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US 2009/0061815 A1Published application
Methods and platforms for refreshing a pre-paid account upon demand by a user
OwnerJerome Myers, John Ruckartinventors
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Methods and pre-paid platforms are provided to allow a user of a communication device that has a pre-paid account to submit an electronic request for a refresh of the account. The request is presented within a message sent to an address of an entity in control of the account. The entity in control of the account can then select within the message to accept or deny the request for the refresh. The pre-paid platform responds to the selection by either denying the request or by refreshing the account. The pre-paid platform may charge a monetary account for the amount of the refresh that is applied. The request may be for a custom or pre-defined amount. The response by the entity in control may accept a proposed amount or may specify a different amount for the refresh.
A method of pre-payment for communication services, comprising:
A computer readable medium having instructions that perform acts comprising:
A pre-paid platform, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.