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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2007
Von A. Mock, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
David J. Hayes, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Von A. Mock, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
David J. Hayes, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Motorola Mobility LLC, Libertyville, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of prepaying for usage time for a communication device can include increasing an available balance of a prepaid account linked to a communication device of a first user by a designated amount responsive to a request from a second user () and allocating a portion of the available balance of the prepaid account that is attributable to the designated amount for communicating with a designated user (). The method further can include paying charges resulting from communications between the communication device of the first user and the designated user from the allocated portion of the available balance of the prepaid account ().