Transfer of cellular services from a postpaid subscriber to a prepaid subscriber
AssigneeT-Mobile USA, Inc.
InventorArnold Cataniag
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Abstract
A method and system for transferring access to cellular services from a postpaid subscriber account to a prepaid subscriber account are disclosed. A central postpaid system receives a request to transfer cellular services from the postpaid subscriber account to the prepaid subscriber account. The cellular services are transferred to a central prepaid system for the prepaid subscriber account. The amount of the transferred cellular services is deducted from the postpaid subscriber account stored in the central postpaid system. A monetary amount from the prepaid subscriber account is credited to the postpaid subscriber account for the transferred amount of cellular services.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for transferring access to cellular services from a postpaid subscriber account to a prepaid subscriber account, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving at a central postpaid system a request to transfer cellular services from the postpaid subscriber account to the prepaid subscriber account;
- transferring the cellular services to a central prepaid system for the prepaid subscriber account;
- deducting the amount of the transferred cellular services from the postpaid subscriber account stored in the central postpaid system;
- and,
- crediting a monetary amount from the prepaid subscriber account to the postpaid subscriber account for the transferred amount of cellular services.
A processor-readable tangible non-transitory medium storing processor-issuable instructions configured to cause a processor to:
- receive at a central postpaid system a request to transfer cellular services from the postpaid subscriber account to the prepaid subscriber account;
- transfer the cellular services to a central prepaid system for the prepaid subscriber account;
- deduct the amount of the transferred cellular services from the postpaid subscriber account stored in the central postpaid system;
- and,
- credit a monetary amount from the prepaid subscriber account to the postpaid subscriber account for the transferred amount of cellular services.
A system for transferring access to cellular services from a postpaid subscriber account to a prepaid subscriber account, the system comprising:
- a network;
- and
- a central postpaid system in communication with the network, wherein the central postpaid system has a central postpaid server configured to:
- receive a request to transfer cellular services from the postpaid subscriber account to the prepaid subscriber account;
- transfer the cellular services to a central prepaid system for the prepaid subscriber account via the network;
- deduct the amount of the transferred cellular services from the postpaid subscriber account stored in the central postpaid system;
- and,
- credit a monetary amount from the prepaid subscriber account to the postpaid subscriber account for the transferred amount of cellular services.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.