System and method for automated prepaid wireless phone refills
OwnerRamin Heydari, Gregory Taylorinventors
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Abstract
A method and system for refilling minutes for prepaid wireless phones is provided. Also provided is a computer-readable storage medium including a program, which when executed on a processor performs an operation. The method includes executing a recurring charge to a user account, the user account being stored in a database, and automatically crediting a device associated with the user account with prepaid minutes in response to executing the recurring charge.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- executing a recurring charge to a user account, the user account being stored in a database;
- and
- automatically crediting a device associated with the user account with prepaid minutes in response to executing the recurring charge.
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving a payment for a refill of prepaid minutes for a device;
- generating an electronic personal identification number for a user account stored in a database in response to receiving the payment, wherein the user account is associated with the device;
- and
- receiving an activation indication to assign the prepaid minutes to the user account, the activation indication comprising the electronic personal identification number.
A system, comprising:
- a processor:
- and
- a memory containing a program, which, when executed by the processor, is configured to perform an operation, the operation comprising:
- executing a recurring charge to a user account, the user account being stored in a database;
- and
- automatically crediting a device associated with the user account with prepaid minutes in response to executing the recurring charge.
A system, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory containing a program, which, when executed by the processor, is configured to perform an operation, the operation comprising:
- receiving a payment for a refill of prepaid minutes for a device;
- generating an electronic personal identification number for a user account stored in a database in response to receiving the payment, wherein the user account is associated with the device;
- and
- receiving an activation indication to assign the prepaid minutes to the user account, the activation indication comprising the electronic personal identification number.
A computer-readable storage medium including a program, which when executed on a processor performs an operation, the operation comprising:
- executing a recurring charge to a user account, the user account being stored in database;
- and
- automatically crediting a device associated with the user account with prepaid minutes in response to executing the recurring charge.
A computer-readable storage medium including a program, which when executed on a processor performs an operation, the operation comprising:
- receiving a payment for a refill of prepaid minutes for a device;
- generating an electronic personal identification number for a user account stored in a database in response to receiving the payment, wherein the user account is associated with the device;
- and
- receiving an activation indication to assign the prepaid minutes to the user account, the activation indication comprising the electronic personal identification number.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.