Abstract: A belt (1) with a first belt end (11) and a second belt end (12), both belt ends (11, 12) being connected together. The first belt end (11) has at least one first segment (13) and a second segment (14), and the second belt end (12) has at least one first segment (15) and a second segment (16). The first segment (13) of the first belt end (11) is connected to the first segment (15) of the second belt end (12) at least one connection element (17), and the second segment (14) of the first belt end (11) is connected to the second segment (16) of the second belt end (12) at least one other connection element (17). The first segment (13) of the first belt end (11) is offset in the longitudinal direction (X) in some sections relative to the second segment (14) of the first belt end (11), and the first segment (15) of the second belt end (12) is offset in the longitudinal direction (X) in some sections relative to the second segment (16) of the second belt end (12).

Abstract: The invention relates to a belt (1) with a first belt end (11) and a second belt end (12), both belt ends (11, 12) being connected together. The belt (1) is characterized in that the first belt end (11) has at least one first segment (13) and a second segment (14), and the second belt end (12) has at least one first segment (15) and a second segment (16).

Abstract: A payment method (BV) executed by a communication facility (1, 2, 8, N) and at least one data carrier (11, 12, K) for debiting a payment value unit (BW) from the data carrier (11, 12, K), in order to pay for a performed service, wherein the following steps are executed: debit from a memory value unit (SW) stored in the data carrier (11, 12, K), of a debit value unit (AW) sufficient for payment for the maximum service to be performed, wherein a repayment limit (RL) stored in the data carrier (11, 12, K) is set to the value in essence of the debited debit value unit (AW); calculation of a credit value unit (AWE) to be credited back, wherein the payment value unit (BW) to be paid for the actually performed service is subtracted from the debited debit value unit (AWE); check by the data carrier (11, 12, K), that the credit value unit (AWE) to be credited does not exceed the stored repayment limit (RL), wherein only in this case is the credit value unit (AWE) credited to the memory value unit (SW) stored in the

Abstract: In a data carrier (2) for contactless communication of storage data (SD) with a reader station (1), a recovery device (13) is provided, with which, following an unexpected abort of the storing of storage data (SD) in a memory (11) by virtue of a lack of supply voltage, a valid storage state can be restored in memory (11). For this purpose, any storage locations that are only weakly stored in memory (11) will be read, and the read-out storage data (SD) will be re-stored in the memory (11).

Abstract: A payment method (BV) executed by a communication facility (1, 2, 8, N) and at least one data carrier (11, 12, K) for debiting a payment value unit (BW) from the data carrier (11, 12, K), in order to pay for a performed service, wherein the following steps are executed: debit from a memory value unit (SW) stored in the data carrier (11, 12, K), of a debit value unit (AW) sufficient for payment for the maximum service to be performed, wherein a repayment limit (RL) stored in the data carrier (11, 12, K) is set to the value in essence of the debited debit value unit (AW); calculation of a credit value unit (AWE) to be credited back, wherein the payment value unit (BW) to be paid for the actually performed service is subtracted from the debited debit value unit (AWE); check by the data carrier (11, 12, K), that the credit value unit (AWE) to be credited does not exceed the stored repayment limit (RL), wherein only in this case is the credit value unit (AWE) credited to the memory value unit (SW) stored in the