Handling insufficient account balance of subscribers
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a request for communication from a mobile station; and
withholding the request for communication and notifying a subscriber of the mobile station when the subscriber has an insufficient account balance regardless of whether a voice call or a short messaging service via the mobile station is in progress, wherein the notification comprises instructions to the subscriber regarding how to recover the withheld request for communication.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer readable medium comprising instructions for handling insufficient account balance of subscribers in a mobile communications network is disclosed. A request for communication is received from a mobile station. A determination is made as to whether a subscriber of the mobile station has an insufficient account balance. If the subscriber has an insufficient account balance, the request is withheld and the mobile station is notified by a short message.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a request for communication from a mobile station; and withholding the request for communication and notifying a subscriber of the mobile station when the subscriber has an insufficient account balance regardless of whether a voice call or a short messaging service via the mobile station is in progress, wherein the notification comprises instructions to the subscriber regarding how to recover the withheld request for communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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receiving a voice call from a mobile station; and withholding the voice call and notifying a subscriber of the mobile station when the subscriber has an insufficient account balance regardless of whether a voice call or a short messaging service via the mobile station is in progress, wherein the notification comprises instructions to the subscriber regarding how to recover the withheld voice call. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions for:
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monitoring requests for voice calls between a mobile station and a prepaid server; receiving a request for a voice call or short messaging service from the mobile station; disconnecting the voice call or withholding the short messaging service and notifying a subscriber of the mobile unit when the subscriber has an insufficient account balance regardless of whether a voice call or a short messaging service via the mobile station is in progress, wherein the notification comprises instructions to the subscriber regarding how to recover the withheld message. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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at least one mobile station; at least one mobile switching center communicably connected to the at least one mobile station and at least one short message service center; at least one short message service center communicably connected to at least one mobile switching center; and a prepaid server communicably connected to the at least one short message service center, wherein the at least one short message service center is configured to receive a request for communication from the at least one mobile station, and withhold the request and notify a subscriber of the mobile station when the subscriber has an insufficient account balance regardless of whether a voice call or a short messaging service via the mobile station is in progress, wherein the notification comprises instructions to the subscriber regarding how to recover the withheld message. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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