Electronic payment for public transport tickets via a mobile phone network, whereby a user connects to a central server with a ticket request and the server determines the user position before generating an appropriate ticket

摘要

Server for charging for use of a public transport network by means of a mobile phone network carries out the following steps: it is connects to a data network and has a device for receiving a user request that includes originating data; it determines electronically, via the originating data and the radio- network, the spatial location of the communicating user; it generates a digital ticket from the current position and user requirements; and sends a receipt signal to mobile user. The invention also relates to a corresponding method, mobile terminal, portable test device, mobile network position server and a program product.