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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2007
Gianluca DE Petris, Turin, IT;
Simonetta Mangiabene, Turin, IT;
Giuseppe Mazara, Turin, IT;
Davide Pratone, Turin, IT;
Barbara Silano, Turin, IT;
Gianluca De Petris, Turin, IT;
Simonetta Mangiabene, Turin, IT;
Giuseppe Mazara, Turin, IT;
Davide Pratone, Turin, IT;
Barbara Silano, Turin, IT;
Telecom Italia S.p.A., Milan, IT;
Abstract
A method is provided which allows a service to be enjoyed through a mobile telephone terminal without the need of paying for this service. This can be achieved by allowing a first subscriber to use the credit or subscription of a second subscriber. The subscriber identification cards at least of the two subscribers involved are provided with short range radio communication transceivers and establish a short range communication channel between them so that one card may request the other card to pay for this service and the other card may grant this request through this channel. Then the mobile telephone networks of the cards are informed of the granted request. Before, during and after the grant of the request, the subscriber identification cards remain active and operative in communicating together and with the associated terminals.