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Package billing for micro-transactions

  • US 20080009263A1
  • Filed: 01/17/2007
  • Published: 01/10/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for billing a mobile device user for a services and/or goods requested by the user, the method comprising the steps of:

  • receiving a message request from the mobile service that is directed to the mobile device user;

    determining if the mobile service utilizes a predefined package of premium messages and standard messages corresponding to a package price;

    processing, in the event that the mobile service utilizes a predefined package of premium messages and standard messages corresponding to a package price, the received message request by;

    determining if the received message is the first message of the predefined package to be sent to the user;

    sending to the user, in the event that the received message is the first message of the predefined package, a premium message containing a price code that represents the package price; and

    sending to the user, in the event that the received message is not the first message of the predefined package, a standard message which does not contain a price code; and

    processing, in the event that the mobile service does not utilize a predefined package of premium messages and standard messages corresponding to a package price, the received message request by sending to the user a premium message containing a price code that represents a single-message price which is different than the package price.

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