Telephonic communications – With usage measurement
Reexamination Certificate
2007-09-27
2011-11-22
Gauthier, Gerald (Department: 2614)
Telephonic communications
With usage measurement
C379S114180, C379S114200, C379S115020, C379S127050, C379S144010, C455S405000, C705S035000, C705S041000, C705S044000, C705S063000, C705S301000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08064579
ABSTRACT:
Prepaid services include a multi-user prepaid services account as well as a prepaid balance associated with the account. A plurality of user records associated with the account each includes a quota. A service monitoring component may be configured to repeatedly draw down the prepaid balance by providing one or more allocations of the prepaid balance during a service period to a user associated with a respective user record.
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Abel Jon E.
Appleby Anna Marie
Fitzgerald David A.
Gunasekar Radhika
Leslein John M.
Gauthier Gerald
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
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