SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING PAYMENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL CONTENT

    公开(公告)号:CA2376336A1

    公开(公告)日:2002-11-16

    申请号:CA2376336

    申请日:2002-03-12

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved system and method for managing t he delivery and revenue associated with the access and delivery of educational content in a plural user operating environment such as a computer network. The invention provide s a method and system which allows multiple users to access and pay for educational content in a variety of ways including in bulk, on a pay per view basis, or on a pay as you view basis. Likewise, the invention provides a method and system for reimbursing the author, owner, and supplier of the content accessed by the users as a variable function of student access to the conten t provided.

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