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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2010
Dan Benson, Bellevue, WA (US);
Adrian Buzescu, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ray Froelich, Issaquah, WA (US);
Michael T. Hendrick, Renton, WA (US);
Warren Mcneel, Issaquah, WA (US);
Karl Warfel, Covington, WA (US);
Dan Benson, Bellevue, WA (US);
Adrian Buzescu, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ray Froelich, Issaquah, WA (US);
Michael T. Hendrick, Renton, WA (US);
Warren McNeel, Issaquah, WA (US);
Karl Warfel, Covington, WA (US);
Gary Sentman, Furlong, PA (US);
T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
A service management system that enables a subscriber of a mobile telecommunication system to modify aspects of his or her service plan and have the modification to the service plan take effect immediately. The subscriber enters a modification request to an aspect of a service plan. The modification request is verified against a set of rules that defines acceptable changes to the service plan. If the proposed modification to the service plan is a valid change, the change to the service plan is immediately propagated to a billing system and to other systems that implement the service plan. The subscriber is notified when the modification to the service plan is complete, and the subscriber is billed on a going-forward basis in accordance with the rate structure applicable to the plan.