BILLING PROFILE MANAGER
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1. A billing profile management system comprising:
- a network configured to a fulfill service request on behalf of a mobile device;
a prepaid server connected to said network configured to debit a prepaid account associated for said mobile device based on fulfillment of said service request by said network; and
a billing manager connected to said network and said prepaid server configured to maintain another account associated with said mobile device;
said billing manager configured to update said prepaid account based on billing criteria associated with said mobile device.
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Abstract
A billing profile management system and method is provided. In an embodiment, a billing profile manager is configured to cooperate with an existing network and prepaid server. The billing profile manager is configured to modify the prepaid server and maintain a billing profile for each subscriber that is separate from the billing profile on the prepaid server and which can ultimately override the prepaid server. Additional billing functionality to an existing network and prepaid server is thereby provided.
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19 Claims
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1. A billing profile management system comprising:
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a network configured to a fulfill service request on behalf of a mobile device; a prepaid server connected to said network configured to debit a prepaid account associated for said mobile device based on fulfillment of said service request by said network; and a billing manager connected to said network and said prepaid server configured to maintain another account associated with said mobile device;
said billing manager configured to update said prepaid account based on billing criteria associated with said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
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6. A billing profile management system comprising:
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a network configured to fulfill a service request on behalf of a mobile device; a billing manager connected to said network;
said billing manager configured to maintain a plurality of different billing profiles associated with said mobile device;
each said billing profile including at least a billing entity and a criterion for selecting said billing profile;said billing manager configured to select an appropriate one of said billing profiles based on said service request from said mobile device and to bill said billing entity respective to said selected billing profile.
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9. A method for emergency top-up of a subscriber balance associated with a mobile device;
- said subscriber balance optionally applicable to a service that can be performed on said mobile device;
said method comprising;receiving a request for emergency top-up of said subscriber balance; determining if said request is permitted; debiting an account associated with said subscriber. performing said top up if said request is permitted. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- said subscriber balance optionally applicable to a service that can be performed on said mobile device;
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17. A method for emergency top-up of a pre-paid account associated with a mobile device;
- said subscriber balance optionally applicable to a service that can be performed on said mobile device;
said method comprising;receiving a request from said mobile device for emergency top-up of said pre-paid account; determining whether a profile associated with said pre-paid account permits emergency top-up; determining a total number of ones of said requests that are permitted and whether said total number has been reached or exceeded; if said request is permitted according to said determining steps then; performing said top-up to said pre-paid account; applying a debit amount corresponding to at least said top-up amount to a subscriber account separate from said pre-paid account. - View Dependent Claims (18)
- said subscriber balance optionally applicable to a service that can be performed on said mobile device;
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19. A method of billing profile management comprising:
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receiving a request to fulfill a service on behalf of a mobile device associated with a subscriber; selecting one of a plurality of billing profiles associated with said subscriber;
said selecting based on criteria associated with said subscriber; and
,permitting or denying said request based on whether said service conforms with said selected billing profile.
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