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Method and apparatus for controlling and securing mobile phones that are lost, stolen or misused
InactiveUS6662023B1Unauthorised/fraudulent call preventionEavesdropping prevention circuitsSecure stateStart up
A method and apparatus is provided for controlling a mobile phone when it has been lost or stolen in order to prevent its use except to help the owner find it. Controlling the phone remotely may be implemented via a known Short Messaging System, for example. The security features provided are as follows: (1) Displaying contact information (phone number) of the owner on screen when the mobile phone can not start up normally, for example, due to an incorrect security code entry; (2) Setting the mobile phone in a secure state where it can only be used to call one number (Emergency calls are of course always possible.); and (3) Commanding the mobile phone to send information about its location and usage via SMS to a given number.
Owner:NOKIA TECHNOLOGLES OY
Wireless communications apparatus and method
InactiveUS7146191B2Easy to be stolenProcess safetyUnauthorised/fraudulent call preventionEavesdropping prevention circuitsInterconnectivityDisplay device
A wireless communication method and apparatus are described for increasing security for communication devices utilizing identification chips for accessing wireless networks and the associated billing for services. One aspect of the invention is an enhanced phone chip and a communications device adapted to engage the enhanced phone chip, which then cannot be installed or removed from the wireless communications device by unauthorized users. In one embodiment a security key mates to the identification chip and is utilized for installing and removing the enhanced phone chip. The security key preferably has a display upon which information about the communication device is displayed prior to removing the security key after installing the enhanced phone chip. Other aspects of the invention include wireless base station communication devices which support wired (dedicated and non-dedicated), and more preferably wireless extensions, while providing sharing of wireless network resources and interconnectivity between base station and extensions.
Owner:US THERMOELECTRIC CONSORTIUM
Integrated mobile application server and communication gateway
InactiveUS20060258397A1Metering/charging/biilling arrangementsAccounting/billing servicesCommunication interfacePayment
A system is provided that includes a request module adapted to receive a request from an initiation interface initiated by a user and a user profile module adapted to associate the request with a user profile of the user. The user profile includes at least a payment plan selected by the user and an identification number of the user. The system also includes a payment interface adapted to submit a payment demand to the payment plan and a mobile communication interface adapted to transmit a confirmation to a mobile communication network for transmission to a wireless device associated with the identification number. In the system, the initiation interface may be a wireless device, a magnetic swipe reader, a wireless barcode reading device, an RFID interface, a website, and / or a web banner interface. A method of operating a server is provided. A computer-readable storage medium containing a set of instructions for a processor is provided.
Owner:SHOPTEXT INC
System and method of making payments using an electronic device cover with embedded transponder
InactiveUS20050017068A1Improve standardsDevices with card reading facilityCash registersTransceiverElectronic identification
A changeable cover for an electronic device and method of using same in a payment system is provided. The cover has a transponder responsive to interrogation by an electric field. The cover provides an electronic identification number and other information in response to the interrogation signal. Also provided is a system for making payments, comprising at least one mobile station (4) which has an associated cover (100) for providing local data transfer. The system also comprises at least one point of sale terminal or the like, which has a second transceiver for providing data transfer.
Owner:RPX CORP
Method and apparatus for summaries of prepaid instrument transaction activity
InactiveUS6115458AConveniently and efficiently generatingConveniently and efficiently and transmittingPayment circuitsVerifying markings correctnessCredit cardSummary data
A system for generating and transmitting summary transaction data includes a computer database from which information is compiled and forwarded to a requesting party automatically, i.e., without the need to interface with a human operator. A party having access to a prepaid transaction account number may access the host computer from a remote location and interactively request transaction information pertaining to the account using virtually any communication modality. The computer is suitably configured to communicate with one or more of the foregoing communication modalities and to automatically compile and transmit the summary data to a requested destination, for example, to a PC. The computer may further be configured to allow the requesting party to select among various formats to configure the form of the summary data. Summary transaction data may be generated and transmitted for virtually any type of prepaid transaction card, including phone cards, travel, credit cards, stored value (e.g., smart cards) cards, and the like.
Owner:LIBERTY PEAK VENTURES LLC +1
Method and system for monitoring telecommunications traffic
A method and system for monitoring telecommunications traffic is disclosed. When a switch receives a call request, the switch sends a query message to a service controller. The service controller identifies the call request as a request to place a special service call and therefore returns to the switch a special service code, which causes the switch to route the call via a special looparound circuit to a destination. A signaling path associated with the looparound circuit passes through a designated network entity, which can therefore monitor the start and end of the call. An SCP or other network entity can then take appropriate action in response to the status of the call. The invention is particularly useful in facilitating robust account balance service such as prepaid calling.
Owner:SPRING SPECTRUM LP
Payment protocol and data transmission method and data transmission device for conducting payment transactions
InactiveUS20050256802A1Avoid misleadingComplete banking machinesFinancePayment transactionData transmission
Owner:AMMERMANN DIRK +13
Method of accounting prepaid online internet service credit values
A method of accounting for online Internet usage credit includes establishing an account identifier in a database for a selected user. A number of credit value block records are associated in the database with the account identifier. Each credit value block has a stored credit value amount, and at least a second stored property indicator. In response to a measured amount of consumption of services by the user, at least one of the credit value blocks is debited by a debit amount based on the measured amount and the second stored property indicator. The stored property indicator may be a rate multiplier, or other factor indicating a different cost mode of online service, connection or usage.
Owner:QUALCOMM INC
Device agent
Owner:ORACLE INT CORP
Method and apparatus for fraud detection
ActiveUS20060285665A1Overcome disadvantagesIncrease probabilitySpeech analysisSupervisory/monitoring/testing arrangementsInternet privacySpeech sound
Owner:NICE LTD
Device agent
Owner:ORACLE INT CORP
Multi-function general purpose transceiver
InactiveUS7397907B2Controlling coin-freed apparatusUnauthorised/fraudulent call preventionGeneral purposeTransceiver
The present invention is generally directed to a system and associated method for communicating information to a predetermined location. The system includes a transmitter disposed at a first location and configured to transmit a signal containing an instruction code that uniquely identifies an instruction to be carried out. The system further includes a transceiver disposed remotely from the transmitter and configured to receive the transmitted signal. The transceiver circuit includes a line interface circuit configured to interface with a telephone line that is part of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) and initiate a phone call over the telephone line. Finally, the system includes a central station remotely located from said transceiver but being in communication with said transceiver via the PSTN The central station further include a decoder configured to decode the instruction code. In accordance with a broader aspect, the invention is directed to a general purpose transceiver having a receiver for receiving an information signal and a transmitter configured to transmit an outgoing signal over a phone line to a central station A portion of the information signal includes an instruction code, which may be decoded by the central station and acted upon accordingly Consistent with the general purpose nature of the transceiver, the phone number of the central station may be transmitted to the transceiver as part of the information signal.
Owner:STATSIGNAL IPC
Pre-biller in internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) charging gateway function (CGF)
InactiveUS8126123B2Metering/charging/biilling arrangementsAccounting/billing servicesNetworking protocolCAC protocol
This invention relates to apparatus and a method for assembling and coordinating call data records from a plurality of network elements of an Internet Protocol Multimedia System call to generate charging information. A pre-biller stores an integrated charging record and accesses a rating engine to obtain the charging information to complete a charging data record. Advantageously, the information from a plurality of network elements is integrated into a combined charging data record.
Owner:WSOU INVESTMENTS LLC
Method and system for data rating for wireless devices
InactiveUS7373136B2Avoiding complication and capacity burdenMetering/charging/biilling arrangementsAccounting/billing servicesClass of serviceReal-time computing
A method and system for rating a data communication session between a network and a wireless device is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the method monitors a series of events, namely, a setup event, a begin event and an end event, which take place during a communication session. The monitoring of such events is accomplished by a data rating application which resides on the wireless device. By monitoring such events, the data rating application is then able to rate the communication session using a number of rating options. The rating option selected includes both how to meter the data transmitted during a data communication session and determine the rate to be applied to each metered increment. Examples of methods used to meter the data include time and volume. Different rating options which can be used to rate the communication session include, for example, application, data utilization, source of data, class of service, quality of service and transmission efficiency.
Owner:TRACFONE WIRELESS
Device billing agent
ActiveUS20080268813A1Accounting/billing servicesPrepayment telephone systemsTelecommunicationsComputer science
Owner:ORACLE INT CORP
Methods and apparatus for language registration of prepaid, remote entry customer account
InactiveUS6038292AAcutation objectsAutomatic call-answering/message-recording/conversation-recordingPrepaid telephone callInput selection
An improved prepaid telephone card system is provided wherein a system center communicates to a calling party in the language spoken by the calling party. The system includes a system center which comprises an account database of prepaid accounts and a language library containing voice prompts and instructions in various languages. When the system center and the calling party are connected, the system center prompts the calling party in a plurality of languages to enter an account code; receives the account code from the calling party and determines if the account code is valid; accesses a database corresponding to the account code to determine if the calling party has previously set up a preferred language; presents to the calling party a plurality of languages available for selection as the preferred language; inputs from the calling party a selection of the preferred language and records the selection in the database; prompts the calling party, in the preferred language, for a destination telephone number of a desired party; and connects the calling party to the desired party.
Owner:LIBERTY PEAK VENTURES LLC +1
Method and apparatus providing prepaid billing for network services using explicit service authorization in an access server
ActiveUS7720960B2Complete banking machinesAccounting/billing servicesNetwork terminationTraffic capacity
A method is disclosed for authorizing a prepaid network service in a data network. A network end station issues a request for a prepaid network service. At a network node, such as a router serving as a gateway for selecting services, a determination is made about whether a user associated with the end station is authorized to access the prepaid network service. Network traffic from the end station is forwarded to a service provider only when the user is authorized to use the prepaid network service. Specific embodiments provide message flows among a mobile station, gateway support node, router, and authentication server that support providing prepaid services in a packet-switched network for mobile communication. In certain embodiments, a connection is held open for an end station while a prepaid quota value is refreshed at a portal, thereby reducing overhead and precluding the need to repeat user logon steps. Further, unused quota amounts can be returned to the authentication server for use in association with multiple concurrent connections of the same device.
Owner:CISCO TECH INC
User Interface for Selecting Operators
The present invention relates generally to a method of identifying data delivery parameters relating to delivery of data accessible from a network location via a communications service provider. Embodiments of the invention are particularly well suited to identifying delivery parameters when the delivery of data is metered, such as when data are delivered to terminals connected to mobile networks.
Owner:APPLE INC
Location based fraud reduction system and method
ActiveUS7376431B2Unauthorised/fraudulent call preventionEavesdropping prevention circuitsCredit cardTelecommunications
Likelihood of fraud is reduced by having at least one of an identifier of a location from where a request is submitted or information that can lead to identification of the location, submitted with or in addition to a request. Then, determination is made to whether to service the request, based at least in part on the location from where the request is submitted. In various embodiments, the location may be compared against predetermined permissible location(s) or a current user location. The request may be a request to charge an amount against an account, such as a credit card account, a request to access a physical resource, such as a VPN, or an informational resource, such as account information, or a request to access a secured area.
Owner:BLOCK INC
Roaming and hand-off support for prepaid billing for wireless data networks
InactiveUS6829473B2Metering/charging/biilling arrangementsAccounting/billing servicesComputer networkWireless mesh network
Owner:UTSTARCOM INC
Wireless subscriber billing and distribution
ActiveUS20060270386A1Metering/charging/biilling arrangementsAccounting/billing servicesDistribution systemBilling system
Systems and methods for generating and responding to billing requests in a wireless subscriber billing system are disclosed. A billing request can be generated at a trusted service. The billing request including billing information is communicated to a wireless subscriber billing system. A validation response to the billing request is generated in the wireless subscriber billing system and the validation response is communicated to the trusted service.
Owner:QUALCOMM INC
Method for transmitting voice or data in a wireless network depending on billing account status
A method for paging network personal communications system voice and data services comprising transmitting a control channel origination data packet including data specifying an identification number, data specifying a user serial number, a voice airtime register data packet, and a sequence of dialed digits for activating a switch to activate a remote feature access control procedure. The control channel origination data packet is then transmitted through control channels or digital access channels of a paging network. The control channel origination data packet is received and stored cellular base station. The control channel origination data packet is relayed to a mobile switching center and then a selected service may be activated if debit information requirements of a user are met by loading and comparing parameter table values for the identification number and the serial number or the user at the mobile switching center. A personal communications apparatus is also disclosed having a housing and circuitry for transmitting a control channel origination data packet. A speaker is mounted in housing and includes a display screen for displaying data messages and a keypad for entering a landline telephone number or mobile number. A plurality of selection keys allow for selecting a data message for transmission from the apparatus.
Owner:AERIS COMM
Roaming and hand-off support for prepaid billing for wireless data networks
InactiveUS20040018829A1Metering/charging/biilling arrangementsAccounting/billing servicesWireless mesh networkComputer network
A method and apparatus for providing roaming and hand-off support for prepaid billing for wireless prepaid services on a data network may be provided by a first-network-access device carrying on session activity of a wireless communication session with a wireless-mobile node within a first coverage area. The first-network-access device receives blocks of credits drawn from a user account having a cache of available credits for the prepaid-services. The first-network-access device periodically measures usage of the session activity in terms of a first of a plurality of measurement-method parameters. The first-network-access device debits the usage of the session activity from the blocks of credits. After entering its coverage area, the second-network-access device establishes connectivity with the wireless-mobile node. The first-network-access device tunnels to the second-network-access device the session activity and any unused credits. The second-network-access device periodically measures usage of the tunneled session activity in terms of tunneled measurement-method parameters. The second-network-access device debits the usage of the tunneled session activity from the tunneled unused credits. The second-network-access device then establishes independent network access for the session activity. The second-network-access device receives blocks of credits. The second-network-access device periodically measures the usage of the session activity in terms of another of the plurality of measurement-method parameters. The second-network-access device debits the usage of the session activity from the blocks of credits it receives. After hand-off, the first-network-access device may receive from indications to terminate session activity, to stop debiting the usage of the session activity, and / or to return unused credits.
Owner:UTSTARCOM INC
Prepaid text messaging service
A method, system, and computer readable medium for sending notification messages to a notification device and associating a fee for sending the notification message. The notification message is associated with a portable consumer device issued by an issuer and associated with an account of a consumer operated by the issuer. The fee is obtained by the issuer or a payment brand organization associated with the portable consumer device.
Owner:VISA INT SERVICE ASSOC
Convergent communications system and method with a rule set for authorizing, debiting, settling and recharging a mobile commerce account
InactiveUS7248855B2Low costImprove adaptabilityDigital data authenticationBuying/selling/leasing transactionsCommunications systemHeterogeneous network
A rule set is used to determine at least one rule for authorizing a transaction debiting an account of an authorized user. Subsequently, the account is debited, according to the at least one rule, in real time if the transaction is authorized. The real time debit is settled with transaction providers in accordance with at least one settlement rule. If it is determined that the authorized user does not have sufficient funds in an authorized user account to debit for the transaction, the authorized user account may be recharged by a recharge routine that includes determining a recharge user account to transfer funds from and authorizing the transfer by at least one of referring to a pre-authorized transfer and requesting authorization from the authorized user. The transaction may be requested and the transaction providers may be connected via heterogeneous networks.
Owner:UPAID SYST LTD
Multi-function general purpose transceivers & devices
InactiveUS20090068947A1Controlling coin-freed apparatusRadio relay systemsGeneral purposeTransceiver
The present invention is generally directed to a system and associated method for communicating information. In some embodiments, the invention is directed to a general purpose transceiver having a receiver for receiving an information signal and a transmitter configured to transmit an outgoing signal to a central station. A portion of the information signal can include an instruction code, which may be decoded and acted upon accordingly. Other embodiments and features are also claimed and described.
Owner:SIPCO
Electronic payment methods for a mobile device
A system for facilitating electronic payments in a food service setting using a mobile device is provided. The mobile device interacts with a proximity reader to verify user upon entry into a food establishment and the rest of the transaction such as ordering items and paying for said items is accomplished using messaging.
Owner:RPX CORP +1
System and method for automatic analysis of rate information
A multi-factor rate analysis system and method for analyzing service plan rates, service providers, and savings other information is provided. Rate information may be based on one or more of historical and other user specific usage information and preferences, current rate information for one or more services as well as other information. This information may be used to identify one or more rate plans that are advantageous to a user, enable the user to select from the identified plans, facilitate the ability of the user to switch from one rate plan to another and provide other benefits and advantages.
Owner:KENDE MICHAEL +2
Method for computing a quota of service requested by a pre-paid user to a multi-service provider
Method for computing a quota of service time or volume requested by a user in a system wherein a service provider provides a plurality of services to the user having pre-paid an amount of money on a user account to access at least one service. This method comprises determining whether the product of the amount of money (AMOUNT) by a reserved part (PART) is greater than a predetermined minimum reserve of money (MIN-RESERVE), and computing the quota which is equal to the minimum (MIN1) of the product and a maximum quantity of service (MAX-FLAT) that the user may reserve while being in a flat rate interval divided by the cost of one unit of the requested service (RATE) if the product is greater than MIN-RESERVE or to the minimum (MIN2) of AMOUNT, MAX-FLAT and MIN-RESERVE, divided by RATE if the product is less than MIN-RESERVE.
Owner:IBM CORP
Mobile internet access
InactiveUS6804720B1Accounting/billing servicesMultiple digital computer combinationsCable Internet accessIp address
A method of authorizing an Internet Protocol (IP) enabled mobile host 1 to access the Internet 2 via an wireless LAN, GSM, UMTS access network 3 comprises initially sending an IP access request from the mobile host 1 to an IP router 5 within the access network 3. In response to receipt of said access request at the IP router 5, an IP address routing prefix is sent from the IP router 5 to the mobile host 1. Electronic cash is then forwarded from the mobile host 1 to a control point 6 within the access network 3. The control point 6 confirms the authenticity and / or sufficiency of the electronic cash and, providing that confirmation is made, sends an authorization message to the IP router 5. The IP router 5 blocks the transmission of IP packets between the mobile host 1 and the Internet 2 prior to receipt of the authorization message and permits the passage of IP packets only after an authorization message has been received.
Owner:TELEFON AB LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
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