Content charging
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorPirjo Haakana
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Abstract
A method and system for providing content charging in data networks includes the steps of: when a subscriber having an account with a charging service provider uses services having a content provided by a content provider, the content charges are collected for use of the services via the charging service provider and a value is deducted from an account associated with the subscriber in response to the collected charges. The content provider is paid for the use of the content services by the subscriber after the occurrence of a predetermined event.
Claims15
A method for providing content charging in data networks comprising the steps of:
- at least one subscriber each having an account with a charging service provider uses services having a content provided by a first content provider;
- collecting content charges for use of said services via said charging service provider and deducting a value from the account associated with said at least one subscriber in response to said collected charges;
- whereby
- the first content provider is paid for the use of said content services by said at least one subscriber after the occurrence of a predetermined event.
The method as claimed in any preceding claim wherein said step of collecting content charges comprises;
- when a subscriber uses a page associated with said first content provider the steps of:
- sending content charging data from the content provider to the charging service provider.
The method as claimed in preceding claim further comprising the steps of:
- providing details of said content provider to said charging service provider only subsequent to a user requesting content from said content provider.
The method as claimed in any preceding claim further comprising the steps of:
- via the content provider, changing a price for content supplied via the content provider and notifying said charging service provider of the price change only when a user attempts to purchase content at said new price.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.