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AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsZheng Yan, Mia Lahteenmaki, Piotr Cofta
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A handheld device (100) is capable of communicating wirelessly with a ticket issuer (200) through a network (300) or by using a short-range link such as Bluetooth, IrDA, or the like. A ticket is purchased using a payment system (400). A user selects an image from a data store (120) and transmits it to the ticket issuer (200) along with data associated with the requested ticket This data may comprise identification data of the user and/or the device (100), data concerning a requested validity of the ticket, data concerning the payment method and/or an optional reservation number. The ticket issuer (200) receives the request then transmits to the user a template, which the user then fills in before transmitting payment data, the completed template and the selected image from the user device (100) to the ticket issuer (200), as one or more SMS and/or MMS messages. If the data is verified as satisfactory, the ticket is then created by the ticket issuer (200) and visible and/or invisible watermarks are embedded into the image. The processed picture/image and the template are combined with additional data to generate a valid image digital ticket for the ticket user, which is then sent to the user or to an address or device which the user has given.
A method of providing one or more digital tickets in a mobile communications environment to a user, each ticket giving rights for receiving a service, the method comprising:
A computer program in the form a signal or a product on a computer readable medium, for enabling a wireless handheld device in a mobile communication environment to receive a digital ticket for obtaining rights to a service, the program comprising instructions for controlling a device:
A wireless handheld device operable in a mobile communication environment, the device comprising:
A digitally encrypted ticket for use in a mobile network for display on a mobile telecommunications device, wherein the ticket comprises image data that has been digitally watermarked.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.