SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PRODUCT OR SERVICE WITH CELLULAR TELEPHONE

• US 20110021181A1
• Filed: 03/09/2009
• Published: 01/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avish Jacob Weiner, Dror Fixler
• Original Assignee: Avish Jacob Weiner, Dror Fixler
• Inventors: Fixler, Dror, Weiner, Avish Jacob
• Granted Patent: US 8,489,140 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists

Abstract

The present disclosure provides for a mobile communication device identifier, constituted of: a shielding defining a coverage area, the shielding arranged to attenuate radio signals originating externally of the coverage area to be less than a predetermined signal strength; an antenna associated within the defined coverage area; a transceiver coupled to the antenna, the transceiver operative to communicate with a mobile station inserted within the defined coverage area utilizing a signal strength greater than the pre-determined signal strength; and a service control unit responsive to the transceiver, the service control unit operative responsive to the communication to output a signal indicative of an authorization to provide a product or service.

Claims

1. A system for providing a product or service using a mobile station, the system comprising:

a shielding defining a coverage area, said shielding arranged to attenuate radio signals originating externally of said coverage area to be less than a pre-determined signal strength;

an antenna associated with said defined coverage area;

a transceiver coupled to said antenna and in communication with a cellular network, said transceiver operative to communicate, via said antenna, a network authorization symbol provided by the cellular network to a mobile station inserted within said defined coverage area utilizing a signal strength greater than said pre-determined signal strength;

a service control unit; and

a service station responsive to said service control unit, said service station operative to provide the product or service,

said service control unit operative responsive to said communication of the network authorization symbol to enable said service station to provide said product or service.

3. A system according to claim 1, wherein said service control unit is further operative to prevent said service station from providing the product or service in the event that a plurality of mobile stations are contemporaneously present within said defined coverage area.

5. A system according to claim 1, wherein said transceiver is associated with a location area identifier different than a location area identifier experienced by the mobile station immediately outside said defined coverage area.

9. A system according to claim 1, further comprising an application server in communication with said cellular network, said application server operative to receive an identification of the mobile station from said cellular network, and alternately provide an authorization of said service, or deny an authorization of said service, responsive to said received identification of the mobile station, said cellular network operative to provide said network authorization symbol responsive to said provided authorization.

10. A system according to claim 9, wherein said application server is further operative to debit a user associated with said mobile station for said provision of said product or service.

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12. A system according to claim 6, further comprising a radio access network emulator coupled to said transceiver, said radio access network emulator operative to receive identification information from the mobile station.

13. A system according to claim 12, wherein said radio access network emulator is operative to:

broadcast a signal with said signal strength greater than said pre-determined signal strength;

receive a location update request responsive to said broadcast signal; and

transmit, responsive to said received location update request, an identity request,

wherein said received identification information is responsive to said transmitted identity request.

14. A system according to claim 12, further comprising a database of authorized identification information in communication with said service control unit, said service control unit operative to enable said service provision responsive to said received device identification information consonant with authorized identification information on said database.

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15. A mobile station identifier device, comprising:

a shielding defining a coverage area, said shielding arranged to attenuate radio signals originating externally of said coverage area to be less than a pre-determined signal strength;

an antenna associated with said defined coverage area;

a transceiver coupled to said antenna and in communication with a cellular network, said transceiver operative to communicate, via said antenna, a network authorization symbol provided by the cellular network to with a mobile station inserted within said defined coverage area utilizing a signal strength greater than said pre-determined signal strength; and

a service control unit operative responsive to said communication of the network authorization symbol to output a signal indicative of an authorization to provide a product or service.

17. A mobile station identifier device according to claim 15, wherein said service control unit is further operative to prevent said service station from providing the product or service in the event that a plurality of mobile stations are contemporaneously present within said defined coverage area.

20. A mobile station identifier device according to claim 15, further comprising a radio access network emulator coupled to said transceiver, said radio access network emulator operative to receive identification information from the mobile station.

21. A mobile station identifier device according to claim 20, wherein said radio access network emulator is operative to:

broadcast a signal with said signal strength greater than said pre-determined signal strength;

receive an update request responsive to said broadcast signal; and

transmit, responsive to said received update request, an identity request,

wherein said received device identification information is responsive to said transmitted identity request.

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23. A method of providing a product or service using a mobile station, the method comprising:

providing a shielding to define a coverage area, said shielding arranged to attenuate radio signals originating externally of said coverage area to be less than a pre-determined signal strength;

communicating a network authorization symbol provided by a cellular network to a mobile station inserted within said defined coverage area utilizing a signal strength greater than said pre-determined signal strength; and

enabling provision of the product or service responsive to said communication of the network authorization symbol.

24. A method according to claim 23, wherein said communication with said mobile station is in accordance with an established cellular network protocol.

25. A method according to claim 23, further comprising:

preventing, in the event that a plurality of mobile stations are within said defined coverage area, said provision of the product or service to any of the plurality of mobile stations.

27. A method according to claim 23, further comprising associating a location area identifier with said provided coverage area different than a location area identifier experienced by the mobile station immediately outside said defined coverage area.

30. A method according to claim 23, further comprising:

obtaining an identification of said mobile station; and

providing an authorization of said product or service responsive to said obtained identification of said mobile station,

said network authorization symbol sent responsive to said provided authorization of said product or service.

31. A method according to claim 30, further comprising:

debiting a user associated with the mobile station for said provision of said product or service.

32. A method according to claim 23, further comprising:

retrieving identification information from the mobile station,

said enabling responsive to retrieved identification.

33. A method according to claim 32, wherein said retrieving device information comprises:

broadcasting a signal with said signal strength greater than said pre-determined signal strength;

receiving an update request responsive to said broadcast signal; and

transmitting, responsive to said received update request, an identity request,

wherein said retrieved identification information is responsive to said transmitted identity request.

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