Patent ID: 7356327

Claim:
A method of incrementing a telecommunication customer's prepaid account with a prepaid administration system of a service provider comprising the steps of: creating data for a scratch card batch at a recharge card management system of a service provider by service provider users; said data comprising scratch numbers of said batch and reseller account identification data for identifying a reseller that manages and sells the batch; manufacturing said batch by either said service provider or said reseller; if said batch is manufactured by said reseller, providing said reseller with access to data for said batch; selling a card of said batch; and activating data for said card in said recharge card management system; said management system maintained by a service provider; said management system accessible only by authorized service provider or reseller users; said management system for storing users' profile data in its database; said reseller users limited to accessing card information with their account identification information; said reseller card identification information for identifying a reseller and distributors below said reseller in said reseller's hierarchy; said customer calling a prepaid administration system to transfer the value of the scratch card to the customer's account; if said scratch card is valid in said recharge card management system, responsive to the customer call, transferring a value of said card to said customer's account; responsive to said transferring a value, invalidating said card in said recharge card management system; and billing said reseller for an amount associated with the value of said card.