Patent ID: 7280818
Filing Date: 2007-10-09
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for providing a user of a mobile phone with notifications regarding use of the mobile phone, wherein the user subscribes to a first communication service plan having a first arrangement of minutes of usage from among a plurality of service plans having alternative arrangements of minutes of usage, the system comprising: an event manager component configured to determine whether the user has exceeded a predetermined threshold for usage of minutes from the first communication service plan; a message service component coupled to the event manager component, wherein the message service component is configured to generate a notification message for transmission to the mobile phone, wherein the notification message includes an indication that usage of minutes has exceeded the predetermined threshold, and wherein the notification message further includes an offer for a subscription to an alternative communication service plan having a second arrangement of minutes of usage from among the plurality of service plans; and wherein the message service component is further configured to receive response messages from the mobile device, wherein the response messages include a response to the offer for a subscription to an alternative service plan.