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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2002
Roberto Peon, Atlanta, GA (US);
Luisa Treadway, Auburn, GA (US);
Bruce Cotton, Decatur, GA (US);
Catherine Meade Lowance, Atlanta, GA (US);
Roberto Peon, Atlanta, GA (US);
Luisa Treadway, Auburn, GA (US);
Bruce Cotton, Decatur, GA (US);
Catherine Meade Lowance, Atlanta, GA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A system and method for replenishing a wireless terminal account of a customer of a telecommunication service provider. In one embodiment the method includes transmitting through a point-of-distribution device a merchant identification, a customer mobile identification number and an amount to the telecommunication service provider. The method also includes validating the merchant identification and crediting the customer account. The method may include delivering a merchant confirmation to the point-of-distribution device and delivering a customer confirmation to the customer's wireless terminal.