Handling insufficient account balance of subscribers

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8913988
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14195909

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A system, method, and computer readable medium comprising instructions for handling insufficient account balance of subscribers in a mobile communications network is disclosed. A request for communication is received from a mobile station. A determination is made as to whether a subscriber of the mobile station has an insufficient account balance. If the subscriber has an insufficient account balance, the request is withheld and the mobile station is notified by a short message.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hwang, Kuen-Yih Naperville, US 18 388
Snapp, John Lawrence Westminster, US 41 546

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