G07F 17/0028
Use of a wired telephone or public communication device
Official title: {Use of a wired telephone or public communication device (charging and metering the use of the telecommunication network H04M17/02)}
G07F17/0028 (Use of a wired telephone or public communication device) appears on 27 US grants and 28 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07F- Granted patents
- 27
- Published applications
- 28
- Assignees
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- Inventors
- 60
- Latest grant
- 25 Nov 2025
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Wireless access control system network in which a multi-level machine-readable code system and method are deployed for initiating and enabling contact-less access control to a device available for rental, access and use in an environment28 May 2026US 2026/0148606 A1Scooterbug, Inc.
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- Wireless access control system network in which a multi-level machine-readable code system and method are deployed for initiating and enabling contact-less access control to a device available for rental, access and use in an environment10 Oct 2024US 2024/0338992 A1Scooterbug, Inc.
- Methods of and systems for controlling access to networked devices provided with machine-readable codes scanned by mobile phones and computing devices3 Mar 2022US 2022/0068078 A1Safemark Systems, L.P.
- Automated store technologies19 Aug 2021US 2021/0256792 A1Swyft Inc.
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- Telephone debit card dispenser and method287US 5,696,908 ASoutheast Phonecard, Inc. · 1997
- System and method for using a prepaid card89US 6,999,569 B2Mastercard International Incorporated · 2006