Convergent communications platform and method for mobile and electronic commerce in a heterogeneous network environment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9098958
APP PUB NO 20020052754A1
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09894890

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A method and apparatus for providing mobile commerce, electronic commerce, customer care and communication services via a plurality of networks, including receiving in a roaming network from a user device, an identification number and a request for a service, forwarding from the roaming network, to a home network, the identification number, the request for the service, and adding a service provider identification number that relates to a service provider and a cost or rate of the service, if the service is to be charged, verifying, by a convergent communication platform located on the home network, that the identification number relates to a valid user account, that the user device is authorized to receive the service and that the valid user account has sufficient value to pay for the service, providing an authorization to the service provider, if the identification number relates to the valid user account, the user device is authorized to receive the service and the valid user account has sufficient value, if the service is to be charged and charging the valid user account on a real time basis, if necessary, for providing the service, if the service is to be charged.

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UPAID SYSTEMS LTD19 RUE DE TEHERAN F-75008 PARIS FRANCE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Burugula, Sesh Kumar Venkata Hara Naga Hyderabad, IN 1 444
Eanuga, Ashok Kumar Reddy Budd Lake, US 8 64
Goparaju, Muralidhar Hyderabad, IN 5 534
Gudipati, Amba Prasad Hyderabad, IN 11 932
Gupta, Prafulla C Pagosa Springs, US 12 1195
Gupta, Richa Hyderabad, IN 32 1378
Jampana, Varma Laxmi Jagannadha Siva Kumar Hyderabad, IN 2 526
Joyce, Simon James Bangkok, TH 13 1523
Kalluri, Veerabhadra Rao Hyderabad, IN 8 492
Kasturi, Kalyan Chakravarthy Hyderabad, IN 1 444
Kompella, Krishna Mohan Venkata Hyderabad, IN 1 444
Kumar, Sundaram Mohan Hyderabad, IN 2 772
Machiraju, Ravi Kiran Hyderabad, IN 1 444
Munnangi, Suresh Kumar Hyderabad, IN 1 444
Nakkala, Anil Kumar Reddy Hyderabad, IN 1 444
Nallagonda, Bhanu Murthy Secunderabad, IN 8 492
Nallajerla, Kondal Rao Secunderabad, IN 12 1195
Santos,, Jr Fernando Manoel Alves São Paulo, BR 1 16
Seetamsetty, Srinivas Hyderabad, IN 1 444
Sistla, Krishna Mohan Hyderabad, IN 12 1195
Subhashree, Radhakrishnan Hyderabad, IN 4 815
Tummala, Anjayya Chowdary Secunderabad, IN 1 444
Undavalli, Prasad Naganjaneya Vara Hyderabad, IN 3 455
Vaidya, Manohar Sitaram Hyderabad, IN 8 492
Velagala, Narendra Kumar Secunderabad, IN 1 444
Velpuri, Surya Sekhar Lakshmi Hyderabad, IN 8 492
Veluru, Ranganatham Hyderabad, IN 1 444
Vooradi, Gopal Secunderabad, IN 1 444
Wadalkar, Raju Mumbel, IN 1 16

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