Patent ID: 7917123

Claim:
A system comprising: a mobile terminal comprising: a subscriber identity module and a short range wireless component storing identification information comprising an identification of the subscriber identity module, wherein the short range wireless component stores identification information independently from the subscriber identity module and the identification information comprises an integrated circuit card number of the subscriber identity module; and a prepayment terminal located in a premises managed by a legal person, wherein the prepayment terminal is configured: to receive, independently of the subscriber identity module, the identification information stored in the short range wireless component; to receive an authorization for adding an amount of right to use for the subscriber identity module; to transmit the identification of the subscriber identity module and the authorized amount of right of use to a network operator; and to receive a first indication of a successful addition of the right of use to the subscriber identity module, where the prepayment terminal transmits the identification and receives the first indication through a communication link established between the prepayment terminal and the network operator and the communication link is independent of any data communication link that may exist between the mobile terminal and the network operator.