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Pre-paid service system and method

US9159038B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ACTIVE BROADBAND NETWORKS, INC. · US

Inventors

Adam Dunstan · Cambridge, US
Christopher W. Gunner · Harvard, US
Thomas Martinson · Fribourg, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 14, 2011
Grant date	Oct 13, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 5, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06Q30/0601
WIPO fieldIT methods for management
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A pre-paid service system configured to provide a subscriber interface to a Subscriber and receive a service level selection from the subscriber, wherein the service level selection includes a capacity limit and/or a time limit. Upon authorization of a payment, the system activates the Subscriber's service. The system also monitors the Subscriber's usage data and time of activation. When the Subscriber's usage data amount or time of activation meets or exceeds the selected service level, the system may deactivate the Subscriber's service.

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