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US 9,866,705 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for reloading a mobile number
AssigneeXiaomi Inc.
InventorsBin Wang, Guangjian Wang, Shuo Wang
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InventorsBin Wang, Guangjian Wang, Shuo Wang
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A method, an apparatus, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium used in reloading a mobile number are disclosed. According to some embodiments, in performing the method, the apparatus receives a request of reloading the mobile number. The request is sent by a terminal, but the mobile number does not correspond to the terminal. The apparatus then obtains information on the mobile number, and determines whether the mobile number is a trusted number based on the obtained information. When the mobile number is a trusted number, the apparatus reloads the mobile number. When the mobile number is not a trusted number, the apparatus alerts the terminal that the mobile number is not a trusted number.
A method of reloading a mobile number, comprising:
An apparatus configured to reload a mobile terminal, the apparatus comprising:
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
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The present application is based on and claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201510386177.4 filed on Jun. 30, 2015, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The disclosure relates to communication and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for reloading a mobile number.
Presently, payment methods for mobile numbers, e.g., phone numbers, are not limited to paying over the counter at a business branch of a carrier. More and more users choose to reload a mobile number by using an account to pay on a mobile terminal to avoid going to the business branch of the carrier. When paying on a mobile terminal, a user can reload his/her own mobile number as well as other mobile numbers. For example, the user can enter a reloading interface on the mobile terminal, and choose to reload his/her own phone number or select a contact number from a contact list to reload.
The accompany drawings herein, which illustrate embodiments in compliance with the present invention, are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, and together with the description, serve to explain the principle of the invention.
FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method for reloading a mobile number according to an exemplary embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a method for reloading a mobile number according to another exemplary embodiment.
Exemplary embodiments will be detailed now, examples of which are illustrated in the drawings. When the following description refers to the drawings, unless indicated otherwise, the same numeral in different figures represents the same or similar element. The implementations described in the following exemplary embodiments do not necessarily represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Instead, they are merely examples of the method and apparatus in accordance with some aspects of the present invention as recited in appended claims. Methods consistent with the present disclosure can be implemented, for example, in a server. In the exemplary embodiments described below, a scenario that a terminal requests to reload a phone number not corresponding to the terminal is discussed, i.e., the terminal requests to reload a phone number other than the phone number corresponding to the terminal.
FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method for reloading a mobile number according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, at S11, a request for reloading a first number sent by a terminal is received. The first number is not associated with the terminal. The terminal can be, for example, a computer, a phone, a tablet computer, or a laptop, etc.
At S12, information on the first number is obtained and whether the first number is a trusted number is determined based on the obtained information. The information on the first number can be contact information or a reloading history record, etc., which is not limited by the present embodiment.