System for management of the usage of data consultations in a telecommunication network

Claim 1

A management system for managing data consultations in a network for telecommunication between a remote server center and a local subscriber terminal, communication between the remote server center and the local subscriber terminal being carried out by way of a telecommunication link of a switched type, said system including a management means, external to said link, for providing, through communication of an interactive type between said local subscriber terminal and said management means and between said management means and said remote server center, respectively, a communication protocol including successive steps comprising: connection of said local subscriber terminal to said management means, acknowledgement of said connection and issuing of an access key providing access to said remote server center, transmission by said management means to said remote server center of a service request authorization message with respect to a corresponding subscriber terminal, and, on a first validation, by said remote server center, of said service request authorization message, request for connection and service provision of said local subscriber terminal to said remote server center, by transmission to said remote server center of a connection request message comprising said access key, and on a second validation of said connection request message, transmission of data between said remote server center and said local subscriber terminal in accordance with said requested service provision, and subsequent to said requested service provision being supplied and, transmission by said remote server center to said management means of a status message indicating the status of said requested service provision.