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Methods, systems, and computer-readable-mediums for managing rollover usage units of communication services

  • US 20050065880A1
  • Filed: 12/29/2003
  • Published: 03/24/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing rollover usage units for a subscriber to a rollover feature of one or more communication services, comprising:

  • receiving and storing rollover data elements wherein the rollover data elements include a subscriber identification and a balance of the rollover usage units available to offset an amount of overage units used in excess of an amount of package plan usage units available to the subscriber for a current billing cycle and wherein the balance of the rollover usage units available includes one or more unused and unexpired package plan usage units rolled over from at least one previous billing cycle;

    receiving a request from a requesting entity for rollover data elements that apply to the subscriber being processed for a billing cycle; and

    in response to receiving the request for the rollover data elements, presenting the rollover data elements for the subscriber identified in the request wherein the rollover data elements include the subscriber identification and the balance of the rollover usage units available to offset the amount of overage units used in the current billing cycle and wherein the balance of the rollover usage units is measured in at least one of a plurality of billable units and wherein one or more of the rollover usage units expire after X billing cycles of being available to offset the amount of overage units used by the subscriber and wherein X comprises a predetermined number which varies depending on a package plan of the subscriber.

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