公开(公告)号：US20120289207A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-15

申请号：US13461546

申请日：2012-05-01

申请人： Jocelyn Cloutier ,  Joseph Sipher ,  Elita Ng

发明人： Jocelyn Cloutier ,  Joseph Sipher ,  Elita Ng

IPC分类号： H04W4/24 ,  G06Q30/02

CPC分类号： H04W4/24 ,  G06Q30/0207 ,  H04M15/8083 ,  H04M15/85 ,  H04M15/852 ,  H04M15/853 ,  H04M15/88 ,  H04M15/888

摘要： Limits are placed on the number of free and/or discounted communications (such as voice calls and text messages) available to a user, based on the number of communications received by the user. A user is given an allotment of credits, each worth one or more free and/or discounted communications. A credit balance is established and is continually adjusted as follows: it is increased whenever qualifying communications of a given type are received, and is decreased whenever free and/or discounted communications of the given type are initiated by the user. Once the credit balance has been depleted, the user may be blocked from initiating additional free or discounted communications, until the credit balance is increased. In at least one embodiment, different types of credits can be earned and/or used for different types of communications. In at least one embodiment, exchanges between the different types of credits may be permitted.

摘要翻译： 基于用户接收到的通信数量，限制用户可以使用的免费和/或打折通信（例如语音通话和文本消息）的数量。 给予用户一个分配的信用额度，每个都有一个或多个免费和/或打折的通信。 建立信用余额，并按以下方式不断调整：每当收到给定类型的资格通信时，增加信用余额，并且在用户启动给定类型的任何空闲和/或打折通信时都会减少信用余额。 一旦信贷余额已经耗尽，用户可能会被阻止发起额外的免费或贴现通信，直到信用余额增加。 在至少一个实施例中，可以获得不同类型的信用和/或用于不同类型的通信。 在至少一个实施例中，可以允许不同类型的信用之间的交换。

公开(公告)号：US08478252B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-02

申请号：US13461546

申请日：2012-05-01

申请人： Jocelyn Cloutier ,  Joseph Sipher ,  Elita Ng

发明人： Jocelyn Cloutier ,  Joseph Sipher ,  Elita Ng

IPC分类号： H04M3/42 ,  H04M11/00

CPC分类号： H04W4/24 ,  G06Q30/0207 ,  H04M15/8083 ,  H04M15/85 ,  H04M15/852 ,  H04M15/853 ,  H04M15/88 ,  H04M15/888

摘要： Limits are placed on the number of free and/or discounted communications (such as voice calls and text messages) available to a user, based on the number of communications received by the user. A user is given an allotment of credits, each worth one or more free and/or discounted communications. A credit balance is established and is continually adjusted as follows: it is increased whenever qualifying communications of a given type are received, and is decreased whenever free and/or discounted communications of the given type are initiated by the user. Once the credit balance has been depleted, the user may be blocked from initiating additional free or discounted communications, until the credit balance is increased. In at least one embodiment, different types of credits can be earned and/or used for different types of communications. In at least one embodiment, exchanges between the different types of credits may be permitted.

摘要翻译： 基于用户接收到的通信数量，限制用户可以使用的免费和/或打折通信（例如语音通话和文本消息）的数量。 给予用户一个分配的信用额度，每个都有一个或多个免费和/或打折的通信。 建立信用余额，并按以下方式不断调整：每当收到给定类型的资格通信时，增加信用余额，并且在用户启动给定类型的任何空闲和/或打折通信时都会减少信用余额。 一旦信贷余额已经耗尽，用户可能会被阻止发起额外的免费或贴现通信，直到信用余额增加。 在至少一个实施例中，可以获得不同类型的信用和/或用于不同类型的通信。 在至少一个实施例中，可以允许不同类型的信用之间的交换。