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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2006
Madhukar Narayan Thakur, San Jose, CA (US);
Mingzhe Zhuang, Redwood City, CA (US);
Francisco Jose Kattan, San Jose, CA (US);
Madhukar Narayan Thakur, San Jose, CA (US);
Mingzhe Zhuang, Redwood City, CA (US);
Francisco Jose Kattan, San Jose, CA (US);
Openwave Systems Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for providing prepaid billing for users of an instant messaging system. A method includes determining whether a prepaid account balance associated with an IM client request satisfies a pre-determined criteria, establishing a regular IM session if the prepaid account satisfies the criteria, and establishing a limited IM session if the prepaid account does not satisfy the criteria. The system includes a prepaid account screener operable to determine whether a prepaid account balance satisfies the criteria, establish a regular IM session if the prepaid account satisfies the criteria, and establish a limited IM session if the prepaid account does not satisfy the criteria.
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