GB2445416A - Adding credit to a mobile telephone - Google Patents

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GB2445416A
GB2445416A GB0700177A GB0700177A GB2445416A GB 2445416 A GB2445416 A GB 2445416A GB 0700177 A GB0700177 A GB 0700177A GB 0700177 A GB0700177 A GB 0700177A GB 2445416 A GB2445416 A GB 2445416A
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Yetty Ifode
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M17/00—Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems

Abstract

Adding credit to mobile phones. The normal method involves a minimum payment of five pounds (Ü5) or ten pounds (Ü10) depending on the mobile phone network provider. The invention proposes to provide a service that will enable mobile phone users to add credit of any amount to their mobile phones, payments starting at a penny (Ü0.01).

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MINTOP-1
This invention relates to adding credit to mobile phones. The minimum payment for adding credit to a mobile phone is currently five pounds (£5.00) or ten pounds (£10.00) depending on the mobile phone network provider.
To overcome this, the present invention proposes to provide a service that will enable mobile phone users to add credit of anv amount to their mobile phones. Payments will start at a penny f£0.01>.
This invention can be distributed through different mobile phone network providers Payments to credit a mobile phone can be made by using a mobile phone swipe card or by purchasing a voucher. Payments can be paid for in cash, debit card or credit card.
Mobile phone users will be able to credit their mobile phones with payments of any amount. For example, a payment could be three pence (£0.03) or one pound and ten pence (£1.10) and so on.
This invention will drastically reduce, if not completely remove an unnecessary financial burden now experienced by young people and the not too well off.
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CLAIM
1. The present invention, MINTOP -1, is a service that will enable mobile phone users to add credit of any amount to their mobile phones, with payments starting at a penny (£0.01).
2. The service provided according to claim 1 also introduces the facility to add credit to a mobile phone with a minimum payment of anything less than five pounds (£5.00).
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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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WO2000033264A1 (en) * 1998-12-02 2000-06-08 Swisscom Ag Method and system for charging or recharging an account with a value corresponding to a sum of money
GB2376599A (en) * 2001-06-11 2002-12-18 Vodafone Plc Reusable pre-payment telephone card

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2000033264A1 (en) * 1998-12-02 2000-06-08 Swisscom Ag Method and system for charging or recharging an account with a value corresponding to a sum of money
GB2376599A (en) * 2001-06-11 2002-12-18 Vodafone Plc Reusable pre-payment telephone card

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