Patent ID: 9414181
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A portable device comprising: a receiver configured to receive a first message, the first message comprising a notification and a first instruction; a processor; a transmitter; a display; and a module card comprising a memory, the memory configured to store: wherein the first instruction, when executed by the interpreter, implements the plurality of commands, such that the processor functions as: wherein the notification is a question for retaining the mobile telecommunications service, wherein the mobile telecommunications service comprises at least one of: a voice service, a data service, and a messaging service, wherein sending the second message signals to a service provider that the portable device has used the mobile telecommunications service to meet predetermined criteria for retaining the telecommunications service, and wherein the predetermined criteria are met when the portable device has used the telecommunications service a predetermined number of times within a predetermined period of time.