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Payment system

  • US 20050144020A1
  • Filed: 04/30/2003
  • Published: 06/30/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. a payment system for use in conjunction with the supply of goods and services, the system comprising:

  • i) supplier apparatus including a transmitter for broadcasting digital signals and a mobile telephone text message receiving center coupled to the transmitter; and

    ii) customer apparatus including a digital signal receiver for receiving said broadcast digital signals from said transmitter and a mobile telephone for sending text messages to said text message receiving center;

    iii) said transmitter and said receiver being operable for making available through said receiver a coded message denoting goods or services to be supplied and identifying said receiver, and said mobile telephone text message receiving center being operable for responding automatically to the receipt of said coded text message;

    for decoding the message, and for initiating the supply of said goods or services and for debiting the cost of the goods or services to the mobile telephone account;

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