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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2003
Josef Laumen, Hildesheim, DE;
Andreas Schmidt, Braunschweig, DE;
Sabine Van Niekerk, Salzgitter, DE;
Josef Laumen, Hildesheim, DE;
Andreas Schmidt, Braunschweig, DE;
Sabine Van Niekerk, Salzgitter, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method is provided for providing paying services in a radio communication network which operates, in particular, according to the GSM Standard 'Global System Mobile' or the UMTS Standard 'Universal Mobile Telecommunications System',” via at least one radio communication terminal having a device for user identification, especially a “Subscriber Identity Module” or a “UMTS Subscriber Identity Module” (U)SIM, and at least one device for providing the services. According to the present invention, when a request for a service is made by the radio communication terminal to the device for providing the services, at least one message generated by the user identification device is transmitted. The present invention also relates to a network control unit for carrying out such method, the unit including at least parts for generating a request message aimed at a device for providing a paying service, and to a device for providing the services, the device including parts for evaluating at least one message generated by the user identification device during the request for a service made by the radio communication terminal, in addition to parts for initiating the service, and parts for providing the service.