Systems and methods for providing multiple simultaneous calls from the same prepaid account
US7957720B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2215/8166
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Prepaid services include associating a plurality of users with a prepaid services account. The account is configured to track a prepaid balance associated with the account as well as to allow at least a subset of the plurality of users associated with the account to draw down the prepaid balance at least generally at the same time. Drawing down the prepaid balance includes allocating a portion of the prepaid balance to each respective user, monitoring a provision of service, and repeating, selectively, the allocating and monitoring.
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