Prepaid communication system and method
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1. A method for applying a prepaid credit of a client for the client'"'"'s communication activity through use of a client communication device, comprising:
- (a) installing in or connecting said communication device to an activity-monitoring unit that can record communication activity of the communication device;
the activity monitoring unit having a data storage for storing data comprising client credit data record and client-associated billing rules; and
(b) said unit, continuously monitoring the communication activity of said communication device, calculating a billing amount based on the communication activity and said billing rules;
said unit permitting the communication activity to proceed until credit has been exhausted.
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Abstract
Provided are method and system for applying a prepaid credit to use by a client in his communication activity as well as for managing a prepaying scheme for the client. A client'"'"'s communication device, for example, wireless communication device of a cellular telephone system or a computer communicating over a computer network such as the Internet, is provided with an activity monitoring unit that holds the client'"'"'s credit data and applies such credit to permit communication activity by the client through the use of the client'"'"'s communication device.
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1. A method for applying a prepaid credit of a client for the client'"'"'s communication activity through use of a client communication device, comprising:
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(a) installing in or connecting said communication device to an activity-monitoring unit that can record communication activity of the communication device;
the activity monitoring unit having a data storage for storing data comprising client credit data record and client-associated billing rules; and
(b) said unit, continuously monitoring the communication activity of said communication device, calculating a billing amount based on the communication activity and said billing rules;
said unit permitting the communication activity to proceed until credit has been exhausted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for managing a prepayment scheme account of a client, comprising:
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(a) transmitting credit data of a client from a prepayment scheme server utility to an activity-monitoring unit that can record communication activity of the communication device;
the activity monitoring unit having a data storage for storing data comprising client credit data record and client-associated billing rules; and
(b) said unit, continuously monitoring the communication activity of said communication device, calculating a billing amount based on the communication activity and said billing rules;
said unit permitting the communication activity to proceed until credit has been exhausted. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for managing a prepayment scheme account of a client, the credit being used for payment of communication activity of the client carried out over a communication infrastructure, the system comprising:
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a prepayment scheme server utility that can receive and store credit data for the client;
an activity-monitoring unit installed in or connected to a client communication device, said unit can record communication activity of
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