公开(公告)号：US07650138B1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-19

申请号：US10886232

申请日：2004-07-07

申请人： Coulter C. Henry, Jr. ,  Francis Richard Lazaro, Jr. ,  Andrew Lamont Hines, Jr. ,  Derek Ekow-Badu Johnson

发明人： Coulter C. Henry, Jr. ,  Francis Richard Lazaro, Jr. ,  Andrew Lamont Hines, Jr. ,  Derek Ekow-Badu Johnson

IPC分类号： H04M11/00

CPC分类号： H04M15/882 ,  G06Q30/0239 ,  G06Q50/188 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L12/1457 ,  H04L12/1467 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M15/44 ,  H04M15/80 ,  H04M15/85 ,  H04M15/851 ,  H04M15/852 ,  H04M15/854 ,  H04M15/857 ,  H04M17/00 ,  H04M17/02 ,  H04M17/10 ,  H04M2215/0104 ,  H04M2215/0124 ,  H04M2215/0152 ,  H04M2215/146 ,  H04M2215/7806 ,  H04M2215/815 ,  H04M2215/8158 ,  H04M2215/8166 ,  H04M2215/8179 ,  H04W4/24

摘要： Methods for adding data blocks to a data subscription plan period. The methods include determining whether a threshold number of data blocks have been reached during the data subscription plan period; and incrementally adding data blocks to the data subscription plan when the threshold number of data blocks has been reached. The cost per data block of the added data blocks is less than the high-cost per data block rate normally associated with exceeding the threshold number of data blocks during the data subscription plan period.

摘要翻译： 将数据块添加到数据订阅计划期间的方法。 所述方法包括确定在所述数据订阅计划周期期间是否已经达到阈值数量的数据块; 并且当达到数据块的阈值数目时，将数据块逐渐地添加到数据订阅计划中。 添加的数据块的每个数据块的成本低于在数据订阅计划期间通常与超过阈值数量块相关联的每个数据块速率的高成本。

公开(公告)号：US20080119162A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-22

申请号：US11671559

申请日：2007-02-06

申请人： Kadarkarai Sivalingam ,  Puneet Gulati

发明人： Kadarkarai Sivalingam ,  Puneet Gulati

IPC分类号： H04M11/00

CPC分类号： H04M17/02 ,  H04M15/751 ,  H04M15/765 ,  H04M15/7652 ,  H04M15/775 ,  H04M15/78 ,  H04M15/88 ,  H04M15/882 ,  H04M2215/0116 ,  H04M2215/0124 ,  H04M2215/2026 ,  H04M2215/7209 ,  H04M2215/724 ,  H04M2215/7245 ,  H04M2215/7277 ,  H04M2215/7281 ,  H04W4/24

摘要： The present invention discloses a concept of a prepaid credit sharing group that includes a set of prepaid user accounts. A prepaid credit pool can be established for members of the prepaid group, where each group member is able to use credit from the pool and/or contribute credit to the pool. Group members can submit queries to dynamically determine credit balances available to the group. The prepaid group and individual accounts within the group can be centrally managed by an authorized group administrator. This administrator can also have authority to establish limitations and policies that are enforced for all group members.

摘要翻译： 本发明公开了一种包括一组预付费用户帐户的预付信用共享组的概念。 可以为预付组的成员建立预付信用额度池，每个组成员可以从池中使用信用和/或向池中提供信用。 组成员可以提交查询以动态确定组可用的信用余额。 组内的预付组和个人账户可由授权组管理员集中管理。 该管理员还可以拥有为所有组成员强制实施的限制和策略的权限。

公开(公告)号：US20070197188A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-23

申请号：US11357284

申请日：2006-02-17

申请人： Stephen Sprigg ,  Brian Minear ,  Mitchell Oliver ,  Richard Gardner

发明人： Stephen Sprigg ,  Brian Minear ,  Mitchell Oliver ,  Richard Gardner

IPC分类号： H04M11/00

CPC分类号： H04M15/16 ,  G06Q20/16 ,  G06Q20/28 ,  G06Q20/32 ,  G06Q20/322 ,  H04M15/705 ,  H04M15/71 ,  H04M15/7655 ,  H04M15/77 ,  H04M15/772 ,  H04M15/882 ,  H04M15/888 ,  H04M17/20 ,  H04M2215/0124 ,  H04M2215/0144 ,  H04M2215/2006 ,  H04M2215/2026 ,  H04M2215/204 ,  H04M2215/7009 ,  H04M2215/7018 ,  H04M2215/725 ,  H04M2215/7254 ,  H04M2215/7263 ,  H04W4/24

摘要： A system and method for managing a billing account including a client device, a transceiver, logic configured to establish at least one primary account wherein the at least one primary account represents periodic fees that are charged to the billing account on a periodic basis; and logic configured to establish at least one secondary account wherein the at least one secondary account represents an amount of prepaid service that is available for the billing account.

摘要翻译： 一种用于管理帐单帐户的系统和方法，包括客户端设备，收发器，被配置为建立至少一个主帐户的逻辑，其中所述至少一个主帐户代表周期性地向所述帐单帐户收取的定期费用; 以及被配置为建立至少一个辅助帐户的逻辑，其中所述至少一个辅助帐户表示可用于所述计费帐户的预付费服务的数量。

公开(公告)号：US09451099B2

公开(公告)日：2016-09-20

申请号：US14530860

申请日：2014-11-03

申请人： AT&T Mobility II LLC

发明人： Coulter C. Henry, Jr. ,  Francis Richard Lazaro, Jr. ,  Andrew Lamont Hines, Jr. ,  Derek Eko-Badu Johnson

IPC分类号： H04M11/00 ,  H04M15/00 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q50/18 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04M17/00 ,  H04M17/02 ,  H04W4/24

CPC分类号： H04M15/882 ,  G06Q30/0239 ,  G06Q50/188 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L12/1457 ,  H04L12/1467 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M15/44 ,  H04M15/80 ,  H04M15/85 ,  H04M15/851 ,  H04M15/852 ,  H04M15/854 ,  H04M15/857 ,  H04M17/00 ,  H04M17/02 ,  H04M17/10 ,  H04M2215/0104 ,  H04M2215/0124 ,  H04M2215/0152 ,  H04M2215/146 ,  H04M2215/7806 ,  H04M2215/815 ,  H04M2215/8158 ,  H04M2215/8166 ,  H04M2215/8179 ,  H04W4/24

摘要： Methods for adding minutes to a calling plan having a calling plan period. The methods including determining whether a threshold number of minutes have been reached during the calling plan period; and incrementally adding minutes to the calling plan when the threshold number of minutes has been reached. The cost per minute of the added minutes is less than the high-cost per minute rate normally associated with exceeding the threshold number of minutes during the calling plan period.

公开(公告)号：US08131257B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-06

申请号：US12110794

申请日：2008-04-28

申请人： Jin Zhang

发明人： Jin Zhang

IPC分类号： H04M11/00

CPC分类号： H04M15/00 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L12/1453 ,  H04L12/1467 ,  H04M15/772 ,  H04M15/882 ,  H04M17/00 ,  H04M2215/0124 ,  H04M2215/7263

摘要： A method for selecting an accounting mode, a method for switching an accounting mode, and a device therefor. The method for switching an accounting mode includes: notifying a prepaid accounting server to establish a session; assigning an accounting quota of the session to the prepaid client; notifying the prepaid accounting server that the accounting quota of the session is depleted, and notifying the prepaid client to stop the prepaid accounting; keeping the session established and notifying an AAA server to start a postpaid accounting.

摘要翻译： 一种选择计费模式的方法，一种计费模式切换的方法及其装置。 切换计费模式的方法包括：通知预付费计费服务器建立会话; 将会话的会计配额分配给预付客户端; 通知预付会计服务器会话的会计配额已用尽，并通知预付费客户端停止预付帐单; 建立会话并通知AAA服务器启动后付会计。

公开(公告)号：US20080268812A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-30

申请号：US12158324

申请日：2006-12-12

申请人： Wilhelm Werner Meincke

发明人： Wilhelm Werner Meincke

IPC分类号： H04M11/00 ,  H04M15/00

CPC分类号： H04M17/00 ,  H04M15/08 ,  H04M15/62 ,  H04M15/745 ,  H04M15/772 ,  H04M15/882 ,  H04M15/90 ,  H04M17/10 ,  H04M2215/0108 ,  H04M2215/0124 ,  H04M2215/016 ,  H04M2215/62 ,  H04M2215/7263

摘要： The application relates to the service “pre-paid calls on post-paid bill”. If, for example, there is no money left on a caller's pre-paid account when calling a specific number, the call is charged to the post-paid subscription of a subscriber who agreed to take over the costs for these specific calls. Or if a business buys pre-paid cards for his staff, calls of the employees on working days in the office hours are billed on the post-paid bills of the business rather than on the pre-paid cards.

摘要翻译： 该申请涉及服务“预付账单的预付电话”。 例如，如果在呼叫一个特定号码时没有留在主叫方的预付费账户上，那么该通话将被收取到同意接管这些特定呼叫的费用的用户的后付费订阅。 或者如果企业为其工作人员购买预付卡，则在办公时间内的工作日内的雇员的电话是在业务的后付费用账单上支付的，而不是预付卡。

公开(公告)号：US20150050912A1

公开(公告)日：2015-02-19

申请号：US14530860

申请日：2014-11-03

申请人： AT&T Mobility II LLC

发明人： Coulter C. Henry, JR. ,  Francis Richard Lazaro, JR. ,  Andrew Lamont Hines, JR. ,  Derek Eko-Badu Johnson

IPC分类号： H04M15/00 ,  H04W4/24

CPC分类号： H04M15/882 ,  G06Q30/0239 ,  G06Q50/188 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L12/1457 ,  H04L12/1467 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M15/44 ,  H04M15/80 ,  H04M15/85 ,  H04M15/851 ,  H04M15/852 ,  H04M15/854 ,  H04M15/857 ,  H04M17/00 ,  H04M17/02 ,  H04M17/10 ,  H04M2215/0104 ,  H04M2215/0124 ,  H04M2215/0152 ,  H04M2215/146 ,  H04M2215/7806 ,  H04M2215/815 ,  H04M2215/8158 ,  H04M2215/8166 ,  H04M2215/8179 ,  H04W4/24

摘要： Methods for adding minutes to a calling plan having a calling plan period. The methods including determining whether a threshold number of minutes have been reached during the calling plan period; and incrementally adding minutes to the calling plan when the threshold number of minutes has been reached. The cost per minute of the added minutes is less than the high-cost per minute rate normally associated with exceeding the threshold number of minutes during the calling plan period.

摘要翻译： 在具有呼叫计划周期的呼叫计划中添加分钟的方法。 所述方法包括确定在呼叫计划周期期间是否已经达到阈值分钟数; 并且在达到阈值分钟数时逐渐增加调用计划的分钟数。 额外分钟的每分钟成本低于在通话计划期间通常超过阈值分钟数的高成本每分钟的速率。

公开(公告)号：US08918077B2

公开(公告)日：2014-12-23

申请号：US13928440

申请日：2013-06-27

申请人： AT&T Mobility II LLC

发明人： Coulter C. Henry, Jr. ,  Francis Richard Lazaro, Jr. ,  Andrew Lamont Hines, Jr. ,  Derek Eko-Badu Johnson

IPC分类号： H04M11/00 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04M17/02 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q50/18 ,  H04M17/00

CPC分类号： H04M15/882 ,  G06Q30/0239 ,  G06Q50/188 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L12/1457 ,  H04L12/1467 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M15/44 ,  H04M15/80 ,  H04M15/85 ,  H04M15/851 ,  H04M15/852 ,  H04M15/854 ,  H04M15/857 ,  H04M17/00 ,  H04M17/02 ,  H04M17/10 ,  H04M2215/0104 ,  H04M2215/0124 ,  H04M2215/0152 ,  H04M2215/146 ,  H04M2215/7806 ,  H04M2215/815 ,  H04M2215/8158 ,  H04M2215/8166 ,  H04M2215/8179 ,  H04W4/24

摘要： Methods for adding minutes to a calling plan having a calling plan period. The methods including determining whether a threshold number of minutes have been reached during the calling plan period; and incrementally adding minutes to the calling plan when the threshold number of minutes has been reached. The cost per minute of the added minutes is less than the high-cost per minute rate normally associated with exceeding the threshold number of minutes during the calling plan period.

摘要翻译： 在具有呼叫计划周期的呼叫计划中添加分钟的方法。 所述方法包括确定在呼叫计划周期期间是否已经达到阈值分钟数; 并且在达到阈值分钟数时逐渐增加调用计划的分钟数。 额外分钟的每分钟成本低于在通话计划期间通常超过阈值分钟数的高成本每分钟的速率。

公开(公告)号：US20120069979A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-22

申请号：US13308077

申请日：2011-11-30

申请人： Coulter C. Henry, JR. ,  Francis Richard Lazaro, JR. ,  Andrew Lamont Hines, JR. ,  Derek Ukow-Badu Johnson

发明人： Coulter C. Henry, JR. ,  Francis Richard Lazaro, JR. ,  Andrew Lamont Hines, JR. ,  Derek Ukow-Badu Johnson

IPC分类号： H04M15/00

CPC分类号： H04M15/882 ,  G06Q30/0239 ,  G06Q50/188 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L12/1457 ,  H04L12/1467 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M15/44 ,  H04M15/80 ,  H04M15/85 ,  H04M15/851 ,  H04M15/852 ,  H04M15/854 ,  H04M15/857 ,  H04M17/00 ,  H04M17/02 ,  H04M17/10 ,  H04M2215/0104 ,  H04M2215/0124 ,  H04M2215/0152 ,  H04M2215/146 ,  H04M2215/7806 ,  H04M2215/815 ,  H04M2215/8158 ,  H04M2215/8166 ,  H04M2215/8179 ,  H04W4/24

摘要： Methods for adding minutes to a calling plan having a calling plan period. The methods including determining whether a threshold number of minutes have been reached during the calling plan period; and incrementally adding minutes to the calling plan when the threshold number of minutes has been reached. The cost per minute of the added minutes is less than the high-cost per minute rate normally associated with exceeding the threshold number of minutes during the calling plan period.

摘要翻译： 在具有呼叫计划周期的呼叫计划中添加分钟的方法。 所述方法包括确定在呼叫计划周期期间是否已经达到阈值分钟数; 并且在达到阈值分钟数时逐渐增加调用计划的分钟数。 额外分钟的每分钟成本低于在通话计划期间通常超过阈值分钟数的高成本每分钟的速率。

公开(公告)号：US20090005006A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-01

申请号：US12110794

申请日：2008-04-28

申请人： Jin Zhang

发明人： Jin Zhang

IPC分类号： H04M1/66

CPC分类号： H04M15/00 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L12/1453 ,  H04L12/1467 ,  H04M15/772 ,  H04M15/882 ,  H04M17/00 ,  H04M2215/0124 ,  H04M2215/7263

摘要： A method for selecting an accounting mode, a method for switching an accounting mode, and a device therefor. The method for switching an accounting mode includes: notifying a prepaid accounting server to establish a session; assigning an accounting quota of the session to the prepaid client; notifying the prepaid accounting server that the accounting quota of the session is depleted, and notifying the prepaid client to stop the prepaid accounting; keeping the session established and notifying an AAA server to start a postpaid accounting.

摘要翻译： 一种选择计费模式的方法，一种计费模式切换的方法及其装置。 切换计费模式的方法包括：通知预付费计费服务器建立会话; 将会话的会计配额分配给预付客户端; 通知预付会计服务器会话的会计配额已用尽，并通知预付费客户端停止预付帐单; 建立会话并通知AAA服务器启动后付会计。