Process for generating an address directory

• US 6,609,000 B1
• Filed: 08/02/2000
• Issued: 08/19/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: IP2H AG
• Original Assignee: IP2H AG
• Inventors: Arnold, Jörg
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung, Nay
• Assistant Examiner(s): Orgad, Edan
• Application Number:
  US09/601,486
• Time in Patent Office: 1,112 Days
• Field of Search: 455/403, 455/405, 455/406, 455/408, 455/410, 455/414, 455/415, 455/550, 455/551, 455/558, 455/559, 455/435, 455/456, 379/56.1, 379/56.2, 379/56.3, 379/114.01, 379/114.02, 379/114.03, 379/127.01, 379/127.06, 379/144.07
• US Class Current: 455/406
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/2026 Wireless network, e.g. GSM, PCS, TACS
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/32 Involving wireless systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4931 Directory assistance systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing

Abstract

A method of creating an address directory from address data of subscribers in a telecommunications network, wherein the address data comprise a subscriber identification and a position identification allocated to the subscriber, is characterized with respect to a simple creation of the address directory, in that during a payment procedure of charges for the use of the telecommunications network, address data of the subscriber are transmitted at least in part to a data acquisition station.

Claims

1. Method of creating an address directory from address data of subscribers in a decentralized radio network, wherein the address data comprise a subscriber identification and a position identification allocated to the subscriber, which are made available to the other subscribers, wherein substantially simultaneously with a payment of charges for the use of the decentralized radio network, the position identification of the subscriber is transmitted from the subscriber to a financial institution serving as a data acquisition station for creating the address directory, and wherein as part of the payment of charges procedure, the financial institution debits an account of the subscriber accordingly.

2. Method of claim 1, wherein the transmission of the position identification occurs automatically.

3. Method of claim 1, wherein the data acquisition station creates the address directory.

4. Method of claim 1, wherein the data acquisition station retransmits address data for creating the address directory to a third party.

5. Method of claim 1, wherein the transmission of the position identification occurs via a radio link with the data acquisition station.

6. Method of claim 1, wherein the transmission of the position identification occurs by optics, preferably via an infrared link with the data acquisition station.

7. Method of claim 1, wherein the transmission of the position identification occurs via an ultrasound link with the data acquisition station.

8. Method of claim 1, wherein the position identification transmitted by a paying subscriber comprises both the position identification of the paying subscriber and the position identification of one or more other subscribers.

9. Method of claim 1 wherein the transmission of the position identification occurs via an information carrier comprising a memory, while the information carrier is arranged in a transmission means.

10. Method of claim 9, wherein the information carrier is in the form of a chip card, magnetic strip card, or PIN card.

11. Method of claim 9, wherein the transmission means is an automatic teller machine.

12. Method of claim 9, wherein the transmission means comprises a write/read unit for the memory.