Patent ID: 7957720
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method implemented by at least one non-transitory device, the method comprising: associating a plurality of users with a prepaid services account; tracking a prepaid balance associated with the prepaid services account; deriving a total burn rate, of the prepaid services account, based on summing a burn rate, associated with a rate at which at least each user, of a subset of the plurality of users, draws down the prepaid balance; determining whether to recharge the prepaid services account based on the prepaid balance, the total burn rate of the prepaid services account, and a maximum recharge time for the prepaid services account; allocating a portion of the prepaid balance to the at least a subset of the plurality of users based on the determination; recalculating the burn rate based on a change in the at least a subset of the plurality of users; and providing a service to the at least a subset of the plurality of users based on the allocation.