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Methods, systems, and computer program products for performing prepaid account balance screening

  • US 8,606,222 B2
  • Filed: 08/03/2007
  • Issued: 12/10/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for performing prepaid account balance screening, the method comprising:

  • at a network entity for processing network signaling messages;

    receiving a signaling message containing information that identifies a prepaid subscriber, the message being sent from a message source and intended for a message destination;

    determining, using prepaid account balance screening data and the information in the signaling message that identifies the prepaid subscriber, whether the prepaid subscriber'"'"'s account balance satisfies a threshold requirement, wherein the available prepaid subscriber account information is stored in a prepaid subscriber database and wherein the prepaid account balance screening data is a subset of the available prepaid subscriber account information and is stored separate from the prepaid subscriber database; and

    in response to determining that the prepaid subscriber'"'"'s account balance does not satisfy the threshold requirement, performing a screening action that shields the prepaid subscriber database from message traffic associated with the prepaid subscriber'"'"'s account, wherein performing the screening action includes discarding the message.

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