Telephonic communications – Having light wave or ultrasonic link for speech or paging... – Including fiber optic link within telephone network
Patent
1992-08-25
1994-04-05
Chan, Wing F.
Telephonic communications
Having light wave or ultrasonic link for speech or paging...
Including fiber optic link within telephone network
379 59, 379 63, 379 91, 379112, 455 331, H04M 1100, H04M 1500, H04Q 700
Patent
active
053012232
ABSTRACT:
Method and apparatus for use in a mobile telephone rental system in which credit card information is communicated between the mobile telephone unit 100 and a Voice Response System 302 for customer registration and remote programming of mobile telephone unit 100 features and NAM settings; communicating data between the Voice Response System 302 and a Registration System 304 for customer credit card validation; communicating data between the Registration System 304 and a credit card clearinghouse 306 for credit card approval or decline; communicating data between the Registration System 304 and a plurality of Collector Systems 307 for call rating and billing; communicating data between the Registration System 304 and an Administration System 309 for providing rated call information to the reseller; and communicating data between the mobile telephone unit 100 and an Indirect System 303 for establishing service in cellular areas without Collector System 307 service. Data read from the mobile telephone units 100 are transmitted in variable length, encrypted and error protected Packet Data Units (PDUs).
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Amadon Charles G.
Combest Rick F.
Elliott Cameron S.
Stanhope David M.
Cellular Technical Services Company, Inc.
Chan Wing F.
Cumming William D.
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