System and Process for Implementing a Virtual Airtime Card for Wireless Services

A wireless service provider system comprising:

• a backend system configured to be in communication with a connected device;
• the backend system further configured to receive a request to activate at least one code of a virtual airtime card from the connected device;
• the backend system further configured to receive a request to authorize wireless service for a wireless device in response to receiving the at least one code of the virtual airtime card;
• a metering system configured to monitor a use of the wireless service provided by a wireless service provider used by the wireless device;
• and
• the metering system further configured to control the use of the wireless service provided by the wireless service provider used by the wireless device,
• wherein the wireless device comprises a processor configured to implement a virtual airtime card application to generate the virtual airtime card based on an image of an airtime card code, and
• wherein the connected device comprises one of the following:
• a point-of-sale terminal, the wireless device, or an Internet-enabled device.

A non-transitory computer program product embodying instructions for implementing a process for authorizing wireless service on a wireless device when executed by a processor of the wireless device, the instructions comprising:

• implementing a virtual airtime card application in the processor of the wireless device;
• capturing an image of an airtime card code with a camera from the wireless device;
• generating a virtual airtime card based on the image of the airtime card code with the processor;
• and
• displaying the virtual airtime card generated by the processor on a display of the wireless device, wherein:
• the virtual airtime card displayed on the display of the wireless device is configured to be purchased with at least one of the following:
• a point-of-sale or through a payment process implemented by the virtual airtime card application,
• the virtual airtime card comprises at least one code configured to be provided to a wireless service provider system to provision wireless service to a wireless device.