Abstract: A baking process includes placing a baked goods carrier onto a work surface and filling the baked goods carrier with pieces of dough. Display data may be transmitted using a computer to a digitally controlled display apparatus close to the work surface for displaying a desired filling. The actual filling may be captured by an image recording apparatus and transmitted to the computer. The captured data of the actual filling may be evaluated using the computer and compared to data relating to the desired filling. The computer may be used to act on the filling process and/or the baking process.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for accessing MNP data, which is stored in an MNP memory in a mobile radio network, by a network-external data processing device. The network interface, which in terms of signal flow is arranged between the network-external data processing device and the MNP memory, checks whether the network-external data processing device is authorized to access the MNP data. If the authorization is present, an identification for a communication terminal is transmitted by the network interface from the network-external data processing device to the MNP memory, MNP data which is associated with the communication terminal is read from the MNP memory, and this MNP data is transmitted via the network interface to the network-external data processing device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for paying a user fee proposed by a service provider by means of the terminal of a service user. The inventive method consists in calculating a payable amount with the aid of a billing device and in paying the payable amount by the bank account of the service user, thereby allowing said user to use a service. When requesting a service, the user can appoint the execution time for the service, the paying of the payable amount being carried out according to the execution time.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for service billing within a communication network, in which the billing system thereof requests a price list from the used service in order to determine an invoice sum for price recording system of said communication network. The invoice sum is determined by said billing system, and reserved on the billing account of the subscriber. At the end of the service use, the reserved invoice sum is checked by the billing system such that the invoice sum is determined again, and the reserved invoice sum is updated for any differences, In addition, at the end of the service use, the reserved invoice sum can be updated for a value which is set up in accordance to other parameters compatible to the subscriber, in particular, to the price and/or quantity reduction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for making a payment possible and a method for communicating between payment systems in communications networks. In order to permit a payment to a payee, a payment demand message which relates to a paying party is transmitted to a second payment system. The second payment system detects that the paying party is assigned to a first payment system, a payment message which relates to the payment demand message is sent to the first payment system from the second payment system by means of a signaling protocol which controls the setting up of communications links, in order to inform the first payment system about the payment demand message and thus make the payment possible.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for setting up an additional service in a mobile radio network.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for accessing MNP data, which is stored in an MNP memory in a mobile radio network, by a network-external data processing device. The network interface, which in terms of signal flow is arranged between the network-external data processing device and the MNP memory, checks whether the network-external data processing device is authorized to access the MNP data. If the authorization is present, an identification for a communication terminal is transmitted by the network interface from the network-external data processing device to the MNP memory, MNP data which is associated with the communication terminal is read from the MNP memory, and this MNP data is transmitted via the network interface to the network-external data processing device.

Abstract: In the world of mobile telecommunications, roaming agreements have become successful which enable a user to use his/her terminal in a foreign mobile radio network (i.e., in another one than his/her own). Although this established method currently only applies to telecommunication services, it can be extended to the mobile payment transactions in that the existing clearing means from the roaming agreements from the existing business relationships are utilized to effect a method for transferring values in telecommunication networks.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for allowing a cash adjustment, relating to a purchase transaction, between a first payment system in a first communication network and a second payment system, the first payment system having an associated purchaser and the second payment system having an associated vendor. The first payment system charges the purchaser and produces a first data record which relates to the purchase transaction and whose structure corresponding to data records which are used in telecommunication networks for billing for telecommunication connections. The second payment system credits a vendor account associated with the vendor and produces a second data record. The data records are then transmitted to a billing center provided for the purpose of billing for telecommunication services between telecommunication networks.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for allowing a monetary payment using a first communications network, where a payment sender has access to a communications terminal which is associated with a first payment system in the first communications network, and where a payment receiver has an associated second payment system. The payment receiver transmits a payment message concerning the payment sender to the second payment system, and the second payment system recognizes that the payment sender is not associated with the second payment system. The second payment system then sends a request concerning the first payment system to a switching node which is connected to the first payment system, and this switching node sends an identifier for a communications link connecting the first and the second payment system to one of the payment systems in order to allow the communications link to be set up and to allow a subsequent monetary payment using the communications link.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for operating a charging system for charging for the use of services and for the transmission of service data, using a terminal, a communications network having a network operator, where the charging system ascertains a use charge and a transmission charge before a service is used and before the service data are transmitted, ascertains a total charge by correlating the two charge types, and initiates a debit operation for the charges from a credit account belonging to a service user. The invention also illustrates a charging system for carrying out the method.

Abstract: Method for paying an amount electronically, in particular a relatively large amount or a series of very small amounts for use of an application made available by a service provider in a data network, in particular the Internet, by a customer to a trader by involving a payment system server of a payment system provider, the payment being carried out by transmitting a confirmation message from a customer terminal via a mobile telephone network using USSD.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for billing for chargeable services by means of a prepaid account (GK) which is kept in a communication network by an account-keeping device (KFE) for a communication terminal (KEG) registered in the communication network.