Wireless communication device account payment notification systems and methods
First Claim
1. A method for notifying a wireless communication device user regarding an account payment, the method comprising:
- dialing a phone number of a wireless communication device;
transmitting a communication relating to an account payment that includes a balance due; and
receiving input from a wireless communication device user regarding payment of the balance due.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for notifying a wireless communication device user regarding an account payment. One method comprises dialing a phone number of a wireless communication device, preferably a cell phone. A communication relating to an account payment that includes a balance due is then transmitted or delivered to a wireless communication device user. Optionally, at the same time or a later time, input from the wireless communication device user may be received regarding payment of the balance due. Such notification methods may be carried out by a host computer system which has a record of when the account payment is due and dials and transmits within a predetermined time frame. Generally, such methods will further comprise pre-registering or enrolling the wireless communication device user.
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38 Claims
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1. A method for notifying a wireless communication device user regarding an account payment, the method comprising:
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dialing a phone number of a wireless communication device;
transmitting a communication relating to an account payment that includes a balance due; and
receiving input from a wireless communication device user regarding payment of the balance due. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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14. A method as in claim 15, further comprising transferring the payment of at least a portion of the balance due to a billing party.
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29. A method for receiving account payment notification on a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
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answering a phone call on a wireless communication device;
receiving by a provider a communication relating to an account payment that includes a balance due; and
transmitting payment information in accordance with the balance due to the provider. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer-readable program embodied therein for directing operation of a computer system for a provider, the computer system including a communications system, a processor, and a storage device, wherein the computer-readable program includes instructions for operating the computer system to notify a wireless communication device user regarding an account payment in accordance with the following:
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dialing a phone number of a wireless communication device; and
transmitting a communication relating to an account payment that includes a balance due. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An account payment notification system, the system comprising:
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a host computer; and
a database associated with the host computer, the database having a record of pre-registered information on a wireless communication device user including a user identifier, an account payment, and when the account payment is due;
wherein the host computer is configured to dial a phone number of a wireless communication device and transmit a communication relating to the account payment that includes a balance due within a predetermined time period.
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