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Tracking and notification of telephone plan minute status

  • US 7,310,415 B1
  • Filed: 08/30/2001
  • Issued: 12/18/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for tracking telephone plan minute status, comprising:

  • initializing a first timer, having timer information, including a time block designation having time limits and a timer usage variable, associated therewith, wherein the time block designation comprises a predetermined period of time comprising a portion of a twenty-four hour period for which the telephone plan provides a finite number of minutes for making calls during a recurring period, the recurring period comprising at least one of the following;

    a calendar day, a calendar week, and a calendar month;

    adding time used by a call to the timer usage variable when the call was made within the time block designation associated with the first timer; and

    notifying a user of predefined timer information wherein the predefined timer information includes the time limits minus a value of the timer usage variable.

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