EP1405277A1 - Method and system for charging the duration of access to a data server by a free digital data transmission network - Google Patents
Method and system for charging the duration of access to a data server by a free digital data transmission networkInfo
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- EP1405277A1 EP1405277A1 EP02784860A EP02784860A EP1405277A1 EP 1405277 A1 EP1405277 A1 EP 1405277A1 EP 02784860 A EP02784860 A EP 02784860A EP 02784860 A EP02784860 A EP 02784860A EP 1405277 A1 EP1405277 A1 EP 1405277A1
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a billing method for the duration of access to a data server by a digital data transmission network accessible free of charge, as well as a system implementing this method.
- the Internet is a public network connecting computers and computer networks. It was originally designed to be a completely free network. However, some computers connected to the network, called servers, provide paid services such as the dissemination of paid information. At present, there are several solutions for disseminating paid information. . . .
- One solution is to ask people wishing to access paid information to register by providing the server manager with identity information and possibly bank account information.
- the server manager assigns an access code to the person thus registered, this access code having to be entered to access the paid information.
- the server can determine when and especially for how long or what information the registered user has consulted, and therefore charge for access to this information.
- This solution has the disadvantage of requiring a prior registration which is dissuasive for occasional visitors or wishing to remain anonymous.
- the access code circulates on the network, it can be fraudulently recovered by a third party who can then use it to access the paid service at the expense of the holder of the access code.
- This program calls the audiotex server to obtain an amount of credit desired by the user, then gives access to the paid information for this amount of credit.
- the user is then billed by the telephone network operator who pays the surcharge to the holder of the audiotex server linked to the manager of the paid information server.
- This solution has the advantage of not requiring any registration on the part of users.
- the object of the present invention is to remedy these drawbacks by adapting the technique using an audiotex server to the new rapid connection methods to the Internet.
- This objective is achieved by providing a billing method for the duration of use of a service offered to a customer via a first transmission network accessible free of charge, characterized in that it comprises steps during which :
- the client sends a request for access to a paid service using a first terminal connected to the first network, - the client receives in response by the first network an access code and a call number from an audio server to be called on a second transmission network to which the user has previously subscribed, the audio server being referenced for remuneration according to the communications received by the second network,
- the client establishes a communication between a second terminal and the audio server via the second network, by which it transmits the received access code
- a connection is established via the first network between the first terminal and the paying service
- connection between the first terminal and the paid service is cut as soon as the client interrupts the communication between the second terminal and the audio server, and - the client is billed by an operator of the second network by an amount determined according to the duration of the communication between the second terminal and the audio server, part of the amount invoiced to the customer being transferred to the paying service.
- a program is downloaded and executed on the first terminal following the request for access to a paid service, the program managing communications between the first terminal and the first network for the establishment of the connection of the first terminal with the paid service.
- the audio server to be called by the customer to access the requested paid service is chosen according to the paid service and the geographical location of the customer.
- connection between the first terminal and the paying service is established by a proxy server which is controlled to authorize data exchanges between the first terminal and the paying service following the transmission of the access code by the second terminal, and to prohibit said data exchange when the communication between the second terminal and the audio server is cut.
- the first terminal issues the access request and accesses the paid service via navigation software installed on the first. terminal, and in that a program executed on the first terminal:
- the start and end times of said connection between the first terminal and the paid service are recorded in a log, in association with a reference making it possible to identify the corresponding paid service.
- the invention also relates to a system for billing by the duration of use of a service offered to a customer via a first transmission network accessible free of charge, comprising a terminal made available to the customer connected to the first network with which the customer can access a paid service.
- This system is characterized in that it comprises:
- a central server connected to the first network and comprising means for, following a request for access to a chargeable service accessible by the first network, supplying the first terminal with a call number from an audio server and a access code identifying the first terminal, - at least one audio server connected to the central server and to a second transmission network whose access by the second network is chargeable by duration,
- a second terminal made available to the client comprising means for establishing communication with the audio server by means of the second network, using the call number, and for transmitting the access code to the audio server, and
- At least one proxy server connected to the first network and to the paid service, and comprising means for authorizing or not a connection from the first terminal to the paid service via the first network,
- the audio server comprising means for transmitting to the central server the access code received with a notification of the start of communication on receipt of the access code and a notification of end of communication when the communication with the second terminal is cut off, and the central server comprising means for controlling the proxy server as a function of the communications start and end notifications received from the audio server.
- the first network is the Internet network and the second network is a public telephone network.
- this system comprises a plurality of paid services accessible by the network via a plurality of proxy servers, and a plurality of audio servers, the central server comprising means for determining according to the respective geographic locations of the client and the paid service, the audio server and the proxy server to be used to establish a connection between the first terminal and the paid service.
- the central server comprises at least two redundant computers.
- Figure 1 shows in the form of a block diagram the system according to the invention
- Figure 2 shows in the form of a flowchart the different steps performed by the method according to the invention.
- FIG. 1 represents a system allowing the implementation of the method according to the invention.
- This system comprises a public network 1 for transmitting digital data, such as the Internet network, through which a user 10 equipped with a microcomputer 21 seeks to access a service provider 11, commonly called a web server, giving access to one or more paid services 13 and a free home page 12.
- a service provider 11 commonly called a web server
- the system according to the invention destroys another Web server called central server 2, as well as an audio server 6 of audiotex type, and a proxy server 3 associated with a proxy manager 4, these components of the system according to the invention being also connected to network 1.
- a proxy server is an intermediary machine between two different networks, typically a local network and the Internet, designed to allow or deny requests for access to one network from the other network.
- Such a server is used in particular to protect local networks connected to the Internet from unauthorized intrusions coming from the latter.
- navigation software such software being designed to manage communications between the microcomputer and a server accessible via the Internet, display the information transmitted by the server and take into account and issue user commands to the server.
- Browsers are generally designed to be able to access the Internet via a proxy server. In this case, it is necessary to configure the browser software by specifying the identification parameters of the proxy server such as its IP address (Internet Protocol, address which identifies a computer connected to the Internet).
- the user To access paid services or information provided by the server 11, the user must, using his navigation software, access the home page 12 of the server by specifying his URL (Universal Resource Locator) address.
- the provision of such an address to the navigation software triggers the transmission and display on the screen of the microcomputer 21 of the home page in which the user can, using a mouse for example , designate the paid service to which he wishes to access.
- This designation triggers the transmission 31 of a command to the server 11, which in response transmits 32 a program 25 to the user. On receipt of this program, it is executed by the microcomputer 21.
- FIG. 2 The different steps carried out by the program 25 are illustrated in FIG. 2, the communications established between the components of the system being represented in FIGS. 1 and 2 in dashed lines, associated with a reference number from 31 to 46.
- step 51 the program reads and stores the proxy parameters of the navigation software, and checks whether another instance of the program is already running, in which case it stops. Otherwise, it requests information from the user, such as country and language.
- step 52 the program 25 establishes a communication link with the central server 2 and transmits 33 this information to the latter, with its name and the URL address of the server li from which it was downloaded, this information being unique.
- the central server 2 determines 71 the parameters for connection to the paying site, and in particular the IP address (Internet Protocol) used by the navigation software to connect to the Internet network 1. From the information received and the user's IP address, the central server 2 accesses databases 20 to determine:
- the IP address of the proxy server 3 to be used by the user's navigation software to access the paid service this address depending on the country in which the user is located, and possibly on the load already allocated to the various proxy servers used in this country,
- the server 2 can also determine the URL address to which the user must be sent when he leaves the paid service.
- step 72 the central server 2 transmits 34 this information to the program 25 with information concerning the price of the call to the audio server 6 and the conditions of access to the paid service, according to the local regulations of the country where is the user. Then, the central server 2 waits 73 for information from the selected audio server 6.
- step 53 the program 25 receives this information, then closes 54 the navigation software on the microcomputer 21. Then, in step 55, the program 25 invites the user to call the audio server 6 selected in displaying on the screen 23 of the user the information necessary to establish the connection with the paying service, namely the surcharged telephone number of the audio server 6 to be called, and the access code to be supplied to the latter .
- the user To access the paid service, the user must have near a fixed or mobile telephone 24 connected to a public and paying telephone network 5, of cable or cellular type, for calling the audio server 6.
- a public and paying telephone network 5 of cable or cellular type
- the audio server 6 which is a voice server, invites him to enter an access code using the telephone keypad 24.
- the user must then enter 35 in this way the access code he has received and leave the telephone 24 off hook for the entire time he wishes to access the paid service.
- the audio server 6 which is on hold 81 for a call and an access code, receives the transmitted access code. In step 82, it retransmits it 36 over the network 1 with its telephone number to the central server 2. In the event of a transmission problem between the audio server 6 and the central server 2, this information can be transmitted by electronic messaging.
- the central server 2 When it receives the access code, the central server 2 finds the corresponding IP address of the user according to the call number of the audio server 6 and updates a log 26 in which it writes a reference to the service chargeable requested 13 correspondent and the user connection start time.
- the central server 2 establishes a connection with the proxy manager 4 via the network 1 to ask it 38 to authorize 39 a link via the proxy server 3 coming from or going to the IP address of the user.
- the connection between the central server 2 and the proxy manager 4 is maintained until the user has hung up his telephone 24.
- the central server 2 notifies 40 to the program 25 of an authorization to access the requested paid service 13, by transmitting to it an IP address of the proxy server to be used for this purpose.
- the program 25 modifies 57 the proxy parameters of the navigation software on the microcomputer 21, and activates the navigation software 58 by asking it to connect 41 to the URL address of the paid service 13 determined in step 71, via the proxy server 3.
- the program 25 stores the previous parameters in order to be able to restore them at the end of access to the paid service.
- the program 25 closes the navigation software if necessary, then relaunches it after modifying the proxy parameters.
- the program 25 permanently stores on the microcomputer 21 an indicator making it possible to determine whether the proxy parameters of the navigation software are those configured by the user or those configured by the program 25. In this way, when it starts, the program 25 can determine whether its previous execution ended correctly or not, and therefore whether the user's proxy settings have been restored or not. In the latter case, the program 25 starts by restoring the proxy settings of the user and updates the indicator. Of course, this indicator is also updated by the program 25 each time that it modifies the proxy parameters of the navigation software.
- the user hangs up 42 the telephone 24, which is detected 83 by the audio server 6.
- the audio server 6 then warns 43 the central server 2, by sending 84 for example by electronic mail a notification call including the corresponding access code of the user and the telephone number of the audio server.
- the central server 2 On receipt 77 of such a hang-up notification, the central server 2 immediately warns 78 the program 25 by sending it a notification 44, as well as the proxy manager 4 by asking it 45 to immediately interrupt traffic from the proxy server 3 with the IP address of the corresponding user.
- Proxy manager 4 executes this order by properly configuring 46 the proxy server
- the central server can also update its connection log 26 to record the date and time of end of connection of the user in association with the reference to the paying service 13.
- connection with the paid service is also interrupted if the user closes the program 25 on his microcomputer 21 or if . the latter suddenly stops. In this case, the central server 2 detects the closure of the House established between it and the program 25.
- the program 25 On receipt 59 of the hang-up notification, the program 25 re-establishes the proxy parameters of the navigation software and relaunches the software with the URL address to be used at the end of the access to the paid service 13.
- the telephone 24 is off the hook. Consequently, the corresponding amount of the call will be invoiced to the user by the operator in charge of the telephone network 5 used, this amount including a surcharge which is transferred by the operator to the holder of the audio server 6. The latter transfers to all or part of this surcharge to the paying service provider 13.
- a service provided via the Internet 1 can be paid for the duration of connection, without requiring prior registration of users.
- the central site 2 can be designed to manage the access to several paying sites 13, since on the one hand it knows the URL address of the paying service requested by the user, and on the other hand, it manages a newspaper with the help of which it can determine the share to be allocated to each paying service provider, of the amount of the surcharges paid by the operator of the telephone network 5.
- the central site 2 can be in contact with several audio servers 6, at least one per country, using different telephone networks, managed by different operators.
- the program 25 is advantageously designed to operate on any type of microcomputer and with any type of browser. Alternatively, it is possible to provide several programs designed for different computers or for different navigation software, the choice of the program to be downloaded to the user being made according to the type of the user's computer or of the navigation software. , this information being transmitted by the latter when it accesses a server connected to network 1.
- the central server 2 can constitute a database relating the IP addresses and the countries of origin of the users. There is in fact no database enabling the geographical distribution of IP addresses to be established.
- the central server 2 constituting the key element of the system, it is therefore preferable to provide several redundant servers, so that at least one server is in service permanently.
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