Wireless Service Provider System for Selling and/or Activating Wireless Services for a Wireless Device

摘要

A method and system for the purchase and activation of services on a wireless device are provided. The method and system include the use of an airtime card with a near field communication tag with a unique identifier code used to improve a user's experience and ease of activation/provisioning of services for the wireless device. In some aspects, the unique identifier may be generated during the activation and purchase of the wireless service and it is not required that the unique identifier code be recorded in a backend system of the wireless provider prior to activation. The services to be purchased and activated may include at least one of the following: out of the box activation, device upgrades, device reactivations, wireless number changes, wireless number porting, and the addition or purchasing of services including airtime, data, and/or SMS enrollments or data content.

主权项

1. A system for selling wireless service at a point-of-sale, the system comprising:
a near field communication reader in communication with a computer; the computer comprising a processor and a storage device in logical communication with the processor; and executable software stored on the storage device and executable on demand, the software operative with the processor to cause the computer to:
receive, through the near field communication reader, a unique identifier of a near field communication tag;receive a payment confirmation for the wireless service corresponding to the unique identifier of the near field communication tag; andtransmit an authorization message including the unique identifier of the near field communication tag to a wireless provider for authorization of the wireless service.