METHOD FOR USING APPLICATION IN MOBILE STATION, MOBILE STATION, AND SYSTEM FOR EFFECTING PAYMENT

Title:

METHOD FOR USING APPLICATION IN MOBILE STATION, MOBILE STATION, AND SYSTEM FOR EFFECTING PAYMENT

Document Type and Number:

Japanese Patent JP2006325228

Kind Code:

A

Abstract:

To provide a method for using an application (18) in a mobile phone (1).

The application has a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation, whereby the first mode of operation is passive, and in the second mode of operation, the application controls a master control unit (MCU) of the mobile station. The invention also relates to a system for making payments, comprising at least one mobile station (1), which has the application (18), means for using the application (18), and a first means of data transfer (IR, 20, RF) for local data transfer. The system also comprises at least one cash register (21) or the like, which has a second means for data transfer (IR2), and the application (18) comprises means for transferring data between the first means for data transfer (IR) and the second means for data transfer (IR2).

Inventors:

HEINONEN PETRI
TERHO MIKKO
MARTTILA MATTI
RAUTIOLA MARKKU

Application Number:

JP2006171826A

Publication Date:

November 30, 2006

Filing Date:

June 21, 2006

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Assignee:

NOKIA CORP

International Classes:

H04M11/00; G06K17/00; G06K19/07; G06Q10/02; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/04; G06Q20/06; G06Q20/12; G06Q20/20; G06Q20/26; G06Q20/32; G06Q20/34; G06Q20/36; G06Q20/42; G07D9/00; G07F7/08; G07F7/10; G07G1/12; H04B7/26; H04M1/00; H04M1/72403; H04M17/00; H04W88/02; H04M1/72412; H04M15/00

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Atsushi Aoki
Jun Tsuruta
Tetsuro Shimada
Koichi Itsubo
Yoshio Mizutani

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