Handling insufficient account balance of subscribers
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a request for communication from a mobile station;
determining if a subscriber of a destination mobile station has an insufficient account balance;
withholding the request for communication;
notifying the destination mobile station if the subscriber has an insufficient account balance; and
notifying the mobile station of the 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 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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17 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a request for communication from a mobile station; determining if a subscriber of a destination mobile station has an insufficient account balance; withholding the request for communication; notifying the destination mobile station if the subscriber has an insufficient account balance; and notifying the mobile station of the 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 regarding how to recover the withheld request for communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that when read by a processor cause the processor to perform:
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receiving a request for communication from a mobile station; determining if a subscriber of a destination mobile station has an insufficient account balance; withholding the request for communication; notifying the destination mobile station if the subscriber has an insufficient account balance; and notifying the mobile station of the 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 regarding how to recover the withheld request for communication. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. 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 server communicably connected to the at least one short message service center, wherein the at least one short message service center; receives a request for communication from a mobile station; determines if a subscriber of a destination mobile station has an insufficient account balance; withholds the request for communication; notifies the destination mobile station if the subscriber has an insufficient account balance; and notifies the mobile station of the 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 regarding how to recover the withheld request for communication.
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