Vending access to the internet, business application software, e-commerce, and e-business in a hotel room

A public access electronic commerce system connected to a computer network and accessible by a user in a hotel room, said system comprising:

• a computer network interface;
• a personal computer in said hotel room connected to said computer network interface;
• a public access electronic commerce terminal connected to said personal computer, said public access electronic commerce terminal including:
• identification means for i) accepting at least one of a plurality of identification inputs from said user and ii) effectuating a selective dynamic identification interchange of said at least one of a plurality of identification inputs from said user, for controlling user operation of said personal computer in said hotel room, said public access electronic commerce terminal including means for allowing said user to use said personal computer based on an ability of said user to pay for usage of said personal computer based on said dynamic identification interchange,
• means for recording a plurality of data regarding user usage of said personal computer, and
• means for determining a non-use period of said public access electronic commerce terminal;
• a universal server connected to said computer network for communicating a satisfying criteria to said public access electronic commerce terminal, said universal server including means for recording personal computer usage activity by said user, and said satisfying criteria being indicative of said ability of said user to pay for usage of said personal computer;
• means for generating an error condition of said public access electronic commerce terminal based on an output of said non-use determining means;
• means for determining if at least one of a system limit and an authorization limit of said user is at least one of reached and exceeded;
• means for reauthorizing said user based on an output of said determining means;
• and
• means for reprocessing said user usage based on said reauthorization.

A public access electronic commerce system for controlling access to a computer network and usage of a personal computer, comprising:

• a computer network interface linked to said personal computer and a computer network;
• a public access electronic commerce terminal coupled to said personal computer, said public access electronic commerce terminal including:
• a) identification means for accepting at least one of a plurality of identification inputs from a user and for effectuating a selective dynamic identification interchange of said at least one of said plurality of identification inputs, to effectuate payment or transaction processing for access to said computer network and usage of said personal computer, and for controlling access to said personal computer and said computer network based on said dynamic identification interchange, and
• b) means for determining a non-use period of said public access electronic commerce terminal;
• a universal server connected to said computer network, said universal server including:
• a plurality of data regarding a plurality of users stored therein,
• means for recording user usage of said personal computer and or said computer network;
• means for transmitting said user usage to another universal server;
• means for generating an error condition of said public access electronic commerce terminal based on an output of said non-use determining means;
• means for determining if at least one of a system limit and an authorization limit of said user is at least one of reached and exceeded;
• means for reauthorizing said user based on an output of said determining means;
• and
• means for reprocessing said user usage based on said reauthorization.