Global Patent Index - EP 0872109 A4

EP 0872109 A4 19981223 - SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND FOR CONDUCTING TELEPHONIC TRANSACTIONS

Title (en)

SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND FOR CONDUCTING TELEPHONIC TRANSACTIONS

Title (de)

SYSTEM ZUM ZUGANG ZU TELEFONISCHER ÜBERTRAGUNG UND ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG VON TELEFONISCHEN TRANSAKTIONEN

Title (fr)

SYSTEMES D'ACCES A DES COMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONIQUES ET DE CONDUITE DE TRANSACTIONS TELEPHONIQUES

Publication

EP 0872109 A4 19981223 (EN)

Application

EP 96911461 A 19960329

Priority

  • US 9604269 W 19960329
  • US 42037595 A 19950407
  • US 61232096 A 19960307

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9631971A1] A telephone access system utilizes a calling card (40) that is encoded with a machine readable code for both an access telephone number and a personal identification number. A reader/dialer (50) is used to read the data encoded on the calling card (40) and to generate dialing tones corresponding thereto. Once the data encoded on the calling card (40) has been entered into the reader/dialer (50), the calling card may be stored in a secured location. To access the calling account, the reader/dialer (50) is held to the mouthpiece of a standard telephone set (30) and is actuated to emit the tones corresponding to the access telephone number. Subsequently, tones corresponding to the personal identification number are emitted under automatic or manual control. Once the account has been verified, the caller proceeds to enter a desired destination telephone number or conduct a telephonic transaction.

IPC 1-7

H04M 11/00

IPC 8 full level

G06Q 20/00 (2012.01); G07F 7/10 (2006.01); H04M 1/275 (2006.01); H04M 1/2755 (2006.01); H04M 1/675 (2006.01); H04M 3/38 (2006.01); H04M 15/00 (2006.01); H04M 17/00 (2006.01); H04M 3/00 (2006.01); H04M 7/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06Q 20/327 (2013.01); G06Q 20/346 (2013.01); G07F 7/1008 (2013.01); H04M 1/275 (2013.01); H04M 1/2755 (2013.01); H04M 1/675 (2013.01); H04M 3/382 (2013.01); H04M 15/00 (2013.01); H04M 17/00 (2013.01); H04M 3/00 (2013.01); H04M 7/12 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • No further relevant documents disclosed
  • See references of WO 9631971A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9631971 A1 19961010; AU 5434496 A 19961023; CA 2217579 A1 19961010; EP 0872109 A1 19981021; EP 0872109 A4 19981223; MX 9707710 A 19980628

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9604269 W 19960329; AU 5434496 A 19960329; CA 2217579 A 19960329; EP 96911461 A 19960329; MX 9707710 A 19971007