METHOD FOR LOADING TL OVER NFC

5 Technical Field

The invention relates to the method to be used in telecommunication that provides loading TL (Turkish Lira) to prepaid lines over the NFC (Near Field Communication) by making use of short message service.

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State of the Art

Within the present application, one would add units into prepaid SIM card, which are also called as credits. Voice calls, messaging and Internet services

L5_ w.exe_charged in credits. Later on. the svstem that charges in TL (Turkish Lira), which is also a credits system, replaced the previous system. In the current system, users buy cards for loading TL to their prepaid line lines or go to any operator dealer and request TL loading. Scratching the card, entering wrong code number, going to operator dealer, wrong number entered by the dealer 0 personnel are time consuming processes for loading TL.

As a result, it has been made necessary to make a development within the corresponding technical field due to the abovementioned disadvantages and incompetence of the current solutions regarding the subject. 5

Object of the Invention

The invention is created being inspired by the current state and aims to solve the abovementioned disadvantages.

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The object of the invention is to provide NFC supported phone owners to load TL (credit) over NFC (Near Field Communication) in addition to the TL loading (credit loading) card with codes on them. Without the need for scratching the card, TL (credit) loading can be carried out easily. In the current system, users scratch the code point on the TL loading (credit loading) cards that they purchase, and later on they send this code to the relevant operator number via short message service (sms) or call the operator number and accomplish the TL (credit) loading process. In the developed system, however, users can load TL (credit) to their prepaid lines, without the need for scratching the code number, as NFC competent TL (credit) loading (credit loading) cards are read. Another object of the invention is to make the TL (credit) loading code on the card read by the NFC (Near Field Communication) supported phone from the card and TL (credit) loading process is carried out via automatically triggered SMS, so that a much easier and faster operation is done compared to the present system.

In order to fulfill the abovementioned objects, the credit sharing method has been developed that comprises the steps of getting the NFC supported mobile device with prepaid line SIM card installed and NFC credit loading card closer to each other, reading of the required ^* password for loading credits by NFC supported device, sending of the code read on the NFC credit loading card by the mobile device to the operator automatically via the SMS that includes credit loading information, reach of the credit loading information - which is sent to the operator via SMS - to network access point, processing of the SMS in network serves and checking the validity of the code through databases, putting the validated code into process and carrying out the credit loading.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to notify the user via SMS that the loading process has been carried out. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, said network access point is a base station. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, said credit is TL (Turkish Lira).

All the structural and characteristic features and all the advantages of the 5 invention will be more clearly understood from the following figures and detailed description written with reference to these figures and for this reason, it is necessary that the evaluation be done by taking these figures and detailed description into account.

10 Figures for a Better Understanding of the Invention

Figure 1 is the schematic view of the preferred operation of the subjects and system that are used in TL loading method over NFC according to the invention. i j Descriptiun~of ^" Part ^_ eferences-

1. NFC credit (TL) loading card

2. NFC supported mobile device

3. GSM Access Point (Base Station)

3A. Prepaid SIM Card

3B. GSM Network Access

4. Host

5. Operator Database

A1 : Credit (TL) loading information

A2: Notifying message

SMS: Short message

TL: Turkish Lira

NFC: NFC (Near Field Communication) 0 The drawings do not necessarily need to be scaled and the details that are not necessary to understand the present invention may have been ignored. Apart from this, the elements that are at least substantially identical and that have substantially identical functions are shown via same numbers.

Detailed Description of the Invention

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Within this detailed description, the preferred process steps of the TL loading method over NFC according to the invention are disclosed for providing that the subject can be better understood.

10 In the TL loading method ^; over NFC according to the invention; the NFC credit loading card (1 ), NFC supported mobile device 2, GSM Access Point (Base Station) (3), prepaid line SIM card (3A), host (4) and operator database (5) play an important role.

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code that is to be read by the NFC supported mobile device (2) is saved into the card in corresponding format.

The NFC supported mobile device (1 ) and NFC supported mobile device (2) are 0 devices that are capable of reading/writing data within appropriate NFC standard wave frequency. The GSM access point (3) is a base station (3) that broadcasts in a two-way mobile network system. It acts as a connection point between the mobile devices (1 , 2) and GSM network. 5 Prepaid SIM card (3A) is capable of loading TL, it is prepaid and open to GSM network access (3B). Said GSM network access (3B) provides that the mobile device (2) is included in GSM network.

The server (4) is hardware or software that shares/distributes a program or 0 information over a network to users/systems. In the method according to the invention, however, it provides the processing of SMSs. Operator database (5) is the storing unit where data is stored and serviced according to related requests.

The user that wishes to load TL to his/her prepaid SIM card (3A) is able to perform the loading process by having the loading code, which is saved on the TL card (1 ) over the NFC supported mobile device (2), read by his/her device (2).

NFC TL loading card (1 ) comprises the required code for loading TL to prepaid line. The operation principle of the method according to the invention is as follows: The user bring the NFC supported mobile device (2) having the prepaid line SIM card (3A) installed in it with the NFC TL loading card (1 ) closer to each other in about 30 cm. Thus, the required code necessary for loading TL is read by the NFC supported mobile device (2). Following the reading process, the code-having-been-read- om he-NFG— H

by the mobile device (2) automatically via the SMS containing credit loading information (A1 ). In order to accomplish sending of the SMS, the GSM network connection of the NFC supported mobile device (2) party that has network access (3B) must be open. The TL loading information that is sent to the network operator via SMS preferably reaches the network access point (3), i.e. the base station (3). Subsequently, the SMS is processed in network servers (4) and the validity of the code is checked through the databases (5). The validated code is put into process and TL loading process is achieved. The completion of the loading process is notified to the user via the SMS containing the notifying message (A2).

According to alternative embodiments of the invention, it is possible to load TL from NFC supported loading terminals and cash dispenser NFC points, or load credits to games like chance games over NFC cards. In the detailed description above, TL is cited as credits. Instead of TL, currencies or paying units, which may be used as credits in the future, can be used in the method according to the invention.