Billing system, mobile terminal, and billing method

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C235S379000, C235S378000, C235S384000

Reexamination Certificate

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07617155

ABSTRACT:
To provide a billing system capable of simplifying user's operation and quickly performing a billing process even in the case where there exist a plurality of terminals for billing. A billing system1according to the present invention is a billing system for implementing billing by transmitting billing information transmitted from a billing information transmitting terminal30to a cellular phone10, to a billing server60on a mobile communication network, in which a service code of a service for which a billing process is allowed is preliminarily stored in the cellular phone10and in which, when the billing information is transmitted from the billing information transmitting terminal30, whether a service code included in the billing information is a service code for which the cellular phone10is allowed to perform the process is determined on the basis of whether it agrees with any service code preliminarily stored. When it is then determined that the cellular phone10is allowed to perform the billing process, the cellular phone transmits the billing information to the billing server60and performs the billing process.

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