Utility purchases by prepayment

Utility purchases by prepayment

A system for the prepayment of utility services comprises: a communication link, in particular a GSM link (5), between a consumer and a vendor of the utility services, the consumer having a prepayment meter (2) for dispensing the utility services; identification means for enabling the vendor to esta...

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DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES
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SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Zusammenfassung:A system for the prepayment of utility services comprises: a communication link, in particular a GSM link (5), between a consumer and a vendor of the utility services, the consumer having a prepayment meter (2) for dispensing the utility services; identification means for enabling the vendor to establish an identity of the prepayment meter along the communication link; a facility (7) for generating a prepayment token; and a transmitter (4) for transmitting the generated prepayment token to the consumer along the communication link, in particular by means of the SMS of the GMS link. The prepayment token is generated as a function of the prepayment meter identity and a selected quantity of utility services purchased by the consumer.