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Metered payment cellular telephone communication system

US5812945A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 22, 1995
Grant dateSep 22, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 22, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2215/32
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art by providing a cellular telephone metering systems that allows phone calls to be made as long as sufficient funds or call units reside in the phone. The apparatus of this invention also utilize encryption and employ seed numbers for the addition of funds or call units to the cellular phone.

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