METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A PRODUCT OR SERVICE USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20090233583A1
• Filed: 03/14/2008
• Published: 09/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Raging Mobile Israel Limited
• Original Assignee: Dror Fixler
• Inventors: Fixler, Dror, Weiner, Avish Jacob
• Granted Patent: US 7,706,784 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists

Abstract

A method and system for secure payment by using a mobile communication device, which may operate using substantially existing communication protocols, and securely identify the mobile device.

Claims

1. A system for providing a product or service responsive to a mobile station, the system comprising:

a transceiver in communication with a cellular network;

a barrier of conductive material arranged as a three dimensional structure defining an area within said barrier, said barrier of conductive material arranged to reduce the intensity of signals received from antennas external of said barrier by a mobile station disposed in said defined area within said barrier;

an antenna disposed within said defined area within said barrier, said antenna disposed within said defined area in communication with said transceiver and with the mobile station when the mobile station is disposed within said defined area within said barrier, said transceiver outputting via said antenna signals of a better quality in respect to signals from the external antennas received by the mobile station disposed within said defined area;

a service control unit; and

a service station responsive to said service control unit;

said service control unit arranged to;

obtain from the cellular network an identification code of the mobile station within the defined area, and

provide a confirmation to said service station to provide a product or service responsive to said received identification code.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said identification code is generated during a mobility management procedure of the mobile station when brought within said defined area.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said antenna disposed within said defined area has a location area identifier different from the location area identifier associated with at least one of said external antennas.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said antenna disposed within said defined area has a location area identifier different from location area identifiers associated with the external antennas.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said mobile station is configured to initiate a mobility management procedure when brought within said defined area.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a detector arranged to detect presence of the mobile station within said defined area.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said barrier is adapted to house substantially no more than one mobile station at any time.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said barrier constitutes a Faraday cage.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein said transceiver is arranged such that in the event that a plurality of mobile stations are detected within said defined area, said transceiver is deactivated.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising an operator server in communication with the cellular network, the cellular network providing identification information of the mobile station disposed within said defined area to said operator server.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein said operator server is arranged to determine, based on said provided identification information of the mobile station disposed within said defined area, whether a user of the mobile station disposed within said defined area is a subscriber of said operator server.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein said identification information is provided by the cellular network responsive to said operator server.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein said operator server is arranged to debit a user of the mobile station disposed within said defined area for the product or service provided by said service station based on said provided identification information of the mobile station disposed within said defined area.

15. The system of claim 2, wherein said mobility management procedure is a location area update process.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein said service control unit provides said confirmation to the service station to provide said product or service only in the event that the location area update process is completed successfully.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein said service control unit denies said confirmation to the service station to provide said product or service in the event that the location area update process is not completed successfully.

35. The system of claim 1, wherein said identification code represents the identity of the mobile station disposed within said defined area.

10. (canceled)

18. A method of providing a product or service, the method comprising:

providing a barrier of conductive material arranged as a three dimensional structure defining an area within said barrier, said barrier arranged to reduce the intensity of signals received from antennas external to said barrier by a mobile station disposed within said defined area;

providing an antenna disposed within said defined area, said antenna transmitting signals of a better quality to the mobile station disposed within said defined area than said reduced intensity signals from the external antennas;

receiving an identification code of the mobile station disposed within said defined area; and

providing, responsive to said received identification code, a confirmation to a service station to provide the product or service.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein said identification code is generated in a mobility management procedure performed responsive to the mobile station being inserted within said defined area.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein said antenna disposed within said defined area has a location area identifier different from the location area identifier of at least one adjoining external antenna.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein said antenna disposed within said defined area has a location area identifier different from location area identifiers of substantially all adjoining external antennas.

22. The method of claim 18, further comprising initiating a mobility management procedure when the mobile station is inserted within said defined area.

23. The method of claim 18, further comprising detecting presence of the mobile station within said defined area.

24. The method of claim 18, wherein said provided barrier is adapted to house substantially no more than one mobile station at any time.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein said provided barrier constitutes a Faraday cage.

28. The method of claim 18, wherein said receiving said identification code of the mobile station disposed within said defined area comprises receiving from a cellular network associated with the provided antenna disposed within said defined area an identity of the mobile station disposed within said defined area.

29. The method of claim 28, further comprising determining, based on said received identity of the mobile station disposed within said defined area, a confirmation whether a user of the mobile station disposed within said defined area is a subscriber of an operator sewer.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein said providing said confirmation is responsive to said determination that the user of the mobile station disposed within said defined area is a subscriber of the operator server.

31. The method of claim 18, further comprising debiting a user of the mobile station disposed within said defined area for the product or service provided by said service station.

32. The method of claim 19, wherein said mobility management procedure is a location area update process.

33. The method of claim 18, wherein said receipt of said identification code is only in the event that the location area update process is completed successfully.

34. The method of claim 18, further comprising denying said confirmation to the service station to provide said service if the location area update process is not completed successfully.

26. (canceled)

27. (canceled)