Method and device in a computer network
CA 2329769 A1 · Owner: Bogestam, Kent · Inventors: Bogestam, Kent
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A charging method for goods and services provided by application programs through a data network is suggested, comprising the following steps: specifying the cost for using each application program in terms of charging units; providing a transaction server adapted to receive and store information related to the use of each application program; providing an application program interface between each application program and the transaction server adapted to transfer information regarding the cost of each application in , terms of charging units, from the application program to the transaction server. A device for carrying out the method is disclosed comprising means , for receiving and …
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- Filed April 29, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 29, 2019.
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