摘要 |
Intermediate vendor system (10) and method for re-valuing a prepaid telephone account with a predetermined amount, the intermediate vendor system (10) comprising: first interface means (17) for communicating with a telephone user (11); first database means (16; 22) for storing user information, the user information comprising at least a first code and an associated telephone number; processing means (15), connected to the first interface means (17) and first database means (16; 22). The processing means (15) are arranged for receiving an authentication code from a telephone user (11) by an intermediate vendor; receiving a telephone number associated with the telephone user (11) by the intermediate vendor (10); checking the authentication code with the telephone number in an intermediate database (22); and, if the authentication code matches with the telephone number, sending a re-value message to the telephone user (11) and the telephone service provider (12) by the intermediate vendor (10). |