| US 7,593,714 B2 | ||
| Communication services payment method and system | ||
| Charles P. Schultz, North Miami Beach, Fla. (US); Juan C. Fernandez, Boca Raton, Fla. (US); and Von A. Mock, Boynton Beach, Fla. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, Ill. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 24, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/166,597. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0003034 A1, Jan. 04, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04M 15/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 455—407 [455/405; 379/114.05; 379/114.2; 705/44] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A method of payment of communication services, comprising the steps of:
determining if a request for services is an essential service or a non-essential service;
if the request is for a non-essential service, determining if a device and/or user is authorized for non-essential service;
if authorized, determining if there is sufficient pre-pay funds for the non-essential service; and
rejecting the request for the non-essential service if the device or user is not authorized or if there are insufficient pre-pay
funds.
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