摘要 |
<p>This invention discloses a method of authorizing a financial transaction by means of his mobile radio equipment or to confirm the financial transaction without involving the cellular subscriber. The method is based on a checking procedure that can reside either in the Mobile Radio Network or in the equipment of the service provider who have to carry out the financial transaction. The checking procedure determines whether: i) the mobile radio equipment is located in a place that gives good reason for the financial transaction request; ii) the mobile radio equipment has been in use by the subscriber for more than a minimum possession time; and iii) the mobile radio equipment has been continuously camping in the Mobile Radio Network for more than a minimum camping time. The authorization or the confirmation are given according to the result of one of the above determinations or a combination of them.</p> |