METHOD FOR SUPPLYING ON-LINE SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUPPLY MODES SELECTED BY THE CLIENT

摘要

A method for purchasing on-line, from the domain of a service provider, a ser¬ vice made available on-line and receivable by a client by means of his own re¬ ceiver device provided with a screen for the reception of images, according to which the client selects each time, in real time and in an interactive manner, the supply mode for the aforesaid service. In particular, the method is devel¬ oped in the following manner: the client activates an on-line connection between his receiver device and the domain of the pre-selected provider, receiving in response, on the screen of his receiver, an image (B) which supplies information on the available services, and for each proposed service, the image (B) supplies a hyperlink for the selection of the service, the client selects, by means of said hyperlink, a specific service, receiving in response, on the screen of his receiver, an image (C) which supplies in¬ formation on the supply mode for the service and which comprises at least one hyperlink for the selection of each specific mode, at least one of said modes being supplied for a specific cost, the client selects, by means of said hyperlink, a specific mode, after which the provider sends to the client the requested service in accordance with the selected mode, possibly deducting the required amount from a specific deposit account, at the end of the time period employed for using the requested service, the provider once again sends the image (B), and the cycle is repeated until the client selects a different domain or closes said on-line connection.