SIM-cards with radio controlling functions
Special SIM-cards for mobile telephones will help the latter to communicate with electronic equipment. Moreover, SIM-card can be used for payment of bills.
Using Z-SIM technology, the consumer can control domestic equipment and even computer by joint "operating console", which is a mobile telephone. Equipment, controlled by radio interface must possess analogous Z-SIM card. Consumer can also pay for TV programs or services from telephone account.
Technology Z-SIM can be used not only in domestic conditions. Using Z-SIM terminals drivers can pay for parking or roads, and pedestrians - buy tickets to cinema. Technology will appear on market in 2006, necessary patents are already obtained.
Authors assert that level of Z-SIM transactions protection is higher than of Bluetooth technologies. Moreover, there are traditional for SIM-cards identification mechanisms, including PIN-code, known only by telephone owner.
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