USRE43368E1 - Methods and system for remote access to and payment for products delivered from automated apparatus - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to methods and apparatus for providing a product or service to user/subscribers of a telecommunication system and, more particularly, to such methods and apparatus in which a calling subscriber's telecommunication system terminal device provides the means of access to products and payment for purchases made through an automated vending or delivery apparatus.
- the user of the automated apparatus may not necessarily be carrying any cash or coins of suitable value for use in operating the apparatus or making the purchase, in which case it would in accordance with the present invention be practical to pay for vendor purchases using, by way of example, a user's mobile telephone. It has also not been possible in prior art methods and arrangements to predeterminately define a particular limited group of users for which the automated apparatus is intended; rather, the lack of restriction has meant that anyone has been able to use the apparatus or service.
- a customer's terminal device preferably a subscriber's mobile phone or station that is connected to a telecommunication network
- the system includes a first terminal device, a control center, an automated apparatus comprising a second terminal device and a control unit connected thereto, a telecommunication network comprising an intelligent network, a first telecommunication connection and a second telecommunication connection.
- the control center preferably incorporates means for handling short messages and/or data calls.
- the first and second terminal devices are connected to the telecommunication network which may itself include means for determining the location of the calling subscriber.
- the intelligent network may additionally be provided with means for directing a call to an automated apparatus located nearest to the network-determined location of the terminal device.
- the intelligent network may also include apparatus or the ability for outputting to the calling subscriber a voice message reporting the status or condition of the automated apparatus and for determining charge data regarding the call.
- the control unit incorporates means for controlling and monitoring the functions of the automated apparatus and for monitoring the second telecommunication connection. It further includes means for setting the second terminal device, which may (in preferred forms of the invention) be located in or form an integrated part of the automated apparatus, to a “busy” or “no answer” state and, when necessary, shutting off or powering down the second terminal device.
- the control unit may for example be implemented by a computer or microcontroller.
- the calling subscriber orders a product from an automated service apparatus (such as a vending machine) by means of a first terminal device by setting up or establishing a first telecommunication connection with the called subscriber number, whereupon the first telecommunication connection is directed to an intelligent network.
- an intelligent network call charge data is determined, a second telecommunication connection with a second terminal device is established and the automated apparatus is controlled, as hereinafter described, by means of a control unit of or associated with the automated apparatus on the basis of the second telecommunication connection and the current state of the automated apparatus.
- control unit sets the second terminal device to a “busy” or “no answer” state and the user of the first terminal device is informed of this state of the automated apparatus by means of a voice message delivered over the first telecommunication connection.
- the control unit shuts off the second terminal device, and the user of the first terminal device is likewise informed (as by means of a voice message) of this state of the automated apparatus.
- control unit sets the second terminal device to a “busy” or “no answer” state, and the user of the first terminal device is similarly informed, vocally or otherwise, of this state of the automated apparatus.
- the location of the calling subscriber can be determined on the basis of the location data of the first terminal device and the second telecommunication connection can be set up with a second terminal device (and, thereby, a particular automated apparatus) known or determined to be nearest or closely proximate to the calling subscriber.
- the user group able or permitted to access an automated apparatus can also be predeterminately limited by remotely identifying the calling subscription and confirming whether that calling subscriber has access rights to the particular products and/or services, as determined by the called subscription rights.
- Information about the state or status of the automated apparatus can also be transmitted to a remote service center by periodically or otherwise selectively sending a status inquiry message from the service center to the second terminal device, in response to which the automated apparatus transmits the requested status information to the service center.
- the automated apparatus may for example inform the service center when the automated apparatus has run out of a product or has malfunctioned.
- the transmission to the service center of such information regarding the status of the automated apparatus allows for easier and more timely maintenance and refilling of the automated apparatus and makes it unnecessary to separately inspect each apparatus at fixed periods at its physical location. Transmission of the status data may be effected using a data or text message connection.
- the inventive system further includes means for directing the first telecommunication connection to an intelligent network and means for setting up a telecommunication connection with the second terminal device.
- the methods and system of the invention thus provide a fast, efficient and reliable solution for paying for vended purchases from an automated apparatus by means of a conventional terminal device in or connected or connectable to a telecommunication network.
- An advantage for the user is the ability to operate the automated apparatus by means of his/her mobile telephone and to activate the automated apparatus to perform predetermined operations relating to the service, e.g. by simply calling an optional predetermined service number.
- the mobile station functions as a kind of remote controller of the automated apparatus.
- the user need not carry any cash for such purchases because the charges for the selected automated services are included in the normal telephone bill for the user's mobile subscription.
- FIGURE schematically depicts a telecommunication system in accordance with and for use in practicing the methods of the present invention.
- the system shown by way of example in the Figure for use in the practice of the present invention includes a first terminal device 1 , a control center 2 that incorporates or implements means for handling short messages and/or data calls, an automated product or service vending apparatus 3 that incorporates a second terminal device 4 and a control unit 5 connected thereto, a telecommunication network 6 that includes or is associated with or in the form of an intelligent network 7 and which incorporates means 8 for determining charge and location data and for producing voice messages, a first telecommunication connection 9 and a second telecommunication connection 10 .
- the calling subscriber communicates via a first terminal device 1 with a second terminal device 4 over the telecommunication network 6 .
- the first terminal device 1 in telecommunication network 6 is a conventional mobile phone or station
- the second terminal device 4 in the network is also a mobile station.
- the calling subscriber dials on his/her mobile station 1 a specially-priced service number, e.g. a number beginning with the digits 0700, from which the call is directed via mobile communication network 6 to intelligent network 7 .
- a number conversion is then carried out by performing known actions, whereupon the call is directed or redirected to the mobile station 4 that is located in or forms a part of the automated apparatus 3 ; in other words, the call is connected to a so-called C-number.
- the connection with mobile station 4 of automated apparatus 3 can be set established via any of several different numbers; in this manner, differently-priced service numbers can be used to implement billing for differently priced products, all of which may nonetheless be available from the same automated apparatus.
- a billing ticket is generated on the basis of the call, the subscription to be charged being the calling subscription.
- an intelligent network exchange of the intelligent network 7 takes care of the process of charging for the call and directing the call to the mobile station 4 in automated apparatus 3 . This type of operation, based on number conversions in an intelligent network, is known to the person of ordinary skill in the art and is not therefore described herein in detail. In any event, a more detailed discussion of intelligent networks can, by way of illustrative example, be found in ITU-T recommendations Q-121X and in the Bellcore AIN recommendations.
- a key aspect of the present invention is the remotely-effected operation of the mobile station 4 located in automated apparatus 3 and, in particular, of the control unit 5 in the automated apparatus.
- the control unit 5 communicates with both automated apparatus 3 and the associated mobile station 4 and controls the operation of each.
- the communication between control unit 5 and automated apparatus 3 may, by way of example, be advantageously implemented in any one or more of the following ways:
- the communication between the control unit 5 and mobile station 4 in automated apparatus 3 is preferably implemented using a series protocol.
- the mobile telephone in the automated apparatus is a Siemens M 1 , which uses the expanded AT command language.
- the communication will or may include, by way of example, the following actions:
- control unit 5 monitors and controls mobile station 4 and the automated apparatus 3 . If desired, control unit 5 may only answer an incoming call if automated apparatus 3 is able to carry out the selected action(s). Mobile station 4 may also pretend to be busy, quit the network altogether (i.e. switching off power to the mobile station), and/or report an error condition. After carrying out the instructed function, control unit 5 releases the call to free the line.
- the control unit 5 in automated apparatus 3 may for example comprise a computer, microcontroller or similar electronics unit, which interfaces mobile station 4 with automated apparatus 3 and operatively activates the automated apparatus to perform the predetermined actions forming or constituting the service. Control unit 5 preferably transmits control data to automated apparatus 3 on the basis of the number dialed by the calling subscriber and carries out the aforementioned or otherwise appropriate operations.
- the automated apparatus 3 may, for example, comprise a jukebox or an apparatus for vending or selling drinks and/or tickets and/or any other article or service, such as a device controlling a barrier or gate at the entrance to a parking area.
- apparatus 3 may be any automated apparatus providing or vending commodities, such as articles, and/or services.
- the control unit 5 activates the jukebox to cause it to play the music selected by the customer.
- the customer need not insert any money into the automated apparatus 3 but, instead, the bill for the automated service is included in the telephone bill for the user's calling subscription.
- IVR Interactive Voice Response
- the IVR system may inquire of the user as to which particular product or service is to be accessed or purchased.
- the user may for example provide the answer in the form of DTMF (Dual Tone MultiFrquency) tone signals via the keypad of his/her mobile station 1 , whereupon the call is directed to the terminal device 4 in automated apparatus 3 and the appropriate billing or metering pulses or data are transmitted to the intelligent network system 7 .
- IVR can be used to provide the necessary prompts if this functionality is not present in automated apparatus 3 .
- a connection with automated apparatus 3 may for example be set up by calling the mobile station 4 in apparatus 3 via any of several different service numbers to order different and/or differently-priced products or services.
- the payment system may for example utilize the voice, data and fax numbers of a GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) telephone, thus permitting several substantially simultaneous or concurrent calls to be logically connected to the telephone 4 in apparatus 3 at the same time.
- GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
- the incoming data numbers and fax numbers are interpreted on the basis of their type (e.g. fax, data 9600, data 4800, and so on) as differently priced calls.
- the actual tasks of determining the price and directing the calls to the appropriate numbers are performed in intelligent network 7 .
- the calling subscriber number identification feature of a GSM telephone may be utilized so that different originating (i.e. calling subscriber) numbers are directed in the intelligent network system 7 or IVR via physically or logically different lines to the automated apparatus, thus enabling the automated apparatus to determine the call price to be charged on the basis of the calling subscriber number.
- the mobile station 4 may optionally be replaced with a specialized communication device forming an integrated part of the automated apparatus 3 and designed expressly for wireless data transmission, such as a wireless modem. If desired, access to the service can also be permitted or accommodated from wired-network telephones and other terminal devices.
- a specialized communication device forming an integrated part of the automated apparatus 3 and designed expressly for wireless data transmission, such as a wireless modem. If desired, access to the service can also be permitted or accommodated from wired-network telephones and other terminal devices.
- the customer's communication terminal or device such as the preferred mobile station 1 , is operable to function as a personal payment terminal for use in controlling an adjacent or nearby or otherwise located automated apparatus 3 in the manner of a remote control device for the apparatus 3 .
- the payment methods and system of the invention render it possible to make effective use of many additional features of the telecommunication network 6 , such as area control and/or location data, to provide that a given originating telephone number works only in a predetermined part of the country or other geographic region located in the general or immediate vicinity of the automated apparatus 3 , thus eliminating unnecessary calls to a wrong number.
- area control also permits use of the same destination number in multiple distinct geographic areas for reaching and controlling respectively different and distinct automated apparatus.
- specific user groups having multiple different access rights or abilities can be selectively defined.
- This arrangement can provide particularly useful functionality in a number of implementations, as for example in an application for operating or opening a garage door or parking garage entry barrier.
- the automated apparatus 3 determines access rights by checking the calling number against, for example, a service-specific listing of allowed callers or users.
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- emulation of a coin-operated lock, so that the control unit simulates a coin-operated lock by providing to the automated apparatus signals corresponding to those normally provided by a conventional coin-operated lock, as for example via a relay switch or the like;
- card reader emulation dialogue with the central processing unit of the automated apparatus; and/or
- user emulation, i.e. the pressing of option buttons provided in the automatic apparatus and reading of the switches to obtain relevant information, such as when the automated apparatus has run out of product.
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- answering of the call or leaving it unanswered, which can be done either using a voice prompt, in which case the telephone is connected to an answering machine or the like, or by using a signal tone, in which case the modem answer-back tone obtained in data and telefax connections can be employed;
- information concerning the connection state of the call, as for example to ensure correct billing;
- disconnection of the call upon the lapse of a certain period of time;
- optional calling subscriber identification;
- pretending to be busy; and/or
- quitting the network.
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