公开(公告)号：US20240281846A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18654566

申请日：2024-05-03

Applicant: VUSURA TECHNOLOGY LLC

Inventor： Wendell D. Brown

IPC: G06Q30/0241 ,  H04M1/00 ,  H04M1/72439 ,  H04M1/72457 ,  H04M1/72469 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/436 ,  H04M3/487 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W4/16 ,  H04W4/18 ,  H04W4/20 ,  H04W4/21 ,  H04W4/23

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0241 ,  H04M1/00 ,  H04M1/72439 ,  H04M1/72457 ,  H04M1/72469 ,  H04M3/42051 ,  H04M3/42059 ,  H04M3/4365 ,  H04M3/4878 ,  H04M7/0036 ,  H04M7/0051 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M15/61 ,  H04M15/8083 ,  H04M15/8351 ,  H04M15/8353 ,  H04M15/8355 ,  H04M15/846 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W4/16 ,  H04W4/18 ,  H04W4/20 ,  H04W4/23 ,  H04M15/83 ,  H04M15/848 ,  H04M15/85 ,  H04M2203/6054 ,  H04M2215/7231 ,  H04M2242/30 ,  H04W4/21

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for presenting multimedia content to a caller and/or a called party in association with a telephone call. Content may be presented pre-ring (before the called party's telephone rings), in-call, and/or post-call. Content presented to a party may be related to another party participating in the call or may be related to a third party (e.g., an advertiser that paid for the ability to have its content presented). Presented content may be actuable, to allow a caller to change the destination of a call, take advantage of an offer presented to him or her, redeem a coupon, schedule or queue a subsequent call, etc. To find a desired destination party, a caller may initiate a manual or automatic search of his or her local contacts (on his telephone) and/or a central or global directory or contact list.

公开(公告)号：US20240078575A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-07

申请号：US18389062

申请日：2023-11-13

Applicant: Wendell D. BROWN

Inventor： Wendell D. BROWN

IPC: G06Q30/0241 ,  H04M1/00 ,  H04M1/72439 ,  H04M1/72457 ,  H04M1/72469 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/436 ,  H04M3/487 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W4/16 ,  H04W4/18 ,  H04W4/20 ,  H04W4/23

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0241 ,  H04M1/00 ,  H04M1/72439 ,  H04M1/72457 ,  H04M1/72469 ,  H04M3/42051 ,  H04M3/42059 ,  H04M3/4365 ,  H04M3/4878 ,  H04M7/0036 ,  H04M7/0051 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M15/61 ,  H04M15/8083 ,  H04M15/8351 ,  H04M15/8353 ,  H04M15/8355 ,  H04M15/846 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W4/16 ,  H04W4/18 ,  H04W4/20 ,  H04W4/23 ,  H04W4/21

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for presenting multimedia content to a caller and/or a called party in association with a telephone call. Content may be presented pre-ring (before the called party's telephone rings), in-call, and/or post-call. Content presented to a party may be related to another party participating in the call or may be related to a third party (e.g., an advertiser that paid for the ability to have its content presented). Presented content may be actuable, to allow a caller to change the destination of a call, take advantage of an offer presented to him or her, redeem a coupon, schedule or queue a subsequent call, etc. To find a desired destination party, a caller may initiate a manual or automatic search of his or her local contacts (on his telephone) and/or a central or global directory or contact list.

公开(公告)号：US20180198925A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-12

申请号：US15914280

申请日：2018-03-07

Applicant: Wendell D. Brown

Inventor： Wendell D. Brown

IPC: H04M15/00 ,  H04W12/06 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04W4/18 ,  H04W4/16 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W4/20 ,  H04M1/00 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04M3/487 ,  H04M3/436

CPC classification number: H04M15/846 ,  G06Q30/0241 ,  H04M1/00 ,  H04M1/72555 ,  H04M1/72572 ,  H04M1/72583 ,  H04M3/42051 ,  H04M3/42059 ,  H04M3/4365 ,  H04M3/4878 ,  H04M7/0036 ,  H04M7/0051 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M15/61 ,  H04M15/8083 ,  H04M15/83 ,  H04M15/8351 ,  H04M15/8353 ,  H04M15/8355 ,  H04M15/848 ,  H04M15/85 ,  H04M2203/6054 ,  H04M2215/7231 ,  H04M2242/30 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W4/16 ,  H04W4/18 ,  H04W4/20 ,  H04W12/06

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for presenting multimedia content to a caller and/or a called party in association with a telephone call. Content may be presented pre-ring (before the called party's telephone rings), in-call, and/or post-call. Content presented to a party may be related to or selected by another party participating in the call, or may be related to or selected by a third party (e.g., an advertiser that paid for the ability to have its content presented). Presented content may be actuable, and allow a caller to change the destination of a call, take advantage of an offer presented to him, redeem a coupon, schedule or queue a subsequent call, etc. To find a desired destination party, a caller may initiate a manual or automatic search of his local contacts (on his telephone) and/or a central or global directory or contact list.

公开(公告)号：US09955016B1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-24

申请号：US15582006

申请日：2017-04-28

Applicant: CONFINEMENT TELEPHONY TECHNOLOGY, LLC

Inventor： Wesley Larry Apple ,  Wasif Jalil Qureshi ,  Johnnie Richard Tayloe ,  Charles David Orr

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04M3/38 ,  H04M3/54 ,  H04M17/00

CPC classification number: H04M3/543 ,  H04L63/0861 ,  H04L63/104 ,  H04M3/38 ,  H04M3/382 ,  H04M3/385 ,  H04M3/42102 ,  H04M15/08 ,  H04M15/72 ,  H04M15/8351 ,  H04M17/10 ,  H04M2215/62

Abstract: Methods and systems for customer administered calling controls in an institutional setting comprising receiving customer control information from a customer outside of an institution where the customer control information comprising one or more control mechanisms and providing a resident of the institution, through a telephone network, phone services subject to the one or more control mechanisms.

公开(公告)号：US09819812B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-14

申请号：US14951399

申请日：2015-11-24

Applicant: Wendell D. Brown

Inventor： Wendell D. Brown

IPC: H04M15/00 ,  H04M1/00 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04W4/16 ,  H04M3/436 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04W4/18 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W4/20 ,  H04M3/487 ,  H04W12/06

CPC classification number: H04M15/846 ,  G06Q30/0241 ,  H04M1/00 ,  H04M1/72555 ,  H04M1/72572 ,  H04M1/72583 ,  H04M3/42051 ,  H04M3/42059 ,  H04M3/4365 ,  H04M3/4878 ,  H04M7/0036 ,  H04M7/0051 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M15/61 ,  H04M15/8083 ,  H04M15/83 ,  H04M15/8351 ,  H04M15/8353 ,  H04M15/8355 ,  H04M15/848 ,  H04M15/85 ,  H04M2203/6054 ,  H04M2215/7231 ,  H04M2242/30 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W4/16 ,  H04W4/18 ,  H04W4/20 ,  H04W12/06

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for presenting multimedia content to a caller and/or a called party in association with a telephone call. Content may be presented pre-ring (before the called party's telephone rings), in-call, and/or post-call. Content presented to a party may be related to another party participating in the call or may be related to a third party (e.g., an advertiser that paid for the ability to have its content presented). Presented content may be actuable, to allow a caller to change the destination of a call, take advantage of an offer presented to him or her, redeem a coupon, schedule or queue a subsequent call, etc. To find a desired destination party, a caller may initiate a manual or automatic search of his or her local contacts (on his telephone) and/or a central or global directory or contact list.

公开(公告)号：US09756191B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-05

申请号：US15052572

申请日：2016-02-24

Applicant: Matrixx Software, Inc.

Inventor： David Labuda ,  Norin Saxe

IPC: H04M15/00 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04W4/24

CPC classification number: H04M15/31 ,  H04L12/1432 ,  H04M15/43 ,  H04M15/66 ,  H04M15/785 ,  H04M15/80 ,  H04M15/8022 ,  H04M15/81 ,  H04M15/8214 ,  H04M15/8271 ,  H04M15/835 ,  H04M15/8351 ,  H04M15/8355 ,  H04M15/84 ,  H04M15/85 ,  H04M15/851 ,  H04M15/853 ,  H04M15/854 ,  H04M15/858 ,  H04W4/24

Abstract: A system for determining a communication charge comprising a charging equation determiner, an inflection point determiner, and a charge determiner. The charging equation determiner for determining a charging equation based at least in part on a normalized set of inputs. The inflection point determiner for determining an inflection point based at least in part on a charging structure database. The charge determiner for determining a communication charge based at least in part on the charging equation and the inflection point.

公开(公告)号：US09735972B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-15

申请号：US14675341

申请日：2015-03-31

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Jay Rodney Walton ,  Junyi Li ,  Parshanth Haridas Hande ,  John Wallace Nasielski ,  Michaela Vanderveen

IPC: H04W36/00 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W88/04 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W88/10 ,  H04W84/04

CPC classification number: H04L12/1475 ,  H04M15/46 ,  H04M15/51 ,  H04M15/8038 ,  H04M15/8044 ,  H04M15/805 ,  H04M15/81 ,  H04M15/8228 ,  H04M15/8351 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W84/045 ,  H04W88/04 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W88/10

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide for yield management models for dynamically pricing access to wireless communication services. In some examples, access to a network is intermediated by a surrogate access point, which may act as a proxy or relay, expanding communication services to client devices that otherwise may lack a subscription, or may lack a suitable communication interface, to communicate directly with the wireless network. Here, the surrogate access point may be a subscriber device or user equipment. By utilizing the yield management model, the surrogate access point may receive compensation for sharing its connection to the network with nearby client devices. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.

公开(公告)号：US09723157B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-01

申请号：US14951361

申请日：2015-11-24

Applicant: Wendell D. Brown

Inventor： Wendell D. Brown

IPC: H04M15/00 ,  H04M1/00 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04W4/16 ,  H04M3/436 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04W4/18 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W4/20 ,  H04M3/487 ,  H04W12/06

CPC classification number: H04M15/846 ,  G06Q30/0241 ,  H04M1/00 ,  H04M1/72555 ,  H04M1/72572 ,  H04M1/72583 ,  H04M3/42051 ,  H04M3/42059 ,  H04M3/4365 ,  H04M3/4878 ,  H04M7/0036 ,  H04M7/0051 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M15/61 ,  H04M15/8083 ,  H04M15/83 ,  H04M15/8351 ,  H04M15/8353 ,  H04M15/8355 ,  H04M15/848 ,  H04M15/85 ,  H04M2203/6054 ,  H04M2215/7231 ,  H04M2242/30 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W4/16 ,  H04W4/18 ,  H04W4/20 ,  H04W12/06

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for presenting multimedia content to a caller and/or a called party in association with a telephone call. Content may be presented pre-ring (before the called party's telephone rings), in-call, and/or post-call. Content presented to a party may be related to another party participating in the call or may be related to a third party (e.g., an advertiser that paid for the ability to have its content presented). Presented content may be actuable, to allow a caller to change the destination of a call, take advantage of an offer presented to him or her, redeem a coupon, schedule or queue a subsequent call, etc. To find a desired destination party, a caller may initiate a manual or automatic search of his or her local contacts (on his telephone) and/or a central or global directory or contact list.

公开(公告)号：US09681001B1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-13

申请号：US15271656

申请日：2016-09-21

Applicant: CONFINEMENT TELEPHONY TECHNOLOGY, LLC ,  Dan Apple

Inventor： Wesley Larry Apple ,  Wasif Jalil Qureshi ,  Johnnie Richard Tayloe ,  Charles David Orr

IPC: H04M7/00 ,  H04M15/08 ,  H04M3/38 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M3/54

CPC classification number: H04M3/543 ,  H04L63/0861 ,  H04L63/104 ,  H04M3/38 ,  H04M3/382 ,  H04M3/385 ,  H04M3/42102 ,  H04M15/08 ,  H04M15/72 ,  H04M15/8351 ,  H04M17/10 ,  H04M2215/62

Abstract: Methods and systems for customer administered calling controls in an institutional setting comprising receiving customer control information from a customer outside of an institution where the customer control information comprising one or more control mechanisms and providing a resident of the institution, through a telephone network, phone services subject to the one or more control mechanisms.

公开(公告)号：US09497611B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-15

申请号：US14554219

申请日：2014-11-26

Applicant: OPENET TELECOM LTD.

Inventor： Alan McNamee ,  Cameron Ross Dunne ,  Joe Hogan ,  Bart Lehane ,  Andrew D'Souza

IPC: H04M11/00 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04M15/00

CPC classification number: H04W4/24 ,  H04L12/1407 ,  H04L12/1414 ,  H04L12/1467 ,  H04M1/66 ,  H04M15/64 ,  H04M15/65 ,  H04M15/66 ,  H04M15/70 ,  H04M15/71 ,  H04M15/72 ,  H04M15/721 ,  H04M15/723 ,  H04M15/745 ,  H04M15/80 ,  H04M15/8022 ,  H04M15/8044 ,  H04M15/8351 ,  H04M15/85

Abstract: Methods, servers and systems for managing subscriber accounts within a telecommunications network. A server may be configured to identify a network access scheme (e.g., subscription plan, service pass, etc.) associated with a subscriber account, and use contextual information received from components in the telecommunication network to intelligently determine whether to notify the user of the availability of different network access schemes based on various factors, such as based on determining whether any available service pass is more cost effective than the currently installed service pass, whether any available service pass will provide a user equipment device with an increased quality of service relative to the currently installed service pass, whether any available subscription plan will provide the user equipment device with an increased quality of service relative to the current subscription plan, or whether any available subscription plan is more cost effective than the current subscription plan.

Abstract translation: 用于管理电信网络内的用户帐户的方法，服务器和系统。 服务器可以被配置为识别与订户帐户相关联的网络访问方案（例如，订阅计划，服务通过等），并且使用从电信网络中的组件接收的上下文信息来智能地确定是否向用户通知 基于各种因素的不同网络访问方案的可用性，例如基于确定任何可用的服务通过是否比当前安装的服务通过更具成本效益，是否任何可用的服务通过将为用户设备设备提供相对较高的服务质量 对于当前安装的服务通行证，是否有任何可用的订阅计划将为用户设备设备提供相对于当前订阅计划的增加的服务质量，或者任何可用的订阅计划是否比当前的订阅计划更具成本效益。