1. A mounting arm for supporting a thin type computer or a flat panel display, comprising:
a bearing base;
a first support arm having an oblique surface, one end of the first support arm pivotally engaged with the bearing base;
a second support arm having another oblique surface faced and mated with the oblique surface of the first support arm; one end of the second support arm pivotally engaged with the other end of the first support arm; and
a pedestal pivotally engaged with the other end of the second support arm.
2. The mounting arm as in claim 1, wherein the bearing base has a base, a lower casing, and an upper casing; the base is fixed on a wall or a pillar of a building, the lower casing and the upper casing are covered with the base.
3. The mounting arm as in claim 2, wherein the base further has a holder and a pivoting element; the holder is extended from the base and the pivoting element is disposed on the holder.
4. The mounting arm as in claim 3, wherein the first support arm has a pivoting hole installed at one end thereof and the bearing base pivotally engaged with the first support arm through the pivoting hole; and a pivoting element installed at the other end thereof, the first support arm is pivotally engaged with the pivoting element of the bearing base through the pivoting hole and a first sleeve and the pivoting element of the first support arm is used to pivotally engage with the second support arm.
5. The mounting arm as in claim 4, wherein the second support arm has another pivoting hole installed at one end thereof and the first support arm pivotally engaged with the second support arm through the another pivoting hole; and another pivoting element installed at the other end of the second support arm, the second support arm is pivotally engaged with the pivoting element of the first support arm through the another pivoting hole and a second sleeve and the pivoting element of the second support arm is used to pivotally engage with the pedestal.
6. The mounting arm as in claim 5, wherein the pedestal has a connecting board, a connecting element and a joint, the connecting board is connected with the connecting element, the joint has a hitching portion installed at one end thereof and a pivoting portion installed at the other end thereof, the pivoting portion is pivotally engaged with the connecting element, and the pedestal is pivotally engaged with the second support arm by the hitching portion and a third sleeve.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving a first user request to deposit a first amount of funds into an account associated with a telephone number;
transmitting a first message to a mobile device at the telephone number to confirm the first user request;
receiving a reply to the first message transmitted to the mobile device to confirm the first user request;
calculating a set of premium messages to charge the first amount;
in response to the reply to the first message, transmitting the set of premium messages to the mobile device at the telephone number to bill the first amount;
receiving a first portion of the first amount from a telecommunication carrier of the telephone number, after the telecommunication carrier deducts a second portion from the first amount as a fee; and
crediting the account a second amount more than the portion of the first amount.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device comprises a cellular phone.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first message is transmitted via short message service (SMS).
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the second amount is equal to the first amount.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein the set of premium messages is calculated based on a set of pre-determined prices for premium messages.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first user request is from the mobile device at the telephone number.
7. The method of claim 2, wherein the first user request is via short message service (SMS).
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first user request is from a web browser running on a user terminal separate from the mobile device.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving a second request to pay a third amount of funds from the account associated with the telephone number;
transmitting a second message to the mobile device at the telephone number to confirm the second request;
receiving a reply to the second message transmitted to the mobile device to confirm the second user request; and
in response to the reply to the second message, transferring a fourth amount of funds to a payee according to the second request, wherein the fourth amount is no greater than the third amount.
10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
charging the account a fee in response to the reply to the transferring of the fourth amount.
11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
deducting a difference between the third amount and the fourth amount from the account.
12. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
determining whether the reply to the second message includes a correct code, wherein the transferring is in response to the correct code in the reply to the second message.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the code comprises a personal identification number (PIN) associated with the account.
14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:
providing the code to a user terminal through which the second request is received.
15. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
determining whether the second request includes a correct code, wherein the second message is transmitted in response to the correct code.
16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
transmitting a third message to the mobile device in response to completion of the transferring.
17. A computer-readable media storing instructions, the instructions causing a computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
receiving a first user request to deposit a first amount of funds into an account associated with a telephone number;
transmitting a first message to a mobile device at the telephone number to confirm the first user request;
receiving a reply to the first message transmitted to the mobile device to confirm the first user request;
calculating a set of premium messages to charge the first amount;
in response to the reply to the first message, transmitting the set of premium messages to the mobile device at the telephone number to bill the first amount;
receiving a first portion of the first amount from a telecommunication carrier of the telephone number, after the telecommunication carrier deducts a second portion from the first amount as a fee; and
crediting the account a second amount more than the portion of the first amount.
18. A system, comprising:
a data storage facility to store an account and a phone number associated with the account; and
an interchange coupled with the data storage facility, the interchange including a common format processor and a plurality of converters to interface with a plurality of controllers, the converters configured to communicate with the controllers in different formats, the converters to communicate with the common format processor in a common format, the common format processor to instruct a first controller of the controllers, via a first converter of the converters, to transmit a first message to a mobile device at a telephone number to confirm a first user request to deposit a first amount of funds into the account associated with the telephone number, responsive to a reply to the first message, the common format processor to calculate a set of premium messages to charge the first amount and to instruct the first controller, via the first converter, to transmit the set of premium messages to the mobile device at the telephone number to bill the first amount, after a telecommunication carrier of the mobile device deducts a portion from the first amount as a fee, the common format processor to credit the account a second amount more than a portion of the first amount received from the telecommunication carrier.
19. The system of claim 18, wherein the common format processor includes a decision engine to calculate the set of premium messages based on a set of predetermined constraints.
20. The system of claim 19, wherein the common format processor further includes a mobile message generator.