Patent ID: 6830179
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: G06Q,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A payment system comprisinga terminal for establishing a connection via a mobile communication network to purchase chargeable services or products, a service provider's payment centre for receiving information on the payment of services or products purchased by a subscriber, and a billing centre for maintaining subscriber-specific billing data comprising information, required for billing, on the services or products purchased, a register for maintaining information of a subscriber specific limit for each of a plurality of services or product groups, the subscriber specific limit of a group defining the maximum value of purchases for the subscriber of services or products belonging to the group in question, means for comparing the price of a selected service or product, which said subscriber has selected for purchase, with the information stored in said register in order to determine if the price of the selected service or product exceeds the subscriber specific limit for said subscriber for services or products belonging to the same group as said selected service or product, and means for accepting the purchase of the service or product which said subscriber has selected for purchase, provided the price of the service or product is below or equal to said subscriber specific limit for said subscriber for services or products belonging to the same groups as said selected product, or for rejecting the purchase if the price of the selected service or product exceeds said limit.