Communication devices and method of communication

• US 7,433,677 B2
• Filed: 05/03/2001
• Issued: 10/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Parkkinen, Jukka, Kantola, Matti
• Primary Examiner(s): Anderson; Matthew
• Assistant Examiner(s): DAO, MINH D
• Application Number:
  US09/848,515
• Publication Number:
  US 20020004374A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,714 Days
• Field of Search: 455/410, 455/411, 455/418, 455/41.1, 455/41.2, 455/41.3, 455/556.1, 455/558.1, 340/5.8, 340/10.42
• US Class Current: 455/410
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1095 the scanner comprising adaptations for scanning a record carrier that is displayed on a display-screen or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/04 Payment circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/327 Short range or proximity payments by means of M-devices
• 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 20/341 Active cards, i.e. cards including their own processing means, e.g. including an IC or chip
• 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 7/0886 the card reader being portable for interacting with a POS or ECR in realizing a payment transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1008 Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/48 Secure or trusted billing, e.g. trusted elements or encryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/68 Payment of value-added services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 17/00 Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems using a coded card to authorise calls from a telephone set H04M1/675
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0156 Secure and trusted billing, e.g. trusted elements, encryption, digital signature, codes or double check mechanisms to secure billing calculation and information
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0196 Payment of value-added services, mainly when their charges are added on the telephone bill, e.g. payment of non-telecom services, e-commerce, on-line banking
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing

Abstract

In a portable communications device, information provided by an identification means is used to establish communication between communication means and a second device, such as a point of sale machine, to ensure that the correct portable communications device is connected to the second device where there may be a large number of second devices and a large number of portable communications devices in close proximity.

Claims

1. A portable communications device comprising communication means for communicating with a second device over a first communication link, and identification means, separate from said communication means, said identification means arranged to independently provide information identifying said portable communications device, from said identification means to said second device by means of a second communication link, to enable a communication connection over said first communication link between said communication means and said second device.

2. A portable communications device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said identification means comprises a bar code and said second communication link comprises a bar code reader.

3. A portable communications device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the bar code is arranged on the exterior of the communications device.

4. A portable communications device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the bar code is arranged to be displayed on a display of the communications device.

5. A portable communications device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said identification means comprises a radio frequency tag and said second communication device comprises a radio frequency tag receiver.

6. A portable communications device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said identification means comprises a magnetic data carrying arrangement and said second communication link comprises a magnetic data reader.

7. A portable communications device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said magnetic data carrying arrangement comprises a magnetic strip.

8. A portable communications device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said information provided by said identification means comprises one or more of the following:

identity of the device;

address of the device when the communication means are used; and

identity of the user.

9. A portable communications device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second device is one of the following devices:

point of sale device;

ticket gate device; and

information kiosk.

10. A portable communications device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first communication link with said second device is a wireless link.

11. A portable communications device as claimed in claim 10, wherein said wireless link is a high frequency link.

12. A portable communications device as claimed in claim 11, wherein said high frequency link is of the order of giga Hertz.

13. A portable communications device as claimed in claim 12, wherein said wireless link is a Bluetooth link.

14. A portable communications device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the wireless link is an infrared link.

15. A portable communications device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said communications device is a mobile telephone.

16. A communications device comprising communication means for communicating with a portable device over a first communication link, and identification means, separate from said communication means, said identification means arranged to independently provide information identifying said communications device, to said portable device over a second communication link to enable a communication connection over said first communication link between said communication means and said portable device.

17. A method of establishing a communications connection between a portable communications device and a second device over a first communication link, said method comprising:

one of said second device and said portable communications device obtaining identification information from the other, by an identification means over a second communication link separate from the first communication link; and

using said information to enable the communication connection between said second device and said communications device over said first communication link.

18. A method as claimed in claim 17, wherein said second device comprises a portable communications device.

19. A method as claimed in claim 17, wherein at least one of said second device and said portable communications device comprises a mobile telephone.