PROXY 8 server knows the IP address of the user. The PROXY server informs both directions to the intelligent network, which now knows that the connection of the number A that uses the IP address in question, has been moved to a certain service with cost. Billing bases are thus established. When the user makes a purchase in the service with cost offered in the MAN 15 network, the PROXY 8 server receives information about the purchase, because the user's control requests are transmitted by the PROXY 8 server, which in this way, communicates with the user's terminal and the service provider's server. Although the service provider only sees the address of the PROXY 8 server as the address of the buyer, it is possible to charge the subscriber A as the PROXY server 8 knows the IP address of the subscriber A and has this information referred to in the intelligent network and The intelligent network service program has record of all the numbers. Billing can be done in many different ways. The server can transmit the information about the purchase to the SCP of the intelligent network 14 for the use of the billing program which, based on the information given by the service provider and registered in the database, calculates the price to charge it to the subscriber A. It is also possible that the SCP of the intelligent network informs the PROXY 8 server of the user's A number and that the PROXY server forms the billing record. The database of the service provider can, in this case, be located with the contact company, which can then directly calculate the sum to be appended to the billing record. The subscriber data necessary to form the billing record, in another way, can be sent by the server to the server of the service provider. The server reports the registration to the PROXY server, which sends it to the intelligent network.
In addition, it is possible that the server of the service provider, directly report the sum to be appended to the billing record. In this case, the database of the service provider with cost does not need to be registered in the intelligent network. The charge can be defined when they enter and always when it is transferred from one service with cost to another. This is possible because the PROXY server sends a message to the SCP exchange whenever the subscriber A moves to another service. When the user returns from the MAN 15 network that offers services with cost to the local area network or the WAN network, the PROXY server informs the intelligent network about it. The same principle can be applied if the MAN network is to be separated from the local LAN but will still offer the subscriber a favorable way to use restricted services such as e-mail and similar services. In this case the access to the network MAN of the subscriber A via the router 13 is restricted informing the router 6 about the restriction. This method allows the subscriber A to be offered services with cost SI and S2 in the area of the MAN network even if the subscriber does not have access to the MAN network. The service can also be extended so that the subscriber A has to provide his address data when he orders a service with cost, SI or S2 from the services with cost. The address of subscriber A is known if the order is placed from a fixed network extension line.
When the session is going to end, the subscriber A closes the connection. The SSP of the smart network of subscriber A connected to the exchange 4 observes this and sends information to the SCP, and the charge is interrupted. SCP sends information about the closure of the connection to the local area network router 9, which, from then on, updates the routing data and releases the used IP address. Figure 3 shows the signaling that illustrates in main parts the description of Figure 2. According to the main idea of the invention the SCP of the intelligent network is provided with a register that contains at least the number A of the user, the temporary IP address given by the local area network to the user as well as the number B marked by the user in case this is the intelligent network service number. This data has been obtained in the phase 31 of Figure 3. The arrow 32 'from the central station to the local area network server is shown dotted because the data is not signaled directly to the local area network, but the network of Local area resolves it from the data of the entry point of the router. The arrow from the local area network server to SCP illustrates the transfer of the IP address of subscriber A and the IP address of the service provider. When the information about the user's purchase, arrow 34, has arrived at SCP, it calculates the price which is charged from the number A. For an expert within the field it is obvious that the basic idea of the invention can be incorporated into many different forms. The invention and its mode forms are not considered to be restricted to the examples described above but may vary within the scope of the claims. There are, for example, different alternatives for the data contained in the message in terms of services with cost transmitted from the local area network to the intelligent network. It can simply contain the price that SCP adds to the billing record, or the code of the service provider, in which case, SCP looks up the data corresponding to the code from its database and acts accordingly. In the charge for time, the entry into the service starts the counter and the service stops it. The counter can be located in the local area network and / or in SCP or SSP. WAN and MAN networks are not restricted to the example described above, but networks can be grouped in different parallel or hierarchical ways and many networks can exist. The user can be a user / subscriber of a mobile phone. The user of the computer can also connect to the network wirelessly. This is possible using, for example, the DC 12, DC 23 system of the applicant. Then a modem card is connected between the mobile phone and the computer and the communication is wireless between the mobile phone and the base station. The connections to / from base stations are known to the skilled person. It is also clear to the expert that the arrangement may contain more than one plant 4.

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1. A method of purchasing articles and / or services, said method comprises the steps of: establishing a connection from a terminal to a network, through which at least one service provider and / or article offers for sale articles and / or services; identify the terminal user interface data; identify the data of sellers and the price of the article and / or service chosen in the connection time, when an article or service is chosen from the user interface; combine the data identified for the billing of the chosen article or service based on the connection records of the user's terminal. The method according to claim 1, wherein the identification of the terminal user interface data comprises the step of verifying the right of the connection of the user's exchange to enter the network. The method according to claim 1, wherein the identification of the vendor data comprises the step of verifying that the vendor belongs to a predetermined group. 4. A method of establishing the bases for billing services used in a system comprising a public telephone network, and an access node, which can be introduced from a terminal connected to the public telephone network, and at least one communication network (WAN, MAN) that offers services, which can be accessed from the access node, the known terminal being by an address during the connection time, and the exchange in the access has a device location (C) to the entry point (C) of the communication network; said method comprises the steps of: reserving a line for connection, registering the address of the terminal during the establishment of the connection for the connection time, identifying the location IC) of the device used by the respective terminal address, collecting the corresponding terminal address to the location (C) of the used device or entry point (C ') during the connection time and number A. 5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that when the access node has established the connection to the communications network that offers services with cost in response to the terminal request (1 or 2) for the use of this network, an entry is created around the established connection, whose data contains at least number A and the terminal address and time. 6. The method according to claim 4 is characterized in that when the access node has established the connection to the server of the service provider with cost (SI or S2) in response to the request of the terminal (1 or 2) for To enter this service, an entry is created, said entry contains at least number A and the server address of the service provider and the service. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that when the access node has established the connection to the communications network (WAN) that offers free services as a response to the request of the terminal (1 or 2) ) to enter this network, the access node sends the information of the billing program about the established connection, information that contains the address of the terminal and time. The method according to claim 5 or 7, characterized in that when the access node has disconnected the connection from the network (WAN or MAN) of the service provider, it sends information to the billing program about the disconnection, information that contains the number A, and the terminal address and time. 9. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that_ the data about providers of cost • services and the connection of the user are registered in the database of the intelligent network. 10. The method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the data about service providers with cost and time are recorded in the database of the access node. 11. The method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the TCP / IP protocol is used in the network of the service provider, and that the terminal address and the server address of the service provider are Internet addresses. 1
2. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that the group of numbers A authorized to use the services with cost offered by the communication network are registered in the database of the network as a numerical space. 1
3. A system to establish the bases for an identification of a user terminal, said system comprises a public telephone network, and an access node, which can be introduced from a terminal connected to the public telephone network, and at least a communications network (WAN, MAN) that offers services, which can be accessed from the access node and in which the access node gives the terminal a temporary address for the 'connection time, when the connection is established to the access node, wherein the telephone exchange (4) containing the switching functions of the intelligent network informs the Service Control Point (SCP) of the intelligent network (14) the number A (1 or 2) of the user and the identification (C) of location of the device of the exchange (4) from which the connection has been established for the entry point of the access node, to the entry point of the access node the same identification (C) is given as the tie ne the location of the device connected to the entry point and a message is sent to the SCP containing the temporary address given to the terminal for the connection time and the identification of the entry point of the access node, and said number A and the address temporary given to the terminal, in which the identification of the location of the device and the identification of the entry point of the access node in relation to said address are the same, they bounce back to each other in the SCP. 1
4. A system for establishing the basis for identification of a user, said system comprising a public telephone network, and an access node, which can be introduced from a terminal connected to a public telephone network, and at least one communication network (WAN, MAN) that offers services, which can be accessed from the access node and in which the access node gives the terminal a temporary address for the connection time, when the connection to the access node is established access, wherein: a telephone exchange (4) containing the switching functions of the intelligent network informs the Service Control Point (SCP) of the intelligent network (14) the number A (1 or 2) of the user and the identification ( C) device location of the central (4) from which the connection has been established to the entry point to the access node, the entry point of the access node receives the same identification (C) eat the location of the access device connected to the point and a message is sent to the SCP containing the temporary address given to the terminal for the connection time and the identification of the entry point of the access node, the number a and the temporary address provided to the terminal, in the which the identification of location of the device and the identification of the entry point of the access node in relation to the address are the same, both bounce between them in the SCP. 1
5. A method for establishing the basis of an identification of a user terminal in a system comprising a public telephone network, an access node, which can be introduced from a terminal connected to the public telephone network, and at least a communication network (WAN, MAN) that offers services, which can be accessed from the access node and whose access node gives the terminal a temporary address for the connection time, when the connection to the access node is established, said method comprises the steps of: informing, by means of a telephone exchange (4) containing the switching functions of the intelligent network, of the number A (1 or 2) of the user and the identification (C) of location of the device of the exchange (4) from which the communication has been established to the entry point of the access node, giving the same identification (C) to the entry point of the access node as having the location of the device connected to the entry point and sending a message to the Service Control Point (SCP) containing the temporary address given to the terminal for the connection time and the identification of the entry point of the access node and, bouncing the number A and the temporary address given to the terminal, in which the identification of the location of the device and the identification of the entry point of the access node related to the addresses are the same, for each one in the SCP. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a terminal (1,2) connected to the public telephone network PSTN that has access to the Internet connection node by dialing a service number. In the access node the server gives the terminal a temporary IP address and establishes the connection to the area network (15) or to the whole world via Internet (11) offering services with cost. To join the number A and the IP address with each other and thus invoice the user for the services with cost, the procedure is as follows: when the connection to the service number is established, the telephone exchange (4), which contains the functions of switching of the intelligent network, informs Service Control Point (SCP) of the intelligent network (14) of the user's A number (1 or 2) and of the identification (C) of the location of the device of the telephone exchange (4). ) from which the connection has been established to the entry point of the router (6) in the access node. The entry point receives the same identification (C) as the location of the device connected to the point, and a message is sent to SCP containing the temporary address given to the terminal for the connection time as well as the identification of the entry point of the router (6) In the SCP, the billing program links together the number A and the temporary IP address of the terminal that has the same device location identification and the identification of the router entry point. The database of 'intelligent network has the data of service providers with cost, this includes at least their IP addresses. When the terminal is connected to the service with cost, the local area network server reports the IP address of the service and the IP address of the terminal to the Service Control Point (SCP) '.
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