Abstract: Pre-authorized communication services and/or transactions are provided via a plurality of networks in response to a request received from a user to provide at least one of a communication service, a transaction and user account information via a plurality of networks of different types. Prior to processing the request, there is verification of the user's authorization to receive the at least one of the communication service, the transaction, and the user account information, and that an account associated with the user has a sufficient amount currently available for payment of the at least one of the communication service and the transaction. After verification, an authorized account associated with the user is charged in real time as the at least one of the communication service and the transaction is provided.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 31, 2007
Publication date:
March 13, 2008
Applicant:
UPAID SYSTEMS
Inventors:
Simon Joyce, Prafulla Gupta, Manohar Vaidya, Rajesh Alla, Ashok Reddy, Sree Ayyala, Richa Gupta, Alok Kaushal, J.S.J. Verma, Prasad Undavalli, Kondal Nallajerla, Sivaramayya Bonajiri, Krishna Sistla, Amba G., Biswajit Ray, Raghuram Govind, Janaki Raju, K. Rao, S. D. V. Ravi, Ram M. K., Surya Velpuri, Bhanumurthy Nallagonda
Abstract: A method of providing pre-authorized communication services and/or transactions via a plurality of networks, including accepting and processing a request from a user to provide at least one of a communication service, a transaction and user account information via a plurality of networks of different types, verifying that the user is authorized to receive the at least one of the communication service, the transaction, and the user account information, and that an account associated with the user has a sufficient amount currently available for payment of the at least one of the communication service and the transaction and charging, in real time, an authorized account associated with the user as the at least one of the communication service and the transaction is provided.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 15, 2003
Publication date:
April 22, 2004
Applicant:
UPAID SYSTEMS
Inventors:
Simon James Joyce, Prafulla C. Gupta, Manohar S. Vaidya, Rajesh Alla, Ashok K. Reddy, Sree Ram Murthy Ayyala, Richa Gupta, Alok Kaushal, Varma Laxmi Jagannadha Siva Kumar Jampana, Prasad Undavalli, Kondal Rao Nallajerla, Sivaramayya Bonajiri, Krishna Mohan Sistla, Amba Prasad G., Biswajit Sundar Ray, Raghuram Govind, Janaki Rama Raju, K. Veerabhadra Rao, S.D.V. Ravi, Ramkumar Kachapeswaran Mambakkam, Surya Sekhar Velpuri, Bhanumurthy Nallagonda
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