Telephone call connection method using prepaid telephone card reads serial number from card for providing call connection between caller and addressed subscriber

摘要

The telephone call connection method has a chip card (2) provided with a memory chip (3) inserted in a chip card reader (4) for reading an individual card and/or a card series number, supplied to a central server (9) via the telephone network (8). The server has a databank (10,14) storing data associated with the card serial number, for establishing a call connection between the caller (1) and an addressed subscriber (19). An Independent claim for a telephone system is also included.