Patent ID: 8320891

Claim:
A system for text messages for services, comprising: a processor on a handset; and a service component, when executed by the processor, that provides service options to a user interface on the handset, wherein each of the service options comprise an option to request information from a server, and wherein the service options comprise a plurality of an option to request prepaid handset minutes currently remaining, an option to inquire about a bill, an option to view prepaid handset minutes remaining at a specified earlier time, an option to view a calling plan type of the handset, an option to view an amount of funds most recently added, an option to view a date when funds were most recently added, and an option to view a date when a next bill is due, receives a selection of at least one of the service options requesting corresponding information from the server, wherein the corresponding information comprises at least one of the prepaid handset minutes currently remaining, information about the bill, the prepaid handset minutes remaining at the specified earlier time, the calling plan type of the handset, the amount of funds most recently added, the date when funds were most recently added, and the date when the next bill is due, provides a first text message to the server requesting the corresponding information based on the selection, receives a second text message comprising the corresponding information from the server in response to the first text message, and provides the second text message to the user interface.