WO2002041620A3 - Method and system for re-valuing prepaid telephone accounts - Google Patents

Method and system for re-valuing prepaid telephone accounts Download PDF

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WO2002041620A3
WO2002041620A3 PCT/NL2001/000797 NL0100797W WO0241620A3 WO 2002041620 A3 WO2002041620 A3 WO 2002041620A3 NL 0100797 W NL0100797 W NL 0100797W WO 0241620 A3 WO0241620 A3 WO 0241620A3
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telephone
user
valuing
telephone number
authentication code
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Edwin Bleeker
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Maikona Corp N V
Edwin Bleeker
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Priority to EP01996969A priority patent/EP1340365A2/en
Publication of WO2002041620A2 publication Critical patent/WO2002041620A2/en
Publication of WO2002041620A3 publication Critical patent/WO2002041620A3/en

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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
    • H04M15/50—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP for cross-charging network operators
    • 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
    • H04M15/51—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP for resellers, retailers or service providers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M17/00—Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M17/00—Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems
    • H04M17/02—Coin-freed or check-freed systems, e.g. mobile- or card-operated phones, public telephones or booths
    • H04M17/023—Circuit arrangements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M17/00—Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems
    • H04M17/10—Account details or usage
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M17/00—Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems
    • H04M17/10—Account details or usage
    • H04M17/106—Account details or usage using commercial credit or debit cards
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M17/00—Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems
    • H04M17/20—Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems with provision for recharging the prepaid account or card, or for credit establishment
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M17/00—Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems
    • H04M17/20—Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems with provision for recharging the prepaid account or card, or for credit establishment
    • H04M17/204—Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems with provision for recharging the prepaid account or card, or for credit establishment on-line recharging, e.g. cashless
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M17/00—Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems
    • H04M2017/14—Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems using commercial credit/debit cards, e.g. VISA, AMEX
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M17/00—Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems
    • H04M2017/24—Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems with on-line recharging of an account or card, e.g. cashless
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/28—SMS billing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/52—Interconnection, inter-exchange, reseller billing, billing agreements between different operators, e.g. billing identifier added on the CDR in order to cross charge the other operator, inter-operator accounting, reconciliation, bill directly resellers customers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/54—Resellers-retail or service providers billing, e.g. agreements with telephone service operator, activation, charging/recharging of accounts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W88/00—Devices specially adapted for wireless communication networks, e.g. terminals, base stations or access point devices
    • H04W88/02—Terminal devices

Abstract

Intermediate vendor system (10) and method for re-valuing a prepaid telephone account with a predetermined amount, the intermediate vendor system (10) comprising: first interface means (17) for communicating with a telephone user (11); first database means (16; 22) for storing user information, the user information comprising at least a first code and an associated telephone number; processing means (15), connected to the first interface means (17) and first database means (16; 22). The processing means (15) are arranged for receiving an authentication code from a telephone user (11) by an intermediate vendor; receiving a telephone number associated with the telephone user (11) by the intermediate vendor (10); checking the authentication code with the telephone number in an intermediate database (22); and, if the authentication code matches with the telephone number, sending a re-value message to the telephone user (11) and the telephone service provider (12) by the intermediate vendor (10).
PCT/NL2001/000797 2000-11-17 2001-10-31 Method and system for re-valuing prepaid telephone accounts WO2002041620A2 (en)

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AU2002224204A AU2002224204A1 (en) 2000-11-17 2001-10-31 Method and system for re-valuing prepaid telephone accounts
EP01996969A EP1340365A2 (en) 2000-11-17 2001-10-31 Method and system for re-valuing prepaid telephone accounts

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NLPCT/NL00/00842 2000-11-17
PCT/NL2000/000842 WO2002041619A1 (en) 2000-11-17 2000-11-17 Method and system for revaluing prepaid telephone accounts

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