US 2002/0161703 A1 · Mobile radio apparatus

Abstract

In a control unit (100), a W-CDMA radio unit(102) is controlled and information on electronic money is loaded from an electronic money server managed and run by a bank or the like into an UIM card (114) via a W-CDMA communication network. Then, in the control unit (100), a BT radio unit (105) is controlled and an identification number of a commodity and electronic money information equivalent to the price of the commodity are transmitted to a vending machine with a BT communication function capable of conducting electronic commerce When mobile radio apparatus receives information on the acceptance of sale of the commodity from the vending machine, information on electronic money equivalent to the amount of user's dues may be subtracted from the UIM card (114). Therefore, it is possible to provide mobile radio apparatus that assures the user a great convenience in conducting electronic commerce.

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Dependent claims

A mobile radio apparatus for communicating over a radio channel with a base station connectable to a network for communication, comprising:

first communication means for communicating indirectly over a radio channel with a communication apparatus to be communicated through a base station;
second communication means for communicating directly over a radio channel with a communication apparatus using radio waves of lower radio transmission power than said first communication means;
and
electronic money payment means for transmitting information on electronic money to the communication apparatus, and for making payments in electronic money, said electronic money payment means communicating with the communication apparatus capable of conducting electronic commerce by said second communication means.

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A mobile radio apparatus for communicating over a radio channel with a base station connectable to a network for communication, comprising:

first communication means for communicating indirectly over a radio channel with a communication apparatus to be communicated through a base station, said first communication means communicating with the base station;
second communication means for communicating directly over a radio channel with a communication apparatus using lower radio transmission power than said first communication means;
first electronic money storage means for storing information on electronic money, and for storing subscriber's information with which communication by said first communication means can be established;
second electronic money storage means for storing information on electronic money, said second electronic money storage means storing the information with a different standard from a standard of said first electronic money storage means;
and
electronic money payment means for transmitting the information on electronic money stored in at least one of said first electronic money storage means and second electronic money storage means to the communication apparatus, and for making payments in electronic money, said electronic money payment means communicating with the communication apparatus capable of conducting electronic commerce by said second communication means.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Mobile radio apparatus

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