Prepaid/postpaid automatic change of payment option
First Claim
1. A method of allowing a wireless device to change its prepaid payment mode substantially in real-time, comprising:
- provisioning at least one trigger in a wireless subscriber'"'"'s profile file relating to a prepaid mode for said wireless device; and
removing said at least one trigger from said wireless subscriber'"'"'s profile file in response to keyed input from said wireless device;
whereby said provisioning and said removing may each be performed without customer representative intervention.
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Abstract
A prepaid/postpaid reconfiguration logic module in a service control point (SCP) of a wireless network allows a subscriber to a prepaid wireless service to change payment options between prepaid and postpaid without requiring assistance from a customer care representative. Standard wireless intelligent network (WIN) messaging is used to change from a previously selected prepaid or postpaid payment option, allowing the new option to be applied to their wireless phone account before or after any or all usages (i.e., as frequently as on a call-by-call basis). Preferably, a subscriber is given the opportunity to change the prepaid/postpaid payment option not only before but also after each usage of the relevant mobile device. Changes between prepaid and postpaid payment options substantially immediately affect a real time change in the payment mode of the subscriber.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of allowing a wireless device to change its prepaid payment mode substantially in real-time, comprising:
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provisioning at least one trigger in a wireless subscriber'"'"'s profile file relating to a prepaid mode for said wireless device; and
removing said at least one trigger from said wireless subscriber'"'"'s profile file in response to keyed input from said wireless device;
whereby said provisioning and said removing may each be performed without customer representative intervention. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Apparatus for allowing a wireless device to change its prepaid payment mode substantially in real-time, comprising:
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means for provisioning at least one trigger in a profile file relating to a prepaid mode for said wireless device; and
means for removing said at least one trigger from said profile file in response to keyed input from said wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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