METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE TRANSFERRING PREPAID UNITS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS

摘要

At least one network element as comprises a part of a communication system maintains (11) a prepaid units account on behalf of each of a plurality of communication system users, wherein the prepaid units correspond to at least one prepaid data communication service. Upon receiving (12) a message from a first communication system user authorizing a transfer of at least some portion of the first communication system user's prepaid units account to a second communication system user's prepaid units account, the network element(s) then preferably facilitates (13) a transfer of at least some portion of the first communication system user's prepaid units account to the second communication system user's prepaid units account.