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US 9,641,693 B2Granted
Chip card with integrated time-determining system
AssigneeSwisscom AG
InventorR. Ritter
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Abstract
Billing method for billing a call to a user identified with an identification card (2) in a telecommunication network. The duration of the calls is determined by a GPS receiver. The identification card further preferably comprises downloaded scales of charges, the billed amount depending on the determined duration of the call and on the stored scales of charges. Advantage: the determined time can not be falsified by the user.
Claims127
A system, comprising:
- a chip card that is configured for storage of data containing at least user identification data, wherein said chip card comprises:
- at least one processor that decodes digital signals sent by a location-determining satellite system to determine time information;
- and
- a contactless interface;
- wherein:
- said identification data are identification data of a user in a digital communication network;
- and
- duration of calls in said communication network is determined with said time information.
5 more elements
A system for determining the duration of a process in a chip card, comprising:
- a chip card configured to identify a user in a digital telecommunication network, and
- a receiver to receive signals of a location-determining satellite and to determine time information from said signals,
- wherein said time information is available in said chip card for measuring the duration of a process in said chip card, and
- wherein at least certain components of said receiver are integrated in the chip card.
1 more element
A system, comprising:
- a chip card that is configured for storage of data containing at least user identification data, wherein said chip card comprises:
- an integrated antenna;
- at least one processor that decodes digital signals sent by a location-determining satellite system to determine time information;
- and
- a contactless interface, wherein said contactless interface is a BLUETOOTH interface.
2 more elements
A system, comprising:
- a chip card that is configured for storage of data containing at least user identification data, wherein said chip card comprises:
- at least one processor, wherein:
- said processor decodes digital signals sent by a location-determining satellite system to determine time information, and
- said processor comprises a digital processor circuit with which said signals can be decoded, as well as a processor in which said user identification data is stored;
- and
- an integrated battery to power said digital processor circuit;
- wherein:
- said identification data are identification data of a user in a digital communication network, and
- the duration of calls in said communication network is determined with said time information.
6 more elements
A system, comprising:
- a chip card that is configured for storage of data containing at least user identification data, said chip card comprising a processor, wherein:
- said processor decodes digital signals sent by a location-determining satellite system to determine time information;
- said identification data are identification data of a user in a digital communication network, and
- the duration of usage of resources not required for traffic handling is determined in an identification card with said time information.
1 more element
A system, comprising:
- a chip card that is configured for storage of data containing at least user identification data, wherein said chip card comprises:
- at least one processor that decodes digital signals sent by a location-determining satellite system to determine time information;
- and
- wherein said identification data are identification data of a user in a digital communication network;
- wherein said identification data further contains at least one scale of charges, in which the fees for using the communication network are indicated, said scale of charges can be downloaded from and/or modified by a tariff server in the communication network, and
- wherein the chip card is configured for checking electronic signature of received scales of charges.
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A system for determining the duration of a process in a chip card, comprising:
- a chip card that is configured to be used in a digital telecommunication network to identify a user in said telecommunication network, and
- a receiver that is configured to receive signals of a location-determining satellite and to determine time information from said signals,
- wherein said time information is available in said chip card for measuring the duration of a process in said chip card, and
- wherein the chip card further comprises an integrated circuit, with which satellite location-determining signals received with an antenna can be transformed into a form that can be processed by said digital processor circuit.
1 more element
A system for determining the duration of a process in a chip card, comprising:
- a chip card that is configured to be used in a digital telecommunication network to identify a user in said telecommunication network, and
- a receiver that is configured to receive signals of a location-determining satellite and to determine time information from said signals,
- wherein said time information is available in said chip card for measuring the duration of a process in said chip card, and
- wherein the chip card further comprises an integrated antenna.
1 more element
A system for determining the duration of a process in a chip card, comprising:
- a chip card that is configured to be used in a digital telecommunication network to identify a user in said telecommunication network, and
- a receiver that is configured to receive signals of a location-determining satellite and to determine time information from said signals,
- wherein said time information is available in said chip card for measuring the duration of a process in said chip card, and
- wherein the chip card comprises a digital processor circuit, and wherein the chip card comprises an integrated battery to power said digital processor circuit.
1 more element
A system for determining the duration of a process in a chip card, comprising:
- a chip card that is configured to be used in a digital telecommunication network to identify a user in said telecommunication network, and
- a receiver that is configured to receive signals of a location-determining satellite and to determine time information from said signals,
- wherein:
- said time information is available in said chip card for measuring the duration of a process in said chip card,
- said time information is determined outside the chip card and transmitted into this chip card, and
- said time information is transmitted over a contactless interface.
3 more elements
A system, comprising:
- a chip card that is configured for storage of data containing at least user identification data, wherein said chip card comprises:
- at least one processor that decodes digital signals sent by a location-determining satellite system to determine time information;
- and
- a contactless interface;
- wherein:
- said identification data are identification data of a user in a digital communication network;
- and
- the duration of usage of resources not required for traffic handling is determined in the identification card with said time information.
5 more elements
A system, comprising:
- a chip card that is configured for storage of data containing at least user identification data, wherein said chip card comprises:
- at least one processor that decodes digital signals sent by a location-determining satellite system to determine time information;
- and
- a contactless interface;
- wherein:
- said identification data are identification data of a user in a digital communication network;
- said chip card comprises at least one scale of charges, in which the fees for using the communication network are indicated;
- and
- said scale of charges can be downloaded from and/or modified by a tariff server in said communication network.
6 more elements
A system, comprising:
- a chip card that is configured for storage of data containing at least user identification data, wherein said chip card comprises:
- an integrated antenna;
- and
- at least one processor that decodes digital signals sent by a location-determining satellite system to determine time information;
- wherein:
- said identification data are identification data of a user in a digital communication network, and
- the duration of calls in said communication network is determined with said time information.
4 more elements
A system, comprising:
- a chip card that is configured for storage of data containing at least user identification data, wherein said chip card comprises:
- an integrated antenna;
- and
- at least one processor that decodes digital signals sent by a location-determining satellite system to determine time information;
- wherein:
- said identification data are identification data of a user in a digital communication network, and
- the duration of usage of resources not required for traffic handling is determined in the identification card with said time information.
4 more elements
A system, comprising:
- a chip card that is configured for storage of data containing at least user identification data, wherein said chip card comprises:
- an integrated antenna;
- and
- at least one processor that decodes digital signals sent by a location-determining satellite system to determine time information;
- wherein:
- said identification data are identification data of a user in a digital communication network,
- said chip card comprises at least one scale of charges, in which the fees for using the communication network are indicated,
- said scale of charges can be downloaded from and/or modified by a tariff server in said communication network, and
- said chip card is configured for checking electronic signature of received scales of charges.
6 more elements
A system, comprising:
- a chip card that is configured for storage of data containing at least user identification data, wherein said chip card comprises:
- at least one processor, wherein:
- said processor decodes digital signals sent by a location-determining satellite system to determine time information, and
- said processor comprises a digital processor circuit with which said signals can be decoded, as well as a processor in which said user identification data is stored;
- and
- an integrated battery to power said digital processor circuit;
- wherein:
- said identification data are identification data of a user in a digital communication network, and
- the duration of usage of resources not required for traffic handling is determined in the identification card with said time information.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.