Method and a system for obtaining services using a cellular telecommunication system

• US 20030014315A1
• Filed: 06/24/2002
• Published: 01/16/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: First Hop Oy (Mavenir Group Holdings Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: First Hop Oy (Mavenir Group Holdings Ltd.)
• Inventors: Jaalinoja, Harri, Paajarvi, Juha, Koponen, Juha, Koponen, Petteri, Pesonen, Lauri, Rasanen, Juhana, Kustov, Andrei
• Application Number:
  US10/148,695
• Publication Number:
  US 20030014315A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/18
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/045 using payment protocols involving tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/06 Private payment circuits, e.g. involving electronic currency used among participants of a common payment scheme
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/16 Payments settled via telecommunication systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/24 Credit schemes, i.e. "pay after"
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/26 Debit schemes, e.g. "pay now"
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/325 using wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3274 using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being displayed on the M-device
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/38215 Use of certificates or encrypted proofs of transaction rights
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3825 Use of electronic signatures
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/00 Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points handling coins or valuable papers, e.g. banknotes, G07D; apparatus for vending or hiring articles or services activated by coins, credit cards, paper currency or the like G07F7/00, G07F17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/42 for ticket printing or like apparatus , e.g. apparatus for dispensing of printed paper tickets or payment cards
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/00 Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus

Abstract

The invention relates to methods and systems for allowing users of a cellular telecommunication system to obtain services, goods, or other benefits from a third party. The invention allows the user to order a token from a token issuing system, receive the token to his mobile communication means, and obtain a service, goods, or some other kind of benefit by communicating the token to a verifying system, which verifies the token and allows the user to obtain the desired service.

Claims

1. A system for granting and obtaining rights, characterized in that the system comprises

a token issuing system (100) for issuing tokens associated with specific rights,

means (110) for receiving token requests into the token issuing system (100) as orders given through a browser program, said requests requesting sending of tokens to mobile communication means (200) of users,

means (130) for transmission of tokens (10) from the token issuing system (100) to mobile communication means (200), and

a verifying system (300) for receiving tokens (10) from mobile communication means (200) and for verifying received tokens.

2. A system according to claim 1, characterized in that the verifying system (300) comprises means (320) for decrypting a received encrypted token.

3. A system according to claim 1, characterized in that the verifying system (300) comprises means (330) for verifying a digital signature in a received token.

4. A system according to claim 1, characterized in that the system comprises

a memory means (460) for storing descriptions of rights associated with tokens, and

in the verifying system (300), means for obtaining a description of a right from, said memory means (460) on the basis of a received token.

5. A system according to claim 1, characterized in at the verifying system (300) comprises means (440) for printing a ticket.

6. A method for granting and obtaining rights, characterized in that it comprises the steps of:

as a response to a user ordering a token with an order given through a browser program, generating (570) a token and transmitting (580) the generated token to mobile communication mean of a user,

receiving (500) a token associated with a right,

verifying (510) the received token, and

allowing (590) a user to obtain the right associated with the token.

7. A method according to claim 6, characterized in that it further comprises a step of verifying (530) a digital signature in a received token.

8. A method according to claim 6, characterized in that it further comprises a step of decrypting (520) a token.

9. A computer program element for a system for granting and obtaining rights, characterized in that it comprises

computer program code means for generating a token as a response to a user ordering a token with an order given through a browser program,

computer program code means for transmitting the generated token to mobile commutation means of a user,

computer program code means for receiving a token,

computer program code means for verifying a token, and

computer program code means for allowing a user to obtain the right associated with the token.