Device initiated replenishment procedures for wireless devices

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions, the instructions being operable to enable a wireless device, when executed by a processor, to perform a method for automatically replenishing internally stored account parameters, wherein the internally stored account parameters are associated with an amount of authorization for usage of the wireless device, the method comprising:

• determining within the wireless device that at least one internally stored account parameter associated with an amount of authorization for usage of the wireless device should be replenished according to replenishment parameters stored within the wireless device;
• transmitting a message from the wireless device for delivery to a control server indicating that the wireless device intends to perform the determined replenishment according to the replenishment parameters stored within the wireless device;
• determining whether a response is received by the wireless device from the control server containing instructions to update the replenishment parameters stored within the wireless device and, if a response is received, updating the replenishment parameters stored within the wireless device before performing replenishment;
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• replenishing the at least one internally stored account parameter associated with an amount of authorization for usage of the wireless device according to the stored replenishment parameters.

A wireless device configured to automatically replenish internally stored account parameters associated with an amount of authorization for usage of the wireless device, the device comprising:

• means for determining within the wireless device that at least one internally stored account parameter associated with an amount of authorization for usage of the wireless device should be replenished according to replenishment parameters stored within the wireless device;
• means for transmitting a message from the wireless device for delivery to a control server indicating that the wireless device intends to perform the determined replenishment according to the replenishment parameters stored within the wireless device;
• means for determining whether a response is received by the wireless device from the control server containing instructions to update the replenishment parameters stored within the wireless device and, if a response is received, updating the replenishment parameters stored within the wireless device before performing replenishment;
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• means for replenishing the at least one internally stored account parameter associated with an amount of authorization for usage of the wireless device according to the stored replenishment parameters.