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6442406 Airtime usage limiting system  
A call time usage system for a portable telephone allows entering call time usage information into the portable telephone. The limits include limits on total airtime and airtime per call for a...
6434379 Method for dynamic management of a prepaid terminal subscription  
A process for dynamic management of subscription data for a terminal in a “prepaid” mode as part of a telecommunication network, in which a customer in possession of, or using, the terminal...
6430406 Credit information in a mobile phone  
A portable prepaid phone has a display, input means for inputting information and instructions, a control unit controlling the display in dependence on the operation of the input means, and...
6430408 Allocating antenna-provided communications services  
A communications system having an antenna and at least one mobile unit in communications with the antenna. A price that a mobile unit will pay to receive an enhanced communications service is...
6408174 Communication method, system, and device for reducing processor load at tariff switch  
A communication device, method and system in which tariff information is provided to a communication device from a control station at call setup, and the charges associated with a call can be...
6405056 Compact wireless telephone with enabling module  
A compact modular wireless telephone includes a base unit, a headset selectively connected to and disconnected from the base unit, and a separate card for placement in the base unit to enable...
6405031 Wireless telephone system, telephone and method  
A wireless telephone system, a wireless telephone for use in the system, and a method of using a wireless telephone capable of use for telephonic communications only for a predetermined limited...
6393283 Wireless communications system and method of operation for reducing fraud  
The wireless communications system includes a home carrier and a HLR memory, associated with the home carrier, for storing a number of Home Locator Records defining the level of service to be...
6374125 Mobile telephone and method of retrieving reception/transmission history in mobile telephone  
There is provided a mobile telephone including (a) a voice recognizer for recognizing a voice made entry thereinto, (b) a memory storing reception/transmission history therein, and (c) a controller...
6366893 System, a method and an apparatus for performing an electric payment transaction in a telecommunication network  
The invention relates to methods and apparatuses for performing electronic payment transactions between a terminal equipment ( 100 ) in a telecommunication network and the other transacting party (...
6363247 System and method for a handset-based emergency audible beacon  
A system and method for aiding emergency service providers in locating an incapacitated individual by use of a wireless communications device. The invention has two major modes of operation based...
6353736 Information communication terminal with charging management function  
An information communication terminal with a charging management function includes a storage section, a message creation section, a pager call number adding section, an output section, and a...
6332074 Nonreusable cellular telephone and method of making cellular telephone calls  
A nonreusable cellular telephone includes a programmable timer for providing a predetermined period of calling time during which the cellular phone may be used for cellular communications. The...
6327466 Method and arrangement for setting the charge rate in a wireless pay phone  
The destination zone of a call is defined (2) according to the prior art in a wireless pay phone, for example, by analyzing a selected phone number, and the present invention is characterized in...
6321078 System and method for providing expense reports to wireless service subscribers  
A system for providing immediate access to detailed information about a wireless call. The system includes a first mechanism for placing a wireless call. A second mechanism times the call to...
6301472 Portable telephone system  
A switching system (3) has, in addition to an ordinary accounting function, an origination-only accounting control unit 6 to monitor the number of message units used by an origination-only portable...
6292676 Display method and system for radio receiver  
A radio selective call reception section 1 receives radio selective information and outputs the received information 8, a user operating section 5 receives an operation of a user and outputs...
6223026 Prepaid mobile subscriber identification card and method implemented thereby  
A subscriber identification SIM card for a mobile telephone comprises an advice of charge counter ACM indicating the amount corresponding to the communications carried out with the card. An EEPROM...
6205327 Radio mobile terminal provided with an additional reader of chip cards  
Radio mobile terminal provided with an additional chip card reader of prepaid chip cards, which can be made available both on a terminal realized according to the TACS technology and on a terminal...
6201957 System and method for implementing flexible calling plans  
A system and method for providing one or more tiers of alternative rates or rate plans to wireless telephone subscribers utilizes one or more home regions, in which the subscriber can make and...
6195543 Method and apparatus for providing advice of charge parameters for mobile radio telephone calls  
A control point administers an Advice of Charge (AoC) service provided to mobile subscribers. The control point is informed of each can involving a mobile station that subscribes to the Advice of...
6173170 Radio telephone apparatus capable of detecting a drop of power source voltage  
An automobile radio telephone apparatus capable of detecting a drop of power source voltage to prevent a telephone channel from being occupied wastefully and to thereby enhance efficient use of...
6167250 Network based tariff acquisition system for roaming mobile subscribers  
A method of obtaining tariff rates on a plurality of candidate service providers accessible to a roaming mobile subscriber for use in choosing the most suitable candidate service provider in a...
6154660 Callee-based telephone line preselection  
A telecommunications device includes a first telephone line enabling access to a telecommunications network and a second telephone line enabling access to a telecommunications network. A selection...
6148191 Mobile telephone or WLL subscriber terminal with accounting function and method for controlling the same  
A mobile telephone with an accounting function enables a user to visually check a call charge through a display unit. The mobile telephone includes a display unit for displaying a call charge...
6144847 Wireless telephone with credited airtime  
A wireless telephone for telephonic communications during subscribed periods of airtime and for the purchase of selected goods and services in purchase amounts is responsive to the purchase amounts...
6138002 System and method for providing services based on broadcasted system information  
A telecommunications system and method for enabling a subscriber to determine the current time period, e.g., peak or off-peak, for that subscriber based upon the broadcasted system date and time...
6131024 System and method for setting subscriber-defined usage limits on a mobile terminal  
A telecommunications system and method for allowing the owner of a Mobile Station to define usage limits based on air time usage or by a dollar amount, e.g., charging information. When the limits...
6098878 Tariff management apparatus and method for communications terminals using smart cards  
Communication units used by a communications terminal are measured, and an economic efficiency associated with use of the terminal is determined from the measured communication units and a stored...
6101379 Mobile terminal based tariff acquisition system for wireless services  
A method of acquiring potential tariff charges assessed by wireless service providers to a mobile subscriber prior to registration is disclosed herein. The method includes transmitting a request...
6101378 Pre-paid cellular telephone system  
A cellular telephone system maintains a database of prepaid cellular telephone service accounts, including an amount of money remaining in each account. The system uses modems in a blank-and-burst...
6091944 On demand real time telephone billing equipment  
An on demand, real time billing equipment for a user of a radio telephone employs a telephone switching platform, including an unintelligent switch and a computer, which is in communication with a...
6088431 Method for transmitting voice or data in a wireless network depending on billing account status  
A method for paging network personal communications system voice and data services comprising transmitting a control channel origination data packet including data specifying an identification...
6085082 Digital signal receiver with charge metering equipment  
The receiver can e.g. be designed as a pager by means of which information subject to charge can be received. In a receiver control unit (2) the information to be processed and displayed is...
6085081 Method for allocating a user identification  
The invention relates to a method for allocating a user identification (ID) in a mobile communication network (2) for a connection between a communication terminal (1) and the mobile communication...
6078268 Radio selective call receiver in which call count and fee are informed  
A radio selective call receiver includes a receiving unit which receives a call, a memory unit which stores a fee table and a call count, and a control unit which counts a number of received calls...
6078267 Method of determining the number of times a pager has been paged and a pager having such a function  
In order to estimate the number of message transmissions dispatched to a radio pager wherein messages transmitted are sequentially numbered, a transmitted signal is acquired which has been found to...
6070067 Prepayment method utilizing credit information stored in mobile terminals for accessing wireless telecommunication networks  
A method of providing prepaid access to wireless telecommunication networks by utilizing a mechanism to store subscriber credit information within a mobile terminal is disclosed. The method is...
6052575 System for transmitting charge information to a wireless subscriber via a forwarded supervisory signal  
The invention relates to a radio system realizing a wireless subscriber interface, the system including a subscriber station (1) which comprises means (8, TRX) for forwarding, on the radio path, a...
6044260 Method of controlling the number of messages received by a personal messaging unit  
A subscriber's PMU (Personal Messaging Unit) (14) determines when the number of incoming messages is likely to be excessive by counting the incoming messages and comparing their number and rate of...
6044258 System and method for updating a time remaining value  
A method is provided for updating a time-remaining value representative of the time remaining during a predetermined period of time for communication between a mobile communications device and a...
6036090 Automated prepayment method for mobile terminals  
An automated prepayment method for accessing wireless telecommunication services by a mobile terminal is disclosed. The method includes programming and storing in the mobile terminal subscriber...
6032038 Method and arrangement for limiting the use of a mobile telephone  
A method and arrangement for limiting the use of a mobile telephone is characterized in that it involves setting a time limit (TIMER - - VALUE) in said mobile telephone (20). The time limit can be...
6012634 Dual card and method therefor  
A smart memory card (400, 900, 1000) communicates with a smartcard compatible device (500) and a memory card compatible device (600). The smart memory card includes a processor (402, 902, 1002)...
5986565 Individual recognition system  
An individual recognition system uses a mobile communication apparatus to more securely conduct financial data transactions. A call number stored in a mobile communications apparatus is read by a...
5974308 Selective broadcasting of charge rates  
A cellular phone system, optimizing user demand by charging system subscribers according to a Variable Charge Rate (VCR) that is based on the price elasticity of the subscribers. According to the...
5946614 Payphone metering in a wireless telephone system  
The wireless system includes one or more payphones from which users may initiate payphone calls. A mobile switching center connects telephone calls initiated from wireless payphones to external...
5946613 Recyclable cellular telephone and method and apparatus for supporting the use of a recyclable cellular telephone within a cellular telephone network  
A recyclable cellular telephone is disclosed having an inner rigid cellular electronics supporting frame member surrounded by a replaceable outer cover. The telephone is acquired having a limited...
5926754 Directory assistance call processing systems and related methods  
In a telecommunications switching system, after a non-published listing has been located in response to a request from a calling customer station and after the calling customer has been qualified,...
5915214 Mobile communication service provider selection system  
A system and method for enabling a user of wireless communication services such as mobile cellular telephone services to easily switch among various available service providers based on real time...
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