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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7643623 | Flexible mobile prepaid scratch card recharge This invention relates to a method and apparatus for flexibly controlling prepaid telecommunications charges. A scratch card recharge arrangement is used to prepay for future telecommunications calls. A flexible arrangement is provided to translate between the face ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7477731 | Transaction processing platform for facilitating electronic distribution of plural prepaid services A transaction processing platform capable of facilitating the distribution to consumers of various types of prepaid products is disclosed. The transaction processing platform is configured to interface with one or more providers of such prepaid products in order to ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7437144 | Method of managing prepaid subscription information A method, a telecommunications system and a network node are provided for managing subscription information of a prepaid subscription in a telecommunications system. According to the present invention, a first time limit indicating when the subscription will expire ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433453 | Method and system for transmitting useful data between telecommunication devices A method and system for transmitting service data between telecommunication devices. Pre-paid access data including a first digital key and control data is stored in a memory module of a telecommunication device, a second digital key being stored on one or more cont... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7382873 | Method and system for automatic calling unit replenishment The invention provides a method and system for replenishing calling units for a wireless communications device. The method comprises receiving a calling plan configuration signal at the wireless communication device and setting a predetermined calling termination co... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7366292 | Call management reports The present invention relates to a service for providing call reports to a subscriber related to non-answered calls for calls attempted between at least two parties. Using telecommunications switch triggers, call status related to answered, busy, and unanswered call... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7346154 | Customizing prepaid service A method for customizing a prepaid service in a telecommunications system is presented. The method includes maintaining subscriber information on at least one prepaid subscriber, defining at least two different prepaid profiles, each prepaid profile defining at leas... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7328181 | Method and system for transacting an anonymous purchase over the internet A method is provided for transacting a purchase using a non-personalized purchase card which is distributed to a number of purchase card outlet each purchase card being a bearer instrument having a non-personalized card holder name without any perspective card holde... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7295658 | System and method for providing prepaid telecommunication services The present invention relates to a system and method for providing prepaid telecommunication services. More particularly, prepaid telephone calls can be made by users without entering any access code, if such calls are made from telephone numbers previously register... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295659 | Method and system for prepaid communications credit A method and system for prepaying credits to a user account for communications services provided. If a system detects a predefined condition associated with a communications connection, the system deducts the cost of the communications connection from the credit in ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287695 | Method and system for conducting transactions using a payment card with two technologies A system for conducting financial transactions is provided wherein payment cards have stored account information including a first portion readable by a first machine-readable technology and a second portion readable by a second different machine-readable technology... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286655 | Service accounting system and method The present invention is related to a service accounting system containing one or more classified service accounts, in particular for mobile/cellular services. More specifically, a service accounting system connected to a main accounting system, part of a main accou... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280644 | Transaction processing platform for faciliating electronic distribution of plural prepaid services A transaction processing platform capable of facilitating the distribution to consumers of various types of prepaid products is disclosed. The transaction processing platform is configured to interface with one or more providers of such prepaid products in order to ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7257207 | Method and system for paying prepaid communications credit A method and system for prepaying credits to a user account for communications services is provided. A system receives an origination number and a code. The code corresponds to a predefined payment amount for prepaid credit. The system credits an account associated ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254222 | Method and apparatus for implementing a pre-paid card service A pre-paid telecommunications card service in which the card-holder can register the card with a service provider in such a way that the card account becomes associated with the customer's home telephone line. Thereafter, toll calls made over that particular telepho... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7194073 | Method for automatically replenishing pre-paid calling units within a telematic unit In a system including a telematics unit and a data center, a method for automatically replenishing pre-paid calling units within the telematics is based on an occurrence of a trigger event as detected by the telematics units. Upon being notified of the trigger event... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7123703 | Differentiated threshold value behavior in prepaid services The invention relates to a method for threshold value relates control of at least one service in a data or telecommunication system, comprising the following steps: a) defining at least one threshold value for a prepaid credit for the payment of said service; b) def... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7110512 | Method and apparatus for providing prepaid local telephone services A system and method for providing prepaid dialtone services. The system includes a prepaid dialtone service center having an applications server that maintains a prepaid dialtone subscriber database including subscriber identification and service period information.... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7085556 | Vending machine A system includes a communications network, a first communication device connected to the communications network, and a vending machine. The vending machine includes a retrieving device for obtaining a product from the vending machine, a second communication device ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7039440 | Wireless rechargeable money card A method, computer program product and system that may be used to limit the funds that are available through the use of a business transaction card by having a business transaction card first place a request for an increase of the available funds. A wireless device ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7031693 | Method and system for refilling mobile telephone prepaid phone cards via electronic distribution of refill codes Method and system for refilling mobile terminal prepaid phone cards via electronic distribution of refill codes. Refill codes for prepaid phone cards are distributed to end users via a prepaid phone card distributor, which contracts with mobile phone operators and p... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7027799 | Real time charging of delivery and receipt of short message service in a telecommunications network A home Message Center (MC) in a telecommunications network is capable of receiving a short message, the short message being originated by an A-subscriber and destined to a B-subscriber, and determines that prepaid charging is applicable for the short message for at ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7013126 | Communication system A communication system capable of conducting efficient multi prepaid service and also improving the quality and convenience of prepaid communication service. Service request transmitting section transmits a service request for a prepaid service, and prepaid service ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7013125 | Replenishment of prepaid accounts during multimedia sessions Prepaid accounts are replenished during multimedia sessions using the prepaid accounts without interruption of the multimedia sessions. A prepay server monitors and adjusts prepaid account balances based on usage of communications resources as reported by elements o... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6985567 | AoC in All-IP networks A communications network system and a corresponding method for starting an AoC service of a user are disclosed. The system comprises a control means for sending a protocol message comprising a MIME indication of an AoC application to a user equipment (UE). The user ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6966490 | Information processing apparatus and method, information processing system and medium A structure of a system using an IC card is simplified. A controller and active antennas are connected to each other through a bus. The controller transmits a command outputted from a host computer and including an ID for discriminating the active antennas to all th... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6965667 | Method of accounting prepaid online internet service credit values A method of accounting for online Internet usage credit includes establishing an account identifier in a database for a selected user. A number of credit value block records are associated in the database with the account identifier. Each credit value block has a st... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6961412 | Method and system for prepaid communications credit A method and system for prepaying credits to a user account for communications services provided. If a system detects a predefined condition associated with a communications connection, the system deducts the cost of the communications connection from the credit in ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6950506 | Method and system for paying prepaid communications credit A method and system for prepaying credits to a user account for communications services is provided. A system receives an origination number and a code. The code corresponds to a predefined payment amount for prepaid credit. The system credits an account associated ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6947723 | Postpay spending limit using a cellular network usage governor The usage limited postpay service, for mobile wireless communication customers, utilizes a governor platform that estimates all appropriate usage charges and applies those charges in substantially real-time against a pre-set spending cap or limit for each customer. ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6934529 | Replenishment of pre-paid wireless telephone accounts using short message service (SMS) A method for replenishing a pre-paid telecommunications account utilizes the short message service (SMS). When an account balance is low, a pre-paid service control point (PP-SCP) sends a message to a pre-paid payment server which composes an SMS message and sends i... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6907116 | Time balance based prepaid subscriber database and reporting A time remaining determination module is implemented in a prepaid service to maintain and/or report subscriber account information based on accurately determined time remaining, even in light of replenishments using differing rate plans and/or dollar values. In part... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6907239 | Charging for telecommunications download services A method, system and computer program product for prepayment of a service includes informing the user of the availability of a plurality of different services. An indication and request of a desired service is received from the user over a first communications link.... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6873690 | System and method for providing prepaid telecommunication services The present invention relates to a system and method for providing prepaid telecommunication services. More particularly, prepaid telephone calls can be made by users without entering any access code, if such calls are made from telephone numbers previously register... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6856674 | Platform for prepaid calling card calls The present invention is a method and apparatus for providing prepaid card service to customers for placing telephone calls without relying on a post-service billing model. A service management computer having access to a card database is connected to the network on... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6741687 | System and method for providing prepaid communications A system and method for prepaid supported communications in a telecommunications network are described. One exemplary method includes establishing a data communication session between a first client device and a network server arranged to provide prepaid services to... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6735290 | Method and system for pre-setting long distance call charges A method and system for allowing a user to dynamically pre-determine the duration and/or cost of a domestic or international long distance call is provided. For a selected outbound originating long distance call, the user is given the opportunity to determine the du... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6707894 | Prepaid calling time processing: a method and apparatus for processing pre-paid calling time in a telephone communication system Methods and systems are provide for processing prepaid calling time to a subscriber by determining an identity of a subscriber of prepaid calling time upon origination of a call to which a subscriber of prepaid calling time is to be a party; determining an amount of... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6700961 | Prepaid calling with warning announcement A method and arrangement for providing prepaid calling card services to a calling party is disclosed. Near the end of value of a prepaid calling card account, the calling and called parties to a connection are split and the calling party is given the oppo... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6694000 | Prepaid real-time web based reporting Near real time Internet access of prepaid call history and replenishment data is provided via an Internet browser separate from the prepaid device to a user (e.g., the subscriber), allowing a subscriber to access call history and/or replenishment informat... | 02/17/2004 |
