Method and subscriber identification card for using a service through a mobile telephone terminal using resources of another mobile telephone terminal
First Claim
1. A subscriber identification card comprising:
- an interface adapted to connect to a mobile telephone terminal in order to allow long range communication of said mobile telephone terminal with a mobile telephone network;
a transceiver adapted to short range communication with other subscriber identifications cards;
a processor; and
first memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the subscriber identification card to;
control said transceiver to transmit a payment authorization request to a second subscriber identification card and to receive, from the second subscriber identification card, a corresponding payment authorization response, wherein said transmitted payment authorization request comprises information specifying an identity of a first subscriber associated with the subscriber identification card, and wherein said received corresponding payment authorization response comprises information specifying an identity of a second subscriber associated with the second subscriber identification card,control said transceiver to receive, from the second subscriber identification card, a payment authorization request and to transmit a corresponding payment authorization response to the second subscriber identification card, wherein said received payment authorization request comprises information specifying the identity of the second subscriber associated with the second subscriber identification card, and wherein said transmitted corresponding payment authorization response comprises information specifying the identity of the first subscriber associated with the subscriber identification card,control said interface to inform said mobile telephone network of granted requests by said mobile telephone terminal requesting said mobile telephone network by the long range communication to be associated with the identity of said second subscriber, andauthorize use of a service different from the payment authorization.
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Abstract
A method is provided which allows a service to be enjoyed through a mobile telephone terminal without the need of paying for this service. This can be achieved by allowing a first subscriber to use the credit or subscription of a second subscriber. The subscriber identification cards at least of the two subscribers involved are provided with short range radio communication transceivers and establish a short range communication channel between them so that one card may request the other card to pay for this service and the other card may grant this request through this channel. Then the mobile telephone networks of the cards are informed of the granted request. Before, during and after the grant of the request, the subscriber identification cards remain active and operative in communicating together and with the associated terminals.
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22 Claims
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1. A subscriber identification card comprising:
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an interface adapted to connect to a mobile telephone terminal in order to allow long range communication of said mobile telephone terminal with a mobile telephone network; a transceiver adapted to short range communication with other subscriber identifications cards; a processor; and first memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the subscriber identification card to; control said transceiver to transmit a payment authorization request to a second subscriber identification card and to receive, from the second subscriber identification card, a corresponding payment authorization response, wherein said transmitted payment authorization request comprises information specifying an identity of a first subscriber associated with the subscriber identification card, and wherein said received corresponding payment authorization response comprises information specifying an identity of a second subscriber associated with the second subscriber identification card, control said transceiver to receive, from the second subscriber identification card, a payment authorization request and to transmit a corresponding payment authorization response to the second subscriber identification card, wherein said received payment authorization request comprises information specifying the identity of the second subscriber associated with the second subscriber identification card, and wherein said transmitted corresponding payment authorization response comprises information specifying the identity of the first subscriber associated with the subscriber identification card, control said interface to inform said mobile telephone network of granted requests by said mobile telephone terminal requesting said mobile telephone network by the long range communication to be associated with the identity of said second subscriber, and authorize use of a service different from the payment authorization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for using a service through a mobile telephone terminal comprising the steps of:
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A) providing a first mobile telephone terminal with a first subscriber identification card associated with an identity of a first subscriber, said first mobile telephone terminal being adapted to communicate with a first mobile telephone network by a long range radio communication transceiver, and said first subscriber identification card being adapted to communicate with other subscriber identification cards by a short range radio communication transceiver, said first subscriber identification card allowing the use of a service provided by said first mobile telephone network, B) providing a second mobile telephone terminal with a second subscriber identification card associated with an identity of a second subscriber, said second mobile telephone terminal being adapted to communicate with a second mobile telephone network by a long range radio communication transceiver, and said second subscriber identification card being adapted to communicate with other subscriber identification cards by a short range radio communication transceiver, C) establishing a short range communication channel between said first subscriber identification card and said second subscriber identification card by their short range radio communication transceivers, D) transmitting from said first subscriber identification card to said second subscriber identification card by said channel a request to authorize a payment to be charged to said second subscriber for the use of said service by said first subscriber, wherein said request comprises information specifying the identity of said first subscriber, E) transmitting from said second subscriber identification card to said first subscriber identification card by said channel a grant of said payment authorization request, wherein said grant comprises information specifying the identity of said second subscriber, F) informing said first mobile telephone network and said second mobile telephone network of said granted request to be implemented by said first mobile telephone network and said second mobile telephone network by; F1) said first mobile telephone terminal requesting said first mobile telephone network by its long range radio communication transceiver to be associated with the identity of said second subscriber, and F2) said second mobile telephone terminal requesting said second mobile telephone network by its long range radio communication transceiver to be associated with the identity of said first subscriber, and G) using said service through said first mobile telephone terminal based on said granted request, wherein said service used through said first mobile telephone terminal is different from said payment charged to said second subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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