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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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6665387 |
Method and apparatus for performing a charging limit control
A method and apparatus for performing a charging limit control in a telecommunication switching network is disclosed, wherein a charging limit tile is provided comprising a plurality of...
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6535593 |
System and method for billing communications services provisioned on demand in converging telecommunications network
System and method for facilitating consolidated billing within a converging telecommunications network. The system and method include and involve a network resource control facility communicating...
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6526273 |
System and method for automated pre-paid wireless replenishment with notification
A system and method for providing pre-paid wireless telephone customers notification that a wireless telephone account has been replenished. The present invention delivers a confirmation notice...
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6516056 |
Fraud prevention system and method
A system and method for preventing fraud. The method typically includes identifying one or more fraud indicators and examining past transactions and/or a pending transaction associated with the...
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6463139 |
Combination pre-paid and calling card
Subscribers ( 12 1 -12 n ) may receive combined pre-paid and calling card service offered via a telecommunications network ( 20 ) by dialing a telephone number ( 32 ) of a platform ( 26 ) within...
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6430406 |
Credit information in a mobile phone
A portable prepaid phone has a display, input means for inputting information and instructions, a control unit controlling the display in dependence on the operation of the input means, and...
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6404870 |
Method and apparatus for authorization based phone calls in packet switched networks
A call authorization system moves state maintenance for authorization based phone calls from a central authorization server to different gateways in a packet switched network. A simple...
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6333976 |
Method and apparatus for providing prepaid telecommunications services
Instead of requiring a customer to carry around one or more prepaid telephone calling cards (such cards are effectively functioning as limited, fixed amounts of money), a communications...
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5933480 |
Method for billing and controlling fraud in providing pay information services
A group conferencing arrangement for a counseling service permits the simultaneous connection of two or more service representatives to a call-in caller, i.e. without the need for one service...
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5912956 |
System and method for anonymously establishing telephonic connections
A system and method for anonymously establishing telephonic connections includes a plurality of identification tags, a master control telephone calling card, a computer-executable program, a voice...
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5909485 |
Method of prepaying for consumption of telephone calls
To limit the risk of unpaid telephone calls to be set up from a predetermined terminal via a switched telephone network, a prepayment for consumption of such calls comprises setting up a call from...
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5864609 |
Method for establishing customized billing arrangements for a calling card in a telecommunications network
A method for automatically converting a promotional calling card to a permanent calling card by an operator services system (OSS) is disclosed. A promotional calling card call received in the OSS...
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5825863 |
Prepaid limited usage calling card
The present invention provides a system that embodies an apparatus and method for enabling prepayment of telephone call charges in connection with a calling-card, the authorized called telephone...
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5511114 |
Telephone pre-paid calling card system and method
A pre-paid calling card system enables customers to access a telephone network and obtain long distance telephone service. The system includes four main functional components: a plurality of...
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5469497 |
Networked interactive call management subsystems with prevention of simultaneous use of a single account number
A telecommunications system allows multiple users to place and charge telephone calls to personal debit accounts without requiring specially designed telephones or "smart" cards. The system keeps...
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