Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems

HELECTRICITY H04Electric communication H04MTELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION

H04M17/00Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems

H04M17/005Disposable prepaid communication devices H04M17/01Cocot systems H04M17/02Coin-freed or check-freed systems H04M17/023Circuit arrangements H04M17/026Constructional features H04M17/10Account details or usage H04M17/103using SIMs (USIMs) or calling cards H04M17/106using commercial credit or debit cards H04M17/20with provision for recharging the prepaid account or card, or for credit establishment H04M17/201automatic recharging with predetermined amount at threshold H04M17/202selecting interactively a payment method H04M17/203cash-based recharging H04M17/204on-line recharging H04M17/205by calling a service number H04M17/206by sending a message H04M17/207using signaling H04M17/208using WAP or Internet , i.e. including electronic payment H04M17/30using a code H04M17/301Code input or reading H04M17/302from communication terminal display H04M17/303from material cards H04M17/304Optical code recognition [OCR] H04M17/305Wireless codes H04M17/306using public code readers H04M17/307Code type H04M17/308Code management H04M17/35Pay as you go