UA17114U - Method for providing prepaid services to subscribers of a mobile communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

The proposed method for providing prepaid services to subscribers of a mobile communication system consists in creating the data base with identification codes of the services, granting the right of the use of the services to the subscribers that previously paid for services, and transmitting to the subscribers messages about the possibility to use the services with the corresponding identification codes.

Description

Description of the invention

The utility model belongs to the field of communications and is intended for use in the process of providing 2 prepaid services to mobile subscribers.

Currently, for the functioning of mobile telephone communication, the operator uses a prepaid service - prepaid, when the subscriber's account is replenished by sending a special code to the operator, which is contained on a special card purchased by the subscriber.

In order for these special cards with special codes to reach subscribers, the operator must first 70 distribute them among intermediaries, and then among subscribers.

The closest in essence to a useful model is the method of providing prepaid service to subscribers of cellular communication (per:Lymlu.zoiaI.gy), which consists in purchasing a card in advance through a system of intermediaries and activating the service by sending the digital code contained on the card to the operator.

The disadvantage of this method is the need for the subscriber to purchase the card in advance and maintain a network of 12 intermediaries for the sale of cards. In addition, the cards themselves require material resources for their production, and after use - disposal.

The useful model is based on the task of replacing the code distribution system between subscribers, which uses physical code carriers and a network of intermediaries, with an electronic distribution system, by replacing the extensive network of intermediaries with a single intermediary with a system for receiving and processing subscriber requests and sending codes for subscribers to receive services.

The task is solved by the fact that in the known method of providing a prepaid service to mobile subscribers by activating the service through the use of a digital code, according to a useful model, the digital codes are placed in an electronic database and distributed among subscribers who pay for services and send messages with a request about the service, by sending subscribers messages that contain the 22 codes mentioned above. -at

Such a system of distribution of codes that give subscribers the right to receive services, based on the use of an electronic database, allows you to abandon material carriers containing codes, to replace the extensive system of intermediaries with a single intermediary that can operate the database and provide subscribers with mobile communications codes for accessing communication services. M

The essence of the useful model is explained by the drawing. Figure 1 shows the scheme of providing a prepaid service. "-

The model works like this.

The operator creates an electronic database that includes account top-up codes and provides access to it to the intermediary. uh-

After receiving a message from the subscriber with a request, which contains a set of numbers consisting of the subscriber's number and the required denomination of the code, the data processing system breaks it into two parts, the first of which is (77 the subscriber's number (for registration and search in the database of the corresponding of the mobile operator) and the second - the number of the code denomination.

After identification of the subscriber's number in the database of the relevant operator, the intermediary sends a message with a response to the subscriber's request and a code for receiving the communication service. WITH

After receiving the code, the subscriber performs all the necessary procedures for receiving the service (calls the appropriate number and enters the appropriate code) and pays for the operator's services. Moreover, different payment schemes can be used, which are used to pay for mobile communication services.

The use of the proposed model makes it possible to apply electronic information technologies to implement subscribers' access to mobile communication services, to get rid of material media for access codes and to replace the network of intermediaries with one that uses a database with an information processing system. This simplifies and speeds up the procedure of topping up accounts and receiving prepaid services by subscribers, allows the subscriber to receive the service at any time and does not require him to purchase a card in advance.

To send a message with a request, the subscriber will be able to use various means of information exchange: - call, text message - ZM5, multimedia message, e-mail, and other means. - 50 s"

Claims (1)

The formula of the invention is the method of providing prepaid service to subscribers of mobile communication by activating services through the use of digital codes, which is characterized by the fact that digital codes are placed in an electronic database and distributed among subscribers who pay for services and send messages with a request for the service, by sending subscribers messages that contain the above-mentioned codes. 60 b5