IP Library Granted Patent US 9,344,583
Granted Patent B2
US 9,344,583 · App. 14/218,266 · Granted May 17, 2016

Wireless account management application for a wireless device

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Patent No.
US 9,344,583
App. No.
14/218,266
Granted
May 17, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for displaying wireless service usage information and account information using an account management application operating on a wireless device includes receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from a tracking module locally stored on the wireless device, wireless service usage information for a wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the wireless service usage information including one or more units of wireless services that the wireless subscriber has used, receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from a service provider over a wireless network, account information associated with the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the service provider being different from the wireless device and the wireless network, and enabling presentation, on a display of the wireless device, of the account management application including the wireless service usage information and the account information for the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device.

Claims (50)

1. A for displaying wireless service usage information and account information using an account management application operating on a wireless device, comprising:

receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from a tracking module locally stored on the wireless device, wireless service usage information for a wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the wireless service usage information including one or more units of wireless services that the wireless subscriber has used;

receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from a service provider over a wireless network, account information associated with the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the service provider being external from the wireless device and from the wireless network;

receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from a tracking module externally stored on the service provider over the wireless network, other wireless service usage information, the other wireless service usage information including one or more units of wireless services that the wireless subscriber has used; and

enabling presentation, on a display of the wireless device, of the account management application including the wireless service usage information and the account information for the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device, an indication that the wireless subscriber has selected to view the wireless service usage information for the wireless subscriber.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein receiving the indication that the wireless subscriber would like to view the wireless service usage information for the wireless subscriber comprises receiving the indication that the wireless subscriber has selected a button in the account management application.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing, on a memory of the wireless device, the account information associated with the wireless subscriber.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the enabling presentation of the account management application including the wireless service usage information and the account information for the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device comprises the enabling presentation of the account management application including the wireless service usage information, the other wireless service usage information, and the account information for the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the other wireless service usage information comprises wireless service usage information that is not included in the tracking module locally stored on the wireless device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the wireless service usage information includes one or more units of wireless services that the wireless subscriber has used over a first time period, and

the other wireless service usage information includes one or more units of wireless services that the wireless subscriber has used over a second time period that is before the first time period.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the wireless service usage information includes one or more units of a first type of wireless service that the wireless subscriber has used, and

the other wireless service usage information includes one or more units of a second type of wireless service that the wireless subscriber has used, the second type of wireless service being different from the first type of wireless service.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the account information associated with the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device comprises options to purchase additional usage of wireless services available to the wireless subscriber.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the options to purchase additional usage of wireless services available to the wireless subscriber comprise options to purchase one or more of voice minutes, Short Message Service messages, and data amount.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the enabling presentation of the account management application including the wireless service usage information and the account information for the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device comprises:

determining that the wireless service usage information is below a predetermined threshold; and

enabling presentation, in response to the determination that the wireless service usage information is below the predetermined threshold, of the options to purchase additional usage of wireless services available to the wireless subscriber.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless services comprise voice service, Short Message Service messaging service, and data service.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the account information associated with the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device comprises a service end date for the wireless subscriber.

14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device, advertisement information selected for the wireless subscriber according to the account information associated with the wireless subscriber.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the account information comprises an identifier of the wireless device, an identifier of a transaction, an identifier of a vendor, and billing information.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device includes a mobile phone.

17. A method for displaying wireless service usage information and account information using an account management application operating on a wireless device, comprising:

receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from a tracking module locally stored on the wireless device, wireless service usage information for a wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the wireless service usage information including one or more units of wireless services that the wireless subscriber has used;

receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from a service provider over a wireless network, account information associated with the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the service provider being external from the wireless device and from the wireless network;

enabling presentation, on a display of the wireless device, of the account management application including the wireless service usage information and the account information for the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device;

receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, an identifier of a prepaid value;

forwarding, from the account management application operating on the wireless device and to the service provider over the wireless network, the identifier of the prepaid value;

determining, at the service provider, a number of units of wireless service or a monetary value associated with the prepaid value; and

depositing, at the service provider, the number of units of wireless service or the monetary value associated with the prepaid value, in an account associated with the wireless subscriber.

18. A wireless device comprising at least one processor connected to at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

receive, at an account management application operating on the wireless device and from a tracking module locally stored on the wireless device, wireless service usage information for a wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the wireless service usage information including one or more units of wireless services that the wireless subscriber has used;

receive, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from a service provider over a wireless network, account information associated with the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the service provider being external from the wireless device and from the wireless network;

enable presentation, on a display of the wireless device, of the account management application including the wireless service usage information and account information for the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device;

receive, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, an identifier of a prepaid value;

forward, from the account management application operating on the wireless device and to the service provider over the wireless network, the identifier of the prepaid value;

determine, at the service provider, a number of units of wireless service or a monetary value associated with the prepaid value; and

deposit, at the service provider, the number of units of wireless service or the monetary value associated with the prepaid value, in an account associated with the wireless subscriber.

19. A memory storing a computer program, the computer program comprising one or more code segments that, when executed, cause at least one processor to:

receive, at an account management application operating on a wireless device and from a tracking module locally stored on the wireless device, wireless service usage information for a wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the wireless service usage information including one or more units of wireless services that the wireless subscriber has used;

receive, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from a service provider over a wireless network, account information associated with the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the service provider being external from the wireless device and from the wireless network;

enable presentation, on a display of the wireless device, of the account management application including the wireless service usage information and account information for the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device;

receive, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, an identifier of a prepaid value;

forward, from the account management application operating on the wireless device and to the service provider over the wireless network, the identifier of the prepaid value;

determine, at the service provider, a number of units of wireless service or a monetary value associated with the prepaid value; and

deposit, at the service provider, the number of units of wireless service or the monetary value associated with the prepaid value, in an account associated with the wireless subscriber.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2025
From: VERIZON VALUE, INC.
To: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
Reel/Frame 073109/0190 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 5, 2025
From: TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC.
To: VERIZON VALUE, INC.
Reel/Frame 072348/0937 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2018
From: RAMPRASAD, SATISH
To: TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC.
Reel/Frame 047434/0091 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2016
From: RAMPRASAD, SATISH
To: TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC.
Reel/Frame 038271/0422 →