System and Process for Implementing a Virtual Airtime Card for Wireless Services

1 . A wireless service provider system for authorizing wireless service on a wireless device, the wireless device comprising:

a processor configured to implement a virtual airtime card application;

a camera configured to capture an image of an airtime card code;

the processor further configured to implement the virtual airtime card application to generate a virtual airtime card based on the image of the airtime card code; and

a display configured to display the virtual airtime card generated by the processor, wherein:

the virtual airtime card displayed on the display of the wireless device is configured to be purchased with at least one of the following: a point-of-sale or through a payment process implemented by the virtual airtime card application.

2 . The wireless service provider system of claim 1 , wherein the virtual airtime card comprises at least one code configured to be provided to a wireless service provider system to authorize wireless service for a wireless device.

3 . The wireless service provider system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a backend system configured to be in communication with a connected device; and

the backend system further configured to receive a request to activate at least one code of the virtual airtime card,

wherein the connected device comprises one of the following: a point-of-sale terminal, the wireless device, or an Internet-enabled device.

4 . The wireless service provider system of claim 3 , further comprising:

a metering system configured to monitor a use of the wireless service provided by a wireless service provider used by the wireless device; and

the metering system further configured to control the use of the wireless service provided by the wireless service provider used by the wireless device.

5 . The wireless service provider system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a backend system configured to be in communication with a connected device; and

the backend system further configured to receive a request to authorize wireless service in response to receiving at least one code of the virtual airtime card,

wherein the connected device comprises one of the following: a point-of-sale terminal, the wireless device, or an Internet-enabled device.

6 . The wireless service provider system of claim 5 , further comprising:

a metering system configured to monitor a use of the wireless service provided by a wireless service provider used by the wireless device; and

the metering system further configured to control the use of the wireless service provided by the wireless service provider used by the wireless device.

7 . The wireless service provider system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a backend system configured to be in communication with a connected device;

the backend system further configured to receive a request to activate at least one code of the virtual airtime card; and

the backend system further configured to receive a request to authorize wireless service in response to receiving the at least one code of the virtual airtime card,

wherein the connected device comprises one of the following: a point-of-sale terminal, the wireless device, or an Internet-enabled device.

8 . The wireless service provider system of claim 7 , further comprising:

a metering system configured to monitor a use of the wireless service provided by a wireless service provider used by the wireless device; and

the metering system further configured to control the use of the wireless service provided by the wireless service provider used by the wireless device.

9 . The wireless service provider system of claim 3 , wherein:

the connected device comprises the wireless device; and

the backend system further configured to receive the request for the wireless service along with a monetary value of the wireless service in a requested amount from the wireless device through the virtual airtime card application executed in the processor of the wireless device.

10 . The wireless service provider system of claim 9 , wherein

the backend system further configured to receive a request from the wireless device for allocating the wireless service from the wireless device through the virtual airtime card application executed in the processor of the wireless device.

11 . A wireless service provider system comprising:

a backend system configured to be in communication with a connected device;

the backend system further configured to receive a request to activate at least one code of a virtual airtime card from the connected device;

the backend system further configured to receive a request to authorize wireless service for a wireless device in response to receiving the at least one code of the virtual airtime card;

a metering system configured to monitor a use of the wireless service provided by a wireless service provider used by the wireless device; and

the metering system further configured to control the use of the wireless service provided by the wireless service provider used by the wireless device,

wherein the wireless device comprises a processor configured to implement a virtual airtime card application to generate the virtual airtime card based on an image of an airtime card code, and

wherein the connected device comprises one of the following: a point-of-sale terminal, the wireless device, or an Internet-enabled device.

12 . The wireless service provider system of claim 11 , further comprising the wireless device and the wireless device comprising a camera configured to capture an image of an airtime card code.

13 . The wireless service provider system of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to implement the virtual airtime card application to generate a virtual airtime card based on the image of the airtime card code.

14 . The wireless service provider system of claim 13 , the wireless device further comprising a display configured to display the virtual airtime card generated by the processor.

15 . The wireless service provider system of claim 14 , wherein the virtual airtime card displayed on the display of the wireless device is configured to be purchased with at least one of the following: a point-of-sale or through a payment process implemented by the virtual airtime card application.

16 . The wireless service provider system of claim 11 , wherein the virtual airtime card comprises at least one code configured to be provided to a wireless service provider system to authorize wireless service for a wireless device.

17 . The wireless service provider system of claim 16 , further comprising the wireless device and the wireless device comprising:

a camera configured to capture an image of an airtime card code;

the processor further configured to implement the virtual airtime card application to generate a virtual airtime card based on the image of the airtime card code; and

a display configured to display the virtual airtime card generated by the processor, wherein:

the virtual airtime card displayed on the display of the wireless device is configured to be purchased with at least one of the following: a point-of-sale or through a payment process implemented by the virtual airtime card application; and

the virtual airtime card comprises at least one code configured to be provided to a wireless service provider system to authorize wireless service for a wireless device.

18 . The wireless service provider system of claim 12 , wherein:

the connected device comprises the wireless device; and

the backend system further configured to receive the request for the wireless service along with a monetary value of the wireless service in a requested amount from the wireless device through the virtual airtime card application executed in the processor of the wireless device.

19 . The wireless service provider system of claim 18 , wherein

the backend system further configured to receive a request from the wireless device for allocating the wireless service from the wireless device through the virtual airtime card application executed in the processor of the wireless device.

20 . A non-transitory computer program product embodying instructions for implementing a process for authorizing wireless service on a wireless device when executed by a processor of the wireless device, the instructions comprising:

implementing a virtual airtime card application in the processor of the wireless device;

capturing an image of an airtime card code with a camera from the wireless device;

generating a virtual airtime card based on the image of the airtime card code with the processor; and

displaying the virtual airtime card generated by the processor on a display of the wireless device, wherein:

the virtual airtime card displayed on the display of the wireless device is configured to be purchased with at least one of the following: a point-of-sale or through a payment process implemented by the virtual airtime card application,

the virtual airtime card comprises at least one code configured to be provided to a wireless service provider system to provision wireless service to a wireless device.