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Wireless telephone with credited airtime
Assignee: DYNAMIC TECHNOLOGIES CORP
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Filing: 1999-08-10
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Granted: 2000-11-07
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Expires: 2019-08-10
Abstract
Abstract A wireless telephone for telephonic communications during subscribed periods of airtime and for the purchase of selected goods and services in purchase amounts is responsive to the purchase amounts so as to enable the purchase amounts to be converted to additional periods of airtime during which telephonic communications are enabled independent of the subscribed periods of airtime. A method of using a wireless telephone for telephonic communications during subscribed periods of airtime and for the purchase of selected goods and services in purchase amounts enables the purchase amounts to be converted to additional periods of airtime during which telephonic communications are enabled independent of the subscribed periods of airtime. Preferably, the purchase amounts are placed through a purchase account and are converted to additional periods of airtime in proportion to the purchase amounts.
Inventors
- 👤 Randice-Lisa Altschul
- 👤 Lee S. Volpe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 12:00
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M15/00; H04M15/68; G; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/04; G06Q20/06; G06Q20/08; G06Q20/12; G06Q20/16; G06Q20/30; G06Q20/32; G06Q20/322; G06Q20/325; G06Q20/36; G06Q20/363; G06Q20/38; G06Q20/387; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/02; G06Q30/0207; G06Q30/0215; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/08; G07F7/0866; H04M17/00; H04M17/20; H04M2215/00; H04M2215/01; H04M2215/0192; H04M2215/0196; H04W; H04W88/00; H04W88/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
205 words
A wireless telephone for telephonic communications during subscribed periods of airtime and responsive to making selected purchases of goods and services in purchase amounts placed through a purchase account and for enabling the purchase amounts made through the purchase account to be converted to additional periods of airtime during which telephonic communications are enabled independent of the subscribed periods of airtime, the telephone comprising: telephonic means integrated with the telephone for transmitting and receiving telephonic communications; input means integrated with the telephone for entering into the telephone information pertaining to a purchase amount of a selected purchase; confirming means integrated with the telephone for confirming placement of the purchase amount in the purchase account and releasing the information entered into the telephone, for conversion of the purchase amount within the telephone to an additional period of airtime pertaining to the purchase amount; and converting means integrated with the telephone and responsive to the confirming means for converting within the telephone the information pertaining to the purchase amount released by the confirming means to the additional period of airtime, in proportion to the purchase amount of the selected purchase, during which additional period of airtime telephonic communication is enabled independent of the subscribed periods of airtime.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
205 words
A wireless telephone for telephonic communications during subscribed periods of airtime and responsive to making selected purchases of goods and services in purchase amounts placed through a purchase account and for enabling the purchase amounts made through the purchase account to be converted to additional periods of airtime during which telephonic communications are enabled independent of the subscribed periods of airtime, the telephone comprising: telephonic means integrated with the telephone for transmitting and receiving telephonic communications; input means integrated with the telephone for entering into the telephone information pertaining to a purchase amount of a selected purchase; confirming means integrated with the telephone for confirming placement of the purchase amount in the purchase account and releasing the information entered into the telephone, for conversion of the purchase amount within the telephone to an additional period of airtime pertaining to the purchase amount; and converting means integrated with the telephone and responsive to the confirming means for converting within the telephone the information pertaining to the purchase amount released by the confirming means to the additional period of airtime, in proportion to the purchase amount of the selected purchase, during which additional period of airtime telephonic communication is enabled independent of the subscribed periods of airtime.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
84 words
The invention of claim 1 including: accumulator means integrated with the telephone and responsive to the converting means for accumulating additional periods of airtime, as determined by the converting means, to establish an additional duration; and indicator means integrated with the telephone and responsive to the accumulator means for indicating during telephonic communications, for the additional duration, the additional periods of airtime, whereby telephonic communication is enabled for the duration of the accumulated additional periods of airtime independent of the subscribed periods of airtime.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The invention of claim 1 wherein the telephone includes identifying means integrated with the telephone for identifying the purchase account through which the selected purchases are made.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
182 words
A method of using a wireless telephone for telephonic communications during subscribed periods of airtime and for making selected purchases of goods and services in purchase amounts placed through a purchase account, the method enabling the purchase amounts of the selected purchases to be converted to additional periods of airtime during which telephonic communications are enabled independent of the subscribed periods of airtime, in response to making the selected purchases, the method comprising: providing telephonic means integrated with the telephone for transmitting and receiving telephonic communications; utilizing the telephonic means to place a purchase amount in the purchase account; entering within the telephone information pertaining to a purchase amount of a selected purchase; confirming within the telephone placement of the information pertaining to the purchase amount in the purchase account; converting within the telephone the purchase amount, confirmed as having been placed in the purchase account, to an additional period of airtime, in proportion to the purchase amount; and enabling within the telephone the telephonic means for telephonic communications during the additional period of airtime, independent of the subscribed periods of airtime.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
182 words
A method of using a wireless telephone for telephonic communications during subscribed periods of airtime and for making selected purchases of goods and services in purchase amounts placed through a purchase account, the method enabling the purchase amounts of the selected purchases to be converted to additional periods of airtime during which telephonic communications are enabled independent of the subscribed periods of airtime, in response to making the selected purchases, the method comprising: providing telephonic means integrated with the telephone for transmitting and receiving telephonic communications; utilizing the telephonic means to place a purchase amount in the purchase account; entering within the telephone information pertaining to a purchase amount of a selected purchase; confirming within the telephone placement of the information pertaining to the purchase amount in the purchase account; converting within the telephone the purchase amount, confirmed as having been placed in the purchase account, to an additional period of airtime, in proportion to the purchase amount; and enabling within the telephone the telephonic means for telephonic communications during the additional period of airtime, independent of the subscribed periods of airtime.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
123 words
A wireless telephone for telephonic communications during subscribed periods of airtime and responsive to purchase amounts so as to enable the purchase amounts to be converted to additional periods of airtime during which telephonic communications are enabled independent of the subscribed periods of airtime, the telephone comprising: telephonic means integrated with the telephone for transmitting and receiving telephonic communications; purchase amount means integrated with the telephone for entering information pertaining to a purchase amount; and converting means integrated with the telephone and responsive to the purchase amount means for converting within the telephone the information pertaining to the purchase amount to an additional period of airtime during which additional period of airtime telephonic communication is enabled independent of the subscribed periods of airtime.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
123 words
A wireless telephone for telephonic communications during subscribed periods of airtime and responsive to purchase amounts so as to enable the purchase amounts to be converted to additional periods of airtime during which telephonic communications are enabled independent of the subscribed periods of airtime, the telephone comprising: telephonic means integrated with the telephone for transmitting and receiving telephonic communications; purchase amount means integrated with the telephone for entering information pertaining to a purchase amount; and converting means integrated with the telephone and responsive to the purchase amount means for converting within the telephone the information pertaining to the purchase amount to an additional period of airtime during which additional period of airtime telephonic communication is enabled independent of the subscribed periods of airtime.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
84 words
The invention of claim 5 including: accumulator means integrated with the telephone and responsive to the converting means for accumulating additional periods of airtime, as determined by the converting means, to establish an additional duration; and indicator means integrated with the telephone and responsive to the accumulator means for indicating during telephonic communications, for the additional duration, the additional periods of airtime, whereby telephonic communication is enabled for the duration of the accumulated additional periods of airtime independent of the subscribed periods of airtime.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
115 words
A method of using a wireless telephone for telephonic communications during subscribed periods of airtime and responsive to purchase amounts so as to enable the purchase amounts to be converted to additional periods of airtime during which telephonic communications are enabled independent of the subscribed periods of airtime, the method comprising: providing telephonic means integrated with the telephone for transmitting and receiving telephonic communications; entering into the telephone information pertaining to a purchase amount; converting within the telephone the information pertaining to the purchase amount to an additional period of airtime; and enabling within the telephone the telephonic means for telephonic communications during the additional period of airtime, independent of the subscribed periods of airtime.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
115 words
A method of using a wireless telephone for telephonic communications during subscribed periods of airtime and responsive to purchase amounts so as to enable the purchase amounts to be converted to additional periods of airtime during which telephonic communications are enabled independent of the subscribed periods of airtime, the method comprising: providing telephonic means integrated with the telephone for transmitting and receiving telephonic communications; entering into the telephone information pertaining to a purchase amount; converting within the telephone the information pertaining to the purchase amount to an additional period of airtime; and enabling within the telephone the telephonic means for telephonic communications during the additional period of airtime, independent of the subscribed periods of airtime.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
84 words
The invention of claim 7 including: enabling within the telephone the telephonic means for telephonic communications during a predetermined limited subscribed period and disabling within the telephone the telephonic means upon expiration of the predetermined limited subscribed period; operating the telephonic means for telephonic communications of selected durations such that telephonic communication is disabled for telephonic communications when the sum of the selected durations reaches the predetermined limited period; and adding within the telephone the additional period of airtime to the predetermined limited period.
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