System for schools managing SMS credits using mobile reverse charge technology

• US 8,543,086 B2
• Filed: 10/20/2010
• Issued: 09/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: MGM Wireless Holdings Pty., Ltd. (SPACETALK Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: MGM Wireless Holdings Pty., Ltd. (SPACETALK Ltd.)
• Inventors: Fortunatow, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): Afshar, Kamran
• Assistant Examiner(s): TRAN, MONG-THUY THI
• Application Number:
  US13/502,738
• Publication Number:
  US 20120231762A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,070 Days
• Field of Search: 455/406, 455/466, 455/414.1, 455/407
• US Class Current: 455/406
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/08 Metering calls to called party , i.e. B-party charged for the communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/09 Third party charged communications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/82 Criteria or parameters used for performing billing operations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8221 Message based
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/28 SMS billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing

Abstract

A method of billing or charging a receiver for a mobile communication being message, that allows the receiver to receive messages as part of a service, the receiver being billed directly by the telecommunications carrier who then in turn aggregates a revenue share based on messages sent to receivers, who then in turn pay a percentage of the revenue share to the premium SMS aggregator. The receiver can be of a selected status, which is set to a pre-selected schedule and can receive messages without charge or with a charge. This enables the payment system to be simple and efficient.

Claims

1. A method of billing or charging a receiver for a mobile communication being a message, the method including the steps of:

a receiver electing to receive a message from a telecommunications carrier;

an at least one first party collating information on a subject, wherein the subject is a student, and constructing a message based on the collated information, the first party having a credit pool, and wherein the receiver is related to the subject;

determining a status of the credit pool of the first party;

determining a status of the receiver according to pre-set schedule;

adding or subtracting a credit to the credit pool in accordance to the status of the receiver

the first party forwarding the message to a premium Short Message Service (SMS) aggregator to aggregate messages;

the premium SMS aggregator submitting aggregated messages to a telecommunications carrier;

forwarding of the messages to the receiver by the telecommunications carriers network;

the telecommunications carrier registering a charge against the receiver of the messages in relation to a pre-set scale;

the receiver paying the charge direct to the telecommunications carrier;

the telecommunications carrier aggregates a revenue share based on messages sent to receivers; and

paying a percentage of the revenue share to the premium SMS aggregator.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the collated information is attendance data.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the receiver elects to receive a message from a telecommunications carrier by pre-registering with an information provider.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the information provider compiles the collated information into a SMS message prior to forwarding to premium SMS aggregator.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the pre-set schedule is a database containing receivers details the receivers details including a charge discount, said discount being applied to registered charge.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the receiver'"'"'s details include a charging status.