Method and system for location-dependent billing for services
US8498613B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 3, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/80
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for location-dependent billing for services that are available to mobile terminals. A mobile terminal may access a fixably installed external location tag, and may obtain from the external location tag a billing rate code, which may then be forwarded from the mobile terminal to a central unit of a mobile communication network, in which the mobile terminal is logged. The central unit may determine a geographic location identification of the external location tag—e.g., by evaluation of the billing rate code—and may select a billing rate for billing for service(s) available to the user, based on the billing rate code at the external location tag. The mobile terminal may access the external location tag via a local communication connection, which may be set up between the mobile terminal and external location tag, such as using a corresponding wireless interface therebetween.
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