Method of providing internet service
CA 2218587 A1 · Owner: Higgins, Steven Robertson · Inventors: Higgins, Steven Robertson; Robert, Georges
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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A method of providing prepaid time-related access from a remote computer terminal, which is linked through a central server of an Internet Service Provider to the, Internet, provides such access only when an outstanding balance of time remains in the prepaid account of an authorized customer. The method may further provide for on-line replenishing of the prepaid account, using a transaction form which is accessed by the customer.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed October 17, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 17, 2017.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by October 17, 2019.
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