ZA9711581B - Method and system for the transmission of orders in a telecommunications network - Google Patents

Abstract

A process is disclosed for transmitting orders over a telecommunication network, in particular for transmitting orders for products, information requests or payment transactions, between a plurality of subscribers of the telecommunication network and at least one supplier. The following steps are carried out when transmitting an order: a connection (100) is established between a subscriber and an operation unit (4); a short message (3) input by the subscriber is transmitted over the telecommunication network. The short message contains at least information (34) on the product, information (32) on the supplier and a sum (36). The subscriber is automatically recognised (300) by the operation unit (4); the sum is checked; the subscriber address (47) is read (312) out of a data bank (46) in which the addresses of the subscribers of the telecommunication network are stored; the information contained in the short message (3) input by the subscriber is linked (314) to the subscriber address (47); the linked data (5) are transmitted (400, 402, 406) to the supplier; and when a product is ordered or payment made, the account of the subscriber at the network operator, in a bank or at a credit card institute is charged and the account of the supplier is credited.