System and method for distributing inventory for point-of-sale activation services

A method for managing prepaid service transactions in a client-server environment that includes a transaction database, and a product pool located at the client, the method comprising:

• initiating, at the client, a transaction that identifies a prepaid service product;
• querying the product pool for the prepaid service product;
• delivering the received prepaid service product;
• transmitting transaction information to the server;
• transmitting, to the server, a request for a replacement prepaid service product to replace the received prepaid service product;
• and
• receiving the replacement prepaid service product at the client.

A method for managing prepaid service transactions in a client-server environment that includes a transaction database, the method comprising:

• receiving, from the client, transaction information concerning a delivered prepaid service product;
• receiving, from the client, a request for a replacement prepaid service product to replace the delivered prepaid service product;
• transmitting the replacement prepaid service product to the client;
• and
• updating the transaction database.

A computer program product for implementing a method for managing prepaid service transactions in a client-server environment that includes a transaction database, and a product pool located at the client, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable medium carrying computer executable instructions for performing the method, wherein the method comprises:
• initiating, at the client, a transaction that identifies a prepaid service product;
• querying the product pool for the prepaid service product;
• delivering the received prepaid service product;
• transmitting transaction information to the server;
• transmitting, to the server, a request for a replacement prepaid service product to replace the received prepaid service product;
• and
• receiving the replacement prepaid service product at the client.

A computer program product for implementing a method for managing prepaid service transactions in a client-server environment that includes a transaction database, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable medium carrying computer executable instructions for performing the method, wherein the method comprises:
• receiving, from the client, transaction information concerning a delivered prepaid service product;
• receiving, from the client, a request for a replacement prepaid service product to replace the delivered prepaid service product;
• transmitting the replacement prepaid service product to the client;
• and updating the transaction database.