Wireless telephone debit card system and method
AssigneeInterDigital Technology Corporation
InventorDonald L. Schilling
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Abstract
A radio unit used in a wireless communication system. A card reader reads information from a card. The read information includes a read telephone number stored on the card. A transceiver transmits a signal including the read telephone number to a base station. The transceiver receives calls directed to the read telephone number. The first signal enables the wireless communication system to direct calls for the read telephone number to the radio unit.
Claims12
A radio unit for use in a wireless communication system, the radio unit comprising:
- a card reader for reading information from a card, the read information including a read telephone number stored on the card;
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- a transceiver for transmitting a signal including the read telephone number to a base station and for receiving calls directed to the read telephone number, whereby the first signal enabling the wireless communication system to directed calls for the read telephone number to the radio unit.
A method for enabling a radio unit in a wireless communication system to receive calls for a telephone number stored on a card, the method comprising:
- the radio unit reading the telephone number from the card;
- the radio unit transmitting the read telephone number to a base station;
- directing calls associated with the read telephone number to the radio unit;
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- the radio unit receiving the calls associated with the read telephone number.
A wireless communication system comprising:
- a card storing information including a telephone number;
- a radio unit comprising:
- a card reader for reading the stored telephone number;
- a transceiver for transmitting a signal including the stored telephone number to a base station and for receiving calls directed to the stored telephone number;
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- a base station comprising a transceiver for receiving the signal;
- wherein in response to the base station receiving the system directing calls associated with the stored telephone number to the radio unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.