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Method and system for location-dependent billing for services

  • US 8,238,874 B2
  • Filed: 06/03/2011
  • Issued: 08/07/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for location-dependent billing for a service being available to a user with a mobile terminal having an identification module, wherein, via a wireless interface of the identification module, a local communication connection is set up to a fixably installed external location tag including a billing rate code with a corresponding wireless interface, the method comprising:

  • accessing the external location tag and transmitting the billing rate code from the external location tag to the mobile terminal;

    forwarding the billing rate code from the mobile terminal to a central unit of a mobile communication network, in which the mobile terminal is logged;

    determining a geographic location identification of the external location tag by evaluation of said billing rate code of the external location tag at the central unit; and

    selecting a billing rate for billing for the service available to the user based on the billing rate code of the external location tag at the central unit, wherein the service comprises mobile wireless access to the mobile communication network.

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