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US 7,437,144 B1Granted
Method of managing prepaid subscription information
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsLars L. Andresen, Lone B. Fjordstrom, Nikolaj Sloth, Jesper Bekkevold, Pirjo Haakana
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Abstract
A method, a telecommunications system and a network node are provided for managing subscription information of a prepaid subscription in a telecommunications system. According to the present invention, a first time limit indicating when the subscription will expire is set during subscription provisioning. When the first time limit is encountered, the subscription is deactivated.
Claims27
A method comprising:
- setting, during subscription provisioning of a prepaid subscription of a telecommunications system, a first time limit indicating when the subscription will expire, the first time limit being a fixed period of time;
- encountering the first time limit;
- and
- deactivating the prepaid subscription of the telecommunications system in response to the encountered first time limit, a deactivation causing calls to and from the prepaid subscription to be barred.
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A method comprising:
- setting, during subscription provisioning of a prepaid subscription of a telecommunications system, a first time limit indicating when the prepaid subscription of the telecommunications system will expire, the prepaid subscription being a prepaid group subscription having one common prepaid subscription account for all group members and the first time limit being a fixed period of time;
- encountering the first time limit;
- and
- deactivating the prepaid subscription of the telecommunications system in response to the encountered first time limit, a deactivation causing calls to and from the prepaid subscription to be barred.
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A method comprising:
- setting, during subscription activation of a prepaid subscription of a telecommunications system, a first time limit indicating when the credit will expire, the first time limit being a fixed period of time;
- encountering the first time limit;
- allowing recharging also within a predetermined time period after the first time limit has been encountered;
- updating the first time limit in response to the recharging;
- and
- deactivating the prepaid subscription of the telecommunications system if recharging has not been carried out within the predetermined time period after the first time limit has been encountered, a deactivation causing calls to and from the prepaid subscription to be barred.
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A telecommunications system offering prepaid subscription services, the system comprising:
- at least one database having subscription information on at least one prepaid subscription of the telecommunications system
- at least one processor operatively connected to the at least one database and configured to set a first time limit for subscription information during subscription provisioning of a prepaid subscription of the telecommunications system, the time limit indicating when the subscription will expire and being a fixed period of time, and to deactivate the prepaid subscription of the telecommunications system in response to encountering the first time limit, a deactivation causing calls to and from the prepaid subscription to be barred.
A network element comprising:
- a database having subscription information on prepaid subscriptions of a telecommunications system;
- means for monitoring a time limit indicating when a prepaid subscription of the telecommunications system will expire, the time limit being a fixed period of time;
- and
- means for deactivating the prepaid subscription of the telecommunications system in response to encountering the time limit, a deactivation causing calls to and from the prepaid subscription to be barred.
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A method comprising:
- calculating by a telecommunications system, during subscription activation of a prepaid subscription of the telecommunications system, a first time limit indicating time when the prepaid subscription of the telecommunications system will expire, the first time limit being a fixed period of time;
- monitoring the first time limit;
- encountering the first time limit;
- and
- deactivating the prepaid subscription of the telecommunications system in response to the encountered first time limit whereafter calls to and from this prepaid subscription are barred by the system.
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A method comprising:
- calculating, during subscription activation of a prepaid subscription of a telecommunications system, a first time limit indicating time when the subscription will expire, the prepaid subscription of the telecommunications system being a prepaid group subscription having one common prepaid subscription account for all group members, and the first time limit being a fixed period of time;
- monitoring the first time limit;
- encountering the first time limit;
- and
- deactivating the prepaid subscription of the telecommunications system in response to the encountered first time limit where after calls to and from this prepaid subscription are barred by the system.
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A telecommunications system offering prepaid subscription services, the system comprising:
- at least one database having subscription information on at least one prepaid subscription of the telecommunications system;
- and
- at least one processor configured to calculate a first time limit for subscription information during subscription activation of the prepaid subscription of the telecommunications system, the time limit indicating time when the prepaid subscription of the telecommunications system will expire and being a fixed period of time, and to deactivate the prepaid subscription of the telecommunications system in response to encountering the first time limit, a deactivation causing calls to and from the prepaid subscription to be barred.
A network element comprising:
- a processor configured to monitor a time limit indicating when a prepaid subscription of a telecommunications system will expire, said time limit being a fixed period of time, said processor being configured to deactivate the prepaid subscription of the telecommunications system in response to encountering the time limit, a deactivation causing calls to and from the prepaid subscription to be barred.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.