Abstract: A method and associated arrangement allows a content or service provider to establish an anonymous profile of a consumer using at least one request sent by the consumer through a communication network. The request sent by the consumer includes identification data of the consumer. The identification data is substituted in the network with an alias so as to anonymize the request. The identification data is not accessible to the content or service provider and there is a one-to-one and immutable correspondence between the identification data and the alias.

Abstract: The invention relates to an authorization verification method and devices suited therefor, which play back authorization data via a user interface (11) of an electronic playback device (1). During the playback of authorization data via the user interface (11) of a first playback device (1), the playback attributes are modified. The playback of authorization data via the user interface (11) of the first playback device (1) is compared with the playback of reference data via a user interface (21) of a second electronic playback device (2). Authorization is granted in the event the playback of authorization data via the user interface (11) of the first playback device (1) matches the playback of reference data via the user interface (21) of the second playback device (2), and modifications of the playback attributes are, in essence, time-synchronized.

Abstract: A method for assigning IP addresses to mobile IP nodes in heterogeneous networks including checking, using an interface administration module of the mobile node, the mobile node for available physical network interfaces, generating a lookup table with the available and configurable physical network interfaces, linking the interface administration module to one of the available physical network interfaces, accessing the heterogeneous networks via a permanent virtual IP network interface generated in the mobile node, the generated permanent virtual IP network interface being linked to the current network via the interface administration module, and updating, during a change of the physical network interface of the mobile node, the link of the permanent virtual IP network interface to the network based on the lookup table.

Abstract: Biometric identification and/or authentication method for identifying and/or authenticating the user (1) of a terminal (2), wherein said user is identified and/or authenticated by means of personal involuntary eye movement patters being determined with an eye-movement detection module (20). The user is identified and/or authenticated for example by means of characteristics of the personal trajectory (51) of the eyes on an image being determined.

Abstract: Telecommunications method, and system suitable therefor, for establishing a connection with a mobile device, for example a GSM mobile radio telephone, of a participant, who is located in a VPLMN, the calling mobile participant in the VPLMN preparing and sending a short message, for example a USSD message, with the desired destination number, which will be passed on to a callback computer, which establishes a connection between the calling mobile participant and the desired destination number, and a connection being established with a called mobile participant in a VPLMN by a callback computer, whose number is assigned to this called mobile participant in the home location register.

Abstract: A method is disclosed with which a terminal (3) can retrieve information associated to an EPC code from an EPC network (4, 5, 6, 7). The EPC code is virtual, is generated independently of RFID tags and is stored permanently and is not—or not permanently—associated to an RFID tag. A terminal (3) sends a message with the EPC code over a telecommunication network (4) to an object name server (6), the server (6) replies with the address of the desired PML page and the terminal (3) access the content of said PML page. The invention also relates to a corresponding device.

Abstract: Method for detecting possible frauds in payment transactions between at least two partners (1, 2), the payment transaction data and/or payment authorization data being transmitted over at least one mobile radio network, at least one multivalued parameter used for detecting a possible fraud attempt being determined in said mobile radio network, said payment transactions being performed over at least one payment service provider (4), at least a second multivalued parameter used for detecting a possible fraud attempt being determined by said payment service provider (4), and certain combinations of said first and second parameters are sought in said fraud detection module in order to detect fraud attempts.

Abstract: Method with which a first application, for example in a mobile telephone, can access components in a second application, for example a chip card, for which no standardized data unit has been defined in the logical interface between said applications. For this purpose, the first application sends a misused standardized data unit to said second application. The second application recognizes that said data unit has been misused and accordingly makes available said component.

Abstract: A method and associated arrangement allows a content or service provider to establish an anonymous profile of a consumer using at least one request sent by the consumer through a communication network. The request sent by the consumer includes identification data of the consumer. The identification data is substituted in the network with an alias so as to anonymize the request. The identification data is not accessible to the content or service provider and there is a one-to-one and immutable correspondence between the identification data and the alias.

Abstract: A method is disclosed with which a terminal can retrieve information associated to an EPC code from an EPC network. The EPC code is virtual, is generated independently of RFID tags, is stored permanently, and is not—or not permanently—associated to an RFID tag. A terminal sends a message with the EPC code over a telecommunication network to an object name server, the server replies with the address of the desired PML page and the terminal access the content of said PML page. The invention also relates to a corresponding device.

Abstract: Proposed is a system (1) and a suitable method for distribution of picture objects which are stored with assigned picture object information in a picture object database (291). In a media center (2) of the system (1), user identification data are received which are transmitted to the media center (2) by communications terminals (4, 4?, 4?) via a communications network (3). In the media center (2) user interests profiles are defined which, assigned to the received user identification data, are stored in a user interests database (292). On the basis of the correlation of particular user interests profiles with picture object information, picture objects are selected and transmitted via the communications network (3) to the respective communications terminal (4, 4?, 4?) from which the received user identification data were transmitted.

Abstract: A system and a suitable method for distribution of picture objects which are stored with assigned picture object information in a picture object database. In a media center of the system, user identification data are received which are transmitted to the media center by communications terminals via a communications network. In the media center user interests profiles are defined which, assigned to the received user identification data, are stored in a user interests database. On the basis of the correlation of particular user interests profiles with picture object information, picture objects are selected and transmitted via the communications network to the respective communications terminal from which the received user identification data were transmitted. The current direction of view of a user of the communications terminal is determined and transmitted to the media center, where picture objects which are viewed by the user are identified based thereon.

Abstract: A computer system determines location probabilities for defined sub-areas (41, 43) of a geographical area (4), e.g. for squares arranged in a grid (40), based on field strengths expected in the small sub-areas (41, 43) from the antennas (A1, A2 A3, A4), and based on the antenna used by the mobile communication terminal. The location probabilities indicate for a sub-area (41, 43) the probability that the mobile communication terminal is located in the respective sub-area (41, 43). The computer system determines at least one ellipse defining the location area, based on the location probabilities of the sub-areas (41, 43). The location probabilities make it possible to determine elliptical location areas of mobile users much smaller than the area each antenna does cover physically, but without the need for measuring at the mobile communication terminal signal properties such as signal strength or observed time differences.

Abstract: A computer system determines and stores antenna probabilities for defined sub-areas (41, 43) of a geographical area (4), e.g. for squares arranged in a grid (40), based on field strengths expected in the small sub-areas (41, 43) from the antennas (A1, A2 A3, A4). The antenna probabilities indicate for the antennas (A1, A2 A3, A4) of a mobile radio network the probability that a mobile communication terminal uses a respective antenna (A1, A2 A3, A4) when located in a particular sub-area (41, 43). The computer system determines the current location of the mobile communication terminal based on the antenna probabilities associated with the antenna used by the mobile communication terminal.

Abstract: Proposed are a method and a system for management of resources of portable resource modules, each connected to a communication terminal, which modules comprise electronic memory units and are designed in particular as chipcards. A first resource management instruction comprising a module identification is transmitted to a resource management centre. A second resource management instruction is transmitted from the resource management centre via a communication network to the resource module identified through the module identification. In the particular resource module, resources are made ready or released by a resource control mechanism corresponding to the received second resource management instruction. A resource management confirmation is transmitted by the particular resource module via the communication network to the resource management centre, and in the resource management centre information about the resources made ready or released is stored assigned to the module identification.

Abstract: Proposed are a method and a system for management of resources of portable resource modules (1, 1?), each connected to a communication terminal (2, 2?, 2?), which modules comprise electronic memory units (11) and are designed in particular as chipcards. A first resource management instruction comprising a module identification is transmitted to a resource management centre (4). A second resource management instruction is transmitted from the resource management centre (4) via a communication network (3) to the resource module (1) identified through the module identification. In the particular resource module (1), resources are made ready or released by a resource control mechanism (111) corresponding to the received second resource management instruction.

Abstract: A method for location-based services over a mobile radio network. The method includes sending, to a mobile apparatus, at least one or more data messages generated according to a telecommunication standard. The method includes generating, by the mobile radio apparatus, an error report upon (i) reception of the at least one or more generated data messages and (ii) a determination from the at least one or more data messages that, according to the telecommunications standard, the error report has to be produced. The method further includes sending the error report, generated based upon the telecommunication standard of the received data messages, to at least a base station and/or a node of a cell in which the mobile radio apparatus is currently located or attached. The method also includes updating and storing the location information of the mobile radio apparatus.

Abstract: Method for selling and using digital media objects (6) as well as a mobile communications terminal (1) suitable therefor, in which method a media object (6) is ordered from a center (3) by a user by means of his mobile communications terminal (1), and is transmitted by the center (3) via a radio network (2) to the mobile communications terminal (1), where the transmitted media object (6) is stored in a memory (12) and where a media content (62) contained in the transmitted media object (6) is played back by a media playback module (13) of the said communications terminal (1) via a suitable medium.

Abstract: Payment transaction method and payment transaction system in which payment transactions between customers with portable mobile devices (1), for example mobile radio telephones, and a plurality of payment terminals (2) are carried out at a service point (5), the payment terminal (2) responsible for a payment transaction informing the respective customer about its payment terminal identification and a total transaction amount, the customer indicating the payment terminal identification to the mobile device (1) and the mobile device (1) transmitting a transaction initiation record, comprising the payment terminal identification as well as a customer identification, via a contactless device interface (11-21) to the payment terminal (2) as well as via a mobile radio network (6) to a central transaction unit (4), the payment terminal (2) transmitting, after receipt of the transaction initiation record, a transaction placing record comprising a service point identification, the payment terminal identification and th

Abstract: Order requests for playing audio contents and/or video contents are transmitted by way of communication transmission apparatus (3) via a telecommunication network (2) to a computer-based central unit (1). The central unit (1) determines one of several geographically distributed play units (5, 6, 7) which are remote from the central unit (1) and are separate from the communication transmission apparatus (3), on account of details which are transmitted with the order requests, e.g. an identification or a location detail of a play unit (5, 6, 7), or a location detail of a mobile communication transmission unit (3), for playing the audio contents and/or video contents. The audio contents and/or video contents are transmitted from the central unit (1) as a continuous data flow to the selected play unit (5, 6, 7), and are played there via loudspeakers (51, 61, 71) or displays (52, 72).