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AssigneeNorthern Telecom Limited
InventorsAntonio G. Tello, Margaret Hui, Kim Holmes
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A virtual private network service provider is used to transfer data over a data network to a final destination, with third-party billing. The method comprises the steps of: prompting the user at a data terminal to select a destination, password, and call type; sending a set-up message to the data network; selecting a virtual private network provider through the data network; the virtual private network provider giving an encryption key to the user, and then prompting the user for a password and a user identification; encrypting the password, and sending the user identification and the encrypted password to the virtual private network provider; the virtual private network provider decrypting the encrypted password, and verifying the password; the virtual private network provider providing an authorization code; and the data terminal transferring the data through the data network to the final destination, using the authorization code.
A computerized method for a virtual private network service provider with third party billing, using a virtual private network to transfer data over a data network to a final destination, the method comprising the steps of:
A computer-readable medium encoded with a method of using a virtual private network, with third party billing, the method comprising the steps of:
An apparatus for providing a datalink connection from a user terminal to a data network and to a virtual private network, with third party billing, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.