Patent ID: 8379812

Claim:
A method carried out by a wireless telephone having a display, the method comprising: determining a spending limit for an account associated with the wireless telephone; determining current charges made to the account; determining a first difference between the determined spending limit and the determined current charges; based on the first difference, determining a first distance; causing the display to present a graphical display, wherein causing the display to present the graphical display comprises: (i) causing the display to present a first graphical indication of the spending limit at a first position on the display, (ii) causing the display to present a second graphical indication of the current charges at a second position on the display, wherein the first position is separated from the second position by the first distance, and (iii) causing the display to present an icon on the display; receiving a selection of the icon; and in response to receiving the selection of the icon: (i) determining an additional charge that has not yet been made to the account, (ii) determining a sum of the current charges and the additional charge, (iii) determining a second difference between the spending limit and the sum, (iv) based on the second difference, determining a second distance, and (v) causing the display to present a modified graphical display, wherein causing the display to present the modified graphical display comprises: (a) causing the display to present the first graphical indication at the first position, and (b) causing the display to present a third graphical indication of the sum at a third position on the display, wherein the third position is separated from the first position by the second distance.