Prepaid smart card in a GSM based wireless telephone network and

Details Prepaid smart card in a GSM based wireless telephone network and Prepaid smart card in a GSM based wireless telephone network and

1996-04-19

1999-06-22

Bost, Dwayne D.

Telecommunications

Transmitter and receiver at same station

Radiotelephone equipment detail

455406, 455407, 455575, 455 90, 379144, 379357, H04Q 720

Patent

active

059152265

ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a prepaid smart card to be used in a wireless telephone network, and methods for prepaying for wireless telephone services, as well as systems for operating a wireless telephone network with prepaid smart cards. The cards, methods and systems permit the use of wireless telephones anonymously, and/or the payment by a user without having a subscription. The invention requires minimal changes to the existing wireless telephone and wireless telephone network, yet provides security against abuse or fraudulent use of the telephone system. Additionally, promotional material may be provided with the prepayments, and persons may prepay into a subscriber's telephone.

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patent: 5615260 (1997-03-01), Kurgan
patent: 5696908 (1997-12-01), Muehlberger et al.
patent: 5722067 (1998-02-01), Fougnies et al.
patent: 5778313 (1998-07-01), Fougnies

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