Patent ID: 8751386
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, from a user of a telecommunications service via a network access device, a plurality of registrations, each registration of the plurality of registrations relating to a third-party of a plurality of third-parties, each of the plurality of third-parties being unaffiliated with a provider of the telecommunications service; providing, to the user via the network access device, an electronic bill, the electronic bill comprising charges for telecommunications services provided by the telecommunications service provider, and further comprising selections to initiate a transaction between the user and each of the plurality of third parties; in response to the user selecting a first selection of the selections to initiate a first transaction between the user and a first third party of the plurality of third parties, receiving, from the user via the network access device, an initiation of the first transaction between the user and the first third party of the plurality of third parties; updating the electronic bill to reflect charges for the first transaction between the user and the first third party of the plurality of third parties; receiving, from the user via the network access device, a payment for the electronic bill, at least a first portion of the payment for the electronic bill comprising a payment for the charges for the first transaction between the user and the first third party of the plurality of third parties; and paying the first third party of the plurality of third parties the charges for the first transaction between the user and the first third party of the plurality of third parties.