US 2004/0064418 A1Published application

Method and system for controlled online access from a terminal user to a content service

OwnerArian Koster, Michel Alexander Bais +2inventors

InventorsArian Koster, Michel Alexander Bais, Frederik Harm Klok, Jorik Willem Evert Korenromp

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Abstract

The present invention is related to online access to content services. More specifically, a method and system for controlled access to content services (2) where a terminal user (1) can be allowed (b2) or refused (b1) access to a content service (2) and the use thereof are disclosed. The invention provides a solution to enable controlled online access from a terminal user (1) to a content service (2) wherein no time-consuming registration steps, which are also annoying to the customer, or time-consuming billing steps have to be performed, only one terminal (5) is needed by the user (1) and only one connection needs to be active at the time. The invention is particularly useful for mobile terminal users, like i-mode site customers, to get comfortable access to chargeable Internet services using a payment gateway accessible through the packet-switched GPRS network and a voice response system accessible through the circuit-switched GSM network.

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Dependent claims

Method for providing controlled online access from a terminal user (1) to a content service (2) via a telecommunications system (3), the telecommunications system (3) comprising a network (4), at least one terminal (5) being connected to the network (4), the terminal (5) comprising a display for displaying content services (2), said method for use in a first system (6), the first system (6) being connected to a second system (7), the first system (6) being connected to a means (8) for storing billing data of terminal users (1), the method comprising the following steps:

receiving (a) in the first system (6) a request from the terminal (5) for access to the content service (2), said request being sent from the terminal (5) to the first system (6) using the network (4), said request comprising a first code for identifying the terminal user (1) and/or terminal (5),
allowing (b2) or refusing (b1) online access from said terminal (5) to said content service (2) based on the terminal user's billing data, in case of refusal (b1),
storing (d) said first code and a second code identifying the request with the terminal user's billing data,
providing (e) the terminal (5) with information to set up a connection to the second system (7), said information comprising the second code, said information being sent from the first system (6) to the terminal (5) using the network (4),
receiving (f) in the second system (7) said second code or related code, the second code being sent from the terminal (5) to the second system (7) using the network (4),
updating (g) the terminal user's billing data referenced by said second code,
allowing (h1;b;2) online access from said terminal (5) to said content service (2).

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Facts

Application: 10/622,836Filed 18 Jul 2003
Priority: EP 02078003.719 Jul 2002
Published: 1 Apr 2004
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification12 codes

H04L 63/10
Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security: for controlling access to devices or network resources
H04L 12/2856
Wide area networks, e.g. public data networks: access arrangements, e.g. Internet access
H04M 15/00
Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication
H04W 4/24
Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor: accounting or billing