Transaction processing platform for facilitating electronic distribution of plural prepaid services
US7477731B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/02
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
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 facilitate the procurement or activation of the products. The platform includes a conduit interface through which service request messages are received and respectively utilized to generate transaction requests for corresponding types of prepaid services. A supply interface arrangement, operatively coupled to the conduit interface, is configured to route a first of the transaction requests through a first supply interface associated with a first type of prepaid service. The supply interface arrangement also routes a second transaction request through a second supply interface associated with a second type of prepaid service. The platform is also configured to provide supplier response information received through the supply interfaces to the conduit interface.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.