| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus in the form of a charging station, and an associated system and method, which overcome or at least alleviate existing drawbacks or drawbacks in conventional apparatus.SOLUTION: A charging station includes a plurality of lockable enclosures, each having an associated charging terminal 222, an input arrangement operable to receive a mobile device subscriber identifier, and a communication module 122 operable to communicate with a remote authorization server. The charging station further includes a control module 206 which is operable to generate query communication information including the mobile device subscriber identifier and send it via the communication module to the remote authorization server in order to query whether or not a subscriber has in the subscriber's account airtime sufficient to pay for use of the charging station, operable to receive response communication information via the communication module, and operable to provide access to a lockable enclosure and its associated charging terminal in response to the subscriber having sufficient airtime. |
