Identification card billing method using an identification card
First Claim
1. Billing method for billing a call by a subscriber identified with an identification card (10) in a telecommunications network (2) to this subscriber, comprising:
- determination of the duration of the call, the duration of the call being measured by a time-measuring device (100) integrated into the identification card (10), determination of the amount to be billed based upon the determined call duration and at least one tariff table stored in the identification card (10), wherein a time controller (5) checks the time set in the identification card (10), and, if the time is not set correctly, transmits a time record to this identification card, and the amounts to be billed depend upon the time of day determined by said time-measuring device (100).
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Abstract
Billing method for billing a call by a subscriber identified with a SIM card (10) in a telecommunications system (2) to said subscriber, comprising:
Determination of the duration of the call by means of a time-measuring device (100) integrated into the SIM card (10);
Evaluation of the amount to be billed based upon the determined call duration and at least one tariff table stored in the SIM card (10).
The tariff tables are stored in a tariff server (6), and can be remotely loaded into the SIM card (10) through said telecommunications network (2).
Advantages: since all data for determining the invoiced amount are available on the SIM card, the billing takes place at the user directly at the source. No other billing system is required in the infrastructure.
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39 Claims
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1. Billing method for billing a call by a subscriber identified with an identification card (10) in a telecommunications network (2) to this subscriber, comprising:
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determination of the duration of the call, the duration of the call being measured by a time-measuring device (100) integrated into the identification card (10), determination of the amount to be billed based upon the determined call duration and at least one tariff table stored in the identification card (10), wherein a time controller (5) checks the time set in the identification card (10), and, if the time is not set correctly, transmits a time record to this identification card, and the amounts to be billed depend upon the time of day determined by said time-measuring device (100). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. Identification card (10) for subscribers in a telecommunications network, which can be inserted in a terminal (1) in a removable way, containing:
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data processing means, which make possible the storage of data containing at least identification data of the subscriber in the telecommunications network (2), at least one tariff table, the amounts to be billed being determined on the basis of the determined call duration and this tariff table, an integrated time measuring device (100), with which the duration of the calls is determined, wherein the identification card (10) comprises means to receive time records, comprising time indications, transmitted to the identification card (10) by a time controller (5), and to set the time measuring device (100) with the transmitted time, and registers and programs for control of the time-measuring device (100) are stored in an area (12) of the identification card (10) not accessible to the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. Telecommunications system in which the subscribers are identified with an identification card (10), with a multiplicity of terminal devices (1) in which identification cards (10) can be removably inserted, at least certain identification cards (10) having at least one tariff table, whereby at least certain identification cards (10) further contain an integrated time-measuring device (100), with which the duration of calls is determined, and whereby the billed amounts are determined for at least certain calls of these subscribers on the basis of said determined duration and said tariff tables, wherein
it further contains a time controller (5) with which the time can be set in the time-measuring devices (100) integrated into the identification cards (10), the time determined in the time controller (5) being communicated to the identification cards (10) with time records.
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