Wireless account management application for a wireless device
First Claim
1. A method for displaying wireless service usage information and account information using an account management application operating on a wireless device, comprising:
- receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from a tracking module implemented by a wireless service provider, wireless service usage information for a wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the wireless service usage information including one or more units of wireless services that the wireless subscriber has used, the wireless service provider being different from the wireless device and a wireless network that provides wireless service to the wireless device;
receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from the wireless service provider over the wireless network, account information associated with the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device that is stored in an account information database implemented by the wireless service provider;
receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from the tracking module implemented by the wireless service provider and from the wireless service provider over the wireless network, other wireless service usage information, the other wireless service usage information including one or more units of wireless services that the wireless subscriber has used;
enabling presentation, on a display of the wireless device, of the account management application including the wireless service usage information and the account information for the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device;
receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, an identifier of a prepaid card;
forwarding, from the account management application operating on the wireless device and to a service provider over the wireless network, the identifier of the prepaid card;
determining, at the service provider, a number of units of wireless service or a monetary value associated with the prepaid card; and
depositing, at the service provider, the number of units of wireless service or the monetary value associated with the prepaid card, in an account associated with the wireless subscriber.
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Abstract
A method for displaying wireless service usage information and account information using an account management application operating on a wireless device includes receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from a tracking module, wireless service usage information for a wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the wireless service usage information including one or more units of wireless services that the wireless subscriber has used, receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from a service provider over a wireless network, account information associated with the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the service provider being different from the wireless device and the wireless network, and enabling presentation, on a display of the wireless device, of the account management application including the wireless service usage information and the account information for the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for displaying wireless service usage information and account information using an account management application operating on a wireless device, comprising:
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receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from a tracking module implemented by a wireless service provider, wireless service usage information for a wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the wireless service usage information including one or more units of wireless services that the wireless subscriber has used, the wireless service provider being different from the wireless device and a wireless network that provides wireless service to the wireless device; receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from the wireless service provider over the wireless network, account information associated with the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device that is stored in an account information database implemented by the wireless service provider; receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from the tracking module implemented by the wireless service provider and from the wireless service provider over the wireless network, other wireless service usage information, the other wireless service usage information including one or more units of wireless services that the wireless subscriber has used; enabling presentation, on a display of the wireless device, of the account management application including the wireless service usage information and the account information for the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device; receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, an identifier of a prepaid card; forwarding, from the account management application operating on the wireless device and to a service provider over the wireless network, the identifier of the prepaid card; determining, at the service provider, a number of units of wireless service or a monetary value associated with the prepaid card; and depositing, at the service provider, the number of units of wireless service or the monetary value associated with the prepaid card, in an account associated with the wireless subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wireless device comprising at least one processor connected to at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
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receive, at an account management application operating on the wireless device and from a tracking module implemented by a wireless service provider, wireless service usage information for a wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the wireless service usage information including one or more units of wireless services that the wireless subscriber has used, the wireless service provider being different from the wireless device and a wireless network that provides wireless service to the wireless device; receive, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from a service provider over the wireless network, account information associated with the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device that is stored in an account information database implemented by the wireless service provider; receive, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from the tracking module implemented by the wireless service provider and from the wireless service provider over the wireless network, other wireless service usage information, the other wireless service usage information including one or more units of wireless services that the wireless subscriber has used; enable presentation, on a display of the wireless device, of the account management application including the wireless service usage information and account information for the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device; receive, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, an identifier of a prepaid card; and forward, from the account management application operating on the wireless device and to a service provider over the wireless network, the identifier of the prepaid card; wherein the service provider determines a number of units of wireless service or a monetary value associated with the prepaid card; and wherein the service provider deposits the number of units of wireless service or the monetary value associated with the prepaid card, in an account associated with the wireless subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A memory storing a non-transitory computer program, the non-transitory computer program comprising one or more code segments that, when executed, cause at least one processor to:
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receive, at an account management application operating on a wireless device and from a tracking module implemented by a wireless service provider, wireless service usage information for a wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the wireless service usage information including one or more units of wireless services that the wireless subscriber has used, the wireless service provider being different from the wireless device and a wireless network that provides wireless service to the wireless device; receive, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from the wireless service provider over the wireless network, account information associated with the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device that is stored in an account information database implemented by the wireless service provider; receive, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from the tracking module implemented by the wireless service provider and from the wireless service provider over the wireless network, other wireless service usage information, the other wireless service usage information including one or more units of wireless services that the wireless subscriber has used; enable presentation, on a display of the wireless device, of the account management application including the wireless service usage information and account information for the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device; receive, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, an identifier of a prepaid card; and forward, from the account management application operating on the wireless device and to a service provider over the wireless network, the identifier of the prepaid card; wherein the service provider determines a number of units of wireless service or a monetary value associated with the prepaid card; and wherein the service provider deposits the number of units of wireless service or the monetary value associated with the prepaid card, in an account associated with the wireless subscriber.
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