EP 1131945 A2 20010912 - PREPAID SERVICES IN A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

Title (en)

PREPAID SERVICES IN A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

Title (de)

VORAUSBEZAHLTE DIENSTE IN EINEM KOMMUNIKATIONSSSTEM

Title (fr)

SERVICES PREPAYES DANS UN SYSTEME DE COMMUNICATIONS

Publication

EP 1131945 A2 20010912 (EN)

Application

EP 99969876 A 19990930

Priority

FI 9900807 W 19990930
FI 982117 A 19980930

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0019702A2] The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for providing prepaid calls or services for a user of a telephone. Th arrangement comprises a prepaid calling service and a telephone terminal enabling an access to the prepaid calling service. In addition, means for providing the user with an individual code and an account dedicated for the individual code are used. The communications network apparatus includes means for triggering the call to a desired destination, means for dynamically charging the costs for the call from the account, and means for informing during the call dynamically the user of the remaining calling time on the basis of the balance remaining in the account and the costs for the call and/or of the remaining balance in the account.

IPC 1-7

H04M 7/00; H04Q 3/00; H04L 12/14

IPC 8 full level

H04M 15/18 (2006.01); H04M 17/00 (2006.01); H04M 3/487 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04M 15/18 (2013.01); H04M 15/83 (2013.01); H04M 15/854 (2013.01); H04M 15/90 (2013.01); H04M 17/00 (2013.01); H04M 17/10 (2013.01); H04W 4/24 (2013.01); H04M 3/4872 (2013.01); H04M 2215/016 (2013.01); H04M 2215/018 (2013.01); H04M 2215/2026 (2013.01); H04M 2215/32 (2013.01); H04M 2215/8166 (2013.01); H04M 2215/82 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0019702A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0019702 A2 20000406; WO 0019702 A3 20000803; WO 0019702 B1 20001005; AU 5987299 A 20000417; CN 1376357 A 20021023; EP 1131945 A2 20010912; FI 113928 B 20040630; FI 982117 A0 19980930; FI 982117 A 20000331

DOCDB simple family (application)

FI 9900807 W 19990930; AU 5987299 A 19990930; CN 99813898 A 19990930; EP 99969876 A 19990930; FI 982117 A 19980930