Patent ID: 9264880
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: G06Q,H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of enabling a user of a communications capable device to make a payment via a mobile operator billing system, the method comprising: determining a user identifier string for sending to a communications capable device; said determining comprising: linking said user identifier string to content item data, said content item data identifying an item of content pertaining to said payment; sending said user identifier string to said communications capable device; receiving, via a mobile network, a short message service (SMS) based user response, said user response comprising a message response and billable user identity, wherein said billable user identity is appended to said user response by said mobile network; comparing said message response with a said user identifier string to determine if said message response matches said user identifier string; responsive to said message response matching said user identifier string, identifying content item data associated with said user identifier string and associating said billable user identity received from said mobile network with said content item data; and communicating said billable user identity to a billing system to approve said request for said item of content.