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8175235 |
Lease model for avoiding permanent card locking
Methods relating to prepaid services include determining an unlocked status of an account configured to track usage of prepaid services. The methods further include locking the account for a length...
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8175574 |
Methods and systems for selecting one or more charging profiles for a mobile data service session
Methods and systems for selecting one or more charging profiles for a mobile data service session are disclosed. A method includes identifying one or more available sources of charging profiles...
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8175236 |
IMS and SMS interworking
Providing for inter-working between SMS network architectures and IMS network architectures in a mobile environment is described herein. By way of example, a next generation (NG) short message...
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8175965 |
System and method for providing prepaid services via an internet protocol network system
A system and method are disclosed for providing prepaid services via an open network architecture system having access to a network, such as the Internet via an Internet protocol. The architecture...
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8160544 |
Methods and platforms for refreshing a pre-paid account upon detecting the occurrence of a refresh triggering event
Methods and pre-paid platforms are provided to detect the occurrence of a refresh triggering event as specified by a refresh trigger rule and to then refresh the pre-paid account in accordance with...
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8144849 |
Selective pre-authorized credit for incoming calls
Establishing a connection from a caller to a user using a pre-authorized credit from the user is described. A processor identifies one or more source identifications (IDs) for receiving...
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8126124 |
Charging for long duration sessions in communication networks
Communication networks and associated methods are disclosed that provide charging for long duration sessions. A charging data system of the communication network receives interim accounting request...
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8117358 |
Revenue management system and method utilizing database backup
A real-time customer relation management system is disclosed. The system can provide increased availability, reduced internal latencies, and reduced data processing and transfer. The system can...
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8117123 |
Local storage and presentation of self-help information
A mobile device is disclosed. The mobile device comprises a display, a memory, and an application. The memory contains wireless communication service account information comprising at least one of...
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8094795 |
Method for handling accounts in a network
A method for operating a computer system to handle switch over between several accounts at account selection in a real time charging system, wherein at a charging rating of a session, a first...
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8095111 |
Methods for providing overdraft protection for post-paid communication service plans
Methods for adding minutes to a calling plan having a calling plan period. The methods including determining whether a threshold number of minutes have been reached during the calling plan period;...
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8090345 |
Multiple channel automated refill system
An automatic refill system for pre-paid accounts provides enhanced funding flexibility for customers and additional revenue streams for a telecommunication service provider. The automatic refill...
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8090343 |
Optimized camel triggering for prepaid calling
A method and system for streamlining the call processing for a prepaid call in a mobile telecommunications network is provided. A trigger detection point (TDP) for processing an originating call...
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8085913 |
Mobile telephone services provided using pre-paid financial accounts
A method and system for providing telephone services. An exemplary system includes a financial account having at least one balance. Funds can be added to the balance of the account using a variety...
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8082195 |
Prepaid value account with reversion to purchaser systems and methods
Systems, methods, and devices are described for a refundable prepaid transaction cards. The methods and systems include a prepaid transaction card funded with funds by a purchaser. Also included is...
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8073749 |
Digital content billing via multiple channels
Embodiments related to billing for digital content via multiple billing channels with different permissible prices are disclosed. One disclosed embodiment comprises a digital content server...
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8064579 |
Prepaid services accounts with multi-user customers and individualized quotas
Prepaid services include a multi-user prepaid services account as well as a prepaid balance associated with the account. A plurality of user records associated with the account each includes a...
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8064581 |
Method of associating multiple prepaid cards with a single account
A set of multiple prepaid calling cards that are associated with a single account is disclosed. A predetermined amount of minutes is associated with the set of cards. Cards within the set can be...
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8054956 |
Flexible recharge system for prepaid telecommunications service
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for handling prepaid recharge requests in a telecommunications network. If the prepaid recharge request results in exceeding a recharge cap, the...
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8027660 |
Architecture for managing prepaid wireless communications services
The present invention is directed to a system and method for managing a prepaid wireless account for voice and data communications services. According to one embodiment the communications system,...
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8014505 |
Point-of-sale electronic PIN distribution system
A point-of-sale electronic distribution system for distributing an access code (e.g., a personal identification number (PIN)) is provided. The system allows retailers/distributors to purchase...
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7991131 |
Control of prepaid balance status notification
This invention relates to an enhanced method and apparatus for providing notification to a telecommunications customer using prepaid service that his/her prepaid balance is below a pre-specified...
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7974393 |
Prepaid services with security provisions to protect against unauthorized use
A method and apparatus for providing a telecommunication service is disclosed wherein a call associated with a first prepaid services account identifier is received from a user. An offer is...
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7965821 |
Method, system and apparatus for controlling a voice recorder
According to an embodiment on the present invention, a method for controlling a voice recorder is disclosed. The voice recorder is for recording a voice session between an origination device and a...
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7965827 |
Methods, systems, and products for purchasing pre-paid services
Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for purchasing prepaid services. A request to purchase a prepaid service is received. The request includes a service number that uniquely identifies the...
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7961858 |
Systems and methods for account establishment and transaction management
Disclosed are systems and methods which provide techniques providing account setup, management and transaction authorization determinations in real-time using transaction interrupt messaging....
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7958022 |
Pre-pay communication services
A method and system for crediting a user account of a pre-pay communication service is presented. The method comprises the steps of: providing a shared credit resource to which a plurality of users...
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7953213 |
Systems and methods for providing prepaid collect telecommunications service
A method of transmitting value via a telephone system, includes receiving a request from a Grantor to designate a predetermined number of minutes that are to be reserved to fund a telephone call...
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7953409 |
Alternative wireless telephone roaming using prepaid services
A method and system are provided for registering and operating a wireless telephone in a roaming service area in which the wireless telephone is not registered for roaming services. When a wireless...
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7945033 |
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...
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7945030 |
Accessing messages stored in one communication system by another communication system
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for accessing messages in one communication system by another communication system. In some embodiments, a request to access data is received...
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7940902 |
Method and apparatus for implementing card call service
A method and an apparatus for implementing a card call service are disclosed in embodiments of the present invention. The method includes: obtaining card information of a user terminal when...
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7940903 |
Financial card activation method and system
A sponsor purchases a prepaid card that can be transmitted to an intended user with increased security. Using a prepaid card dispenser, the sponsor elects an amount for the prepaid card and is...
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7933615 |
Mobile originated interactive menus via short messaging services method
A method interactive menus and sub-menus to a mobile device via SMS messaging in order to provide WAP like services at a fraction of the cost of CSD. Mobile Originated Interactive Menus are...
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7907711 |
System and method for notifying a user of a calling card balance
Systems and methods for notifying a user of a calling card balance are disclosed. Generally, a calling card platform determines a telephone call using a calling card has ended. The calling card...
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7899166 |
Flexible billing support in a service selection gateway (SSG)
A service selection gateway (SSG) which permits multiple access quotas associated with a pre-paid service accessed by a user. For example, the user's access may be terminated if the usage exceeds a...
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7894596 |
Systems and methods for providing language interpretation
A method and system of providing a language interpretation service is disclosed. A language interpretation number, such as an 811 number, can be provided. The language interpretation number can be...
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7889848 |
Telecommunication service with pre-paid access
A method and system for implementing pre-paid telephone service with direct dial pre-paid access and direct dial or indirect dial post paid access. The method includes receiving a telephone call...
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7873151 |
User-controlled personalized announcements for account-based services
System for providing a custom message to a calling card account for a user to receive the custom message upon usage of the calling card account include at least two data databases on data storage...
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7873150 |
Telephone call dialing
A communications device such as a mobile telephone (1) responds to the input of a dialed number for a call destination (2) by generating and outputting a request message transmitted to a control...
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7873152 |
System, method, and computer program product for rating based on a receiver offer
A rating system, method, and computer program product are provided. In use, a phone call is identified between a caller and a receiver. An offer associated with the receiver is then determined....
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7864933 |
System and method for managing prepaid card
A prepaid card management method and system which can comprehensively manage an issuance of personal identification numbers (PINs) of various affiliated prepaid card companies and even when each...
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7860226 |
Systems and methods for account management using interrupt messaging
Disclosed are systems and methods which provide techniques providing account setup, management and transaction authorization determinations in real-time using transaction interrupt messaging....
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7848734 |
Prepaid telecommunication system
A device communicates with a telecom system to establish a call or data session. The communication includes an identifier used by the telecom system to obtain account information and/or...
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7844039 |
Methods for providing prepaid telephony service via an internet protocol network system
Methods are disclosed for providing prepaid telephony service via an Internet protocol (IP) network system. A first method provides controlling at least one media agent or call routing...
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7831240 |
System for the centralized storage of wireless customer information
A system for storing subscriber information in a centralized location includes a processor, memory coupled to the processor, and a data storage device coupled to the processor. The data storage...
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7809119 |
Method and system for blocking incoming calls to mobile subscriber devices
A method includes setting an account value of an account to a first amount, wherein the first amount is associated with a specified level of authorized usage of a phone associated with the account....
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7804941 |
Systems and methods for message delivery in a controlled environment facility
Systems and methods are disclosed for sending and receiving a message between a nonresident and a resident of a controlled environment facility that associates an identifier to the message, wherein...
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7796972 |
Method and system for automatic calling unit replenishment
A method for automatically replenishing vehicle calling units is disclosed herein. The method includes selecting, in response to a user input, a call unit rate plan including parameters designating...
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7787859 |
Prepaid charging in communication network
A method and apparatus for charging against prepaid credit in a communication network. When a first terminal requests establishment of a call to a second terminal, the network ascertains whether...
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