Method and apparatus for managing services using bearer tags
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsDamien Balsan, Ajay Bam
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Abstract
An approach is provided for managing one or more services corresponding to a bearer tag (e.g., near field communication (NFC) tag, radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, contactless card, or barcode). A request to manage a service is initiated by reading service information from a bearer tag corresponding to the one or more services. A services platform initiates management of the one or more services based on the service information according to a predetermined or recurring billing arrangement.
Claims17
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to at least perform the following:
- detecting a tap of a user equipment on or near a bearer tag;
- initiating determination of service information, related to one or more services, from the bearer tag;
- generating one or more service management requests to manage the one or more services according to the service information;
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- initiating transmission of the one or more service management requests to a services platform for management of the one or more services according to a billing arrangement, wherein managing the one or more services comprises activating, modifying, discovering, accessing, or setting up the one or more services, and the management of the one or more services comprises activation, modification, discovery, accessing, and setting up of the one or more services.
An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that if executed cause the apparatus to at least perform the following:
- detect a tap of a user equipment on or near a bearer tag;
- initiate determination of service information, related to the one or more services, from the bearer tag;
- generate one or more service management requests to manage the one or more services according to the service information;
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- initiate transmission of the one or more service management requests to a services platform for management of the one or more services according to a billing arrangement,
- wherein managing the one or more services comprises activating, modifying, discovering, accessing, or setting up the one or more services, and the management of the one or more services comprises activation, modification, discovery, accessing, and setting up of the one or more services.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to at least perform the following:
- receiving a service management request from a user to manage one or more services corresponding to a bearer tag;
- validating the service management request to manage the one or more services against one or more service restrictions;
- determining billing information for the one or more services;
- generating a message requesting confirmation to manage the one or more services, the message including billing information related to the one or more services;
- initiating transmission of the message to the user;
- receiving a response message from the user;
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- initiating management of the one or more services according to the response message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.