Patent ID: 9509858
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method of real-time replenishment with electronic confirmation in the sale of prepaid long distance calling, comprising: receiving a phone number to a computer based server, the phone number associated with a prepaid long distance calling account, the account having a monetary balance; receiving a monetary amount to the server, wherein the monetary amount is a value by which the monetary balance is to be increased or decreased; receiving to the server an indication of whether an increase or decrease to the monetary balance of the account is requested; comparing the phone number to a stored list of registered phone numbers, each registered phone number having a unique pin and a balance amount; creating a new pin, responsive to the comparison not resulting in a match and receiving the indication that an increase to the balance amount of the account has been requested; responsive to the new pin being created, associating the new pin with the phone number, such that the new pin becomes the unique pin for the phone number; increasing the balance amount of the account by the monetary amount, responsive to receiving the indication that an increase to the balance amount of the account has been requested; decreasing the balance amount of the account by the monetary amount, responsive to receiving the indication that a decrease to the balance amount of the account has been requested; indicating an error responsive to receiving the indication that a decrease to the balance has been requested and the comparison not resulting in a match; transmitting from the server a request containing the phone number and a message to be sent to the phone number; and destroying the unique pin associated with the phone number responsive to receiving the indication that a decrease to the balance has been requested and the balance amount being less than a predetermined amount, said message containing an access phone number; wherein said access phone number is for use in the prepaid long distance calling.