Patent ID: 7013126
Filing Date: 2006-03-14
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A communication system for providing prepaid communication service over a network, comprising: (a) a user terminal device including: service request transmitting means for transmitting a service request for a prepaid service, prepaid service executing means for executing the prepaid service, and registration information transmitting means for transmitting registration information for executing the prepaid service; and (b) a prepayment control device including: user request receiving means for receiving the service request and the registration information, prepayment control means for performing prepayment control including a process of allotting a balance of prepayment to a plurality of the prepaid services to be conducted simultaneously, based on the service request and the registration information, and prepaid service providing means for providing the prepaid service in accordance with a corresponding allotment of the balance; wherein: the registration information, transmitting means transmits information about priorities of prepaid services as the registration information, and when an allotment for a prepaid service with high priority is running short, the prepayment control means generates an instruction to disconnect a prepaid service with low priority and recalculates allotments such that an allotment for the prepaid service with low priority is appropriated to the prepaid service with high priority.