Patents Assigned to Qwest Communications International Inc (Patent Prosecution) Law Department
  • Publication number: 20040215559
    Abstract: The present invention, therefore, provides systems and methods for overcoming certain deficiencies in the prior art. For example, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a system is provided for producing a customized advertising insert for a particular billing statement. The particular billing statement can be associated with a particular customer, and a system for producing the insert in accordance with embodiments of the invention can comprise an industrial printer adapted to produce at least one customized advertising insert from at least one customized advertising insert image. This system can further comprise a collating device configured to receive at least one customized advertising insert from the industrial printer. The collating device can further be configured to associate the at least one customized advertising insert with the particular billing statement. The customized advertising insert and a particular billing statement can each comprise a common identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: Qwest Communications International Inc (Patent Prosecution) Law Department
    Inventors: Larry M. Rebenack, Larry C. Pollard
  • Publication number: 20040203439
    Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods for analyzing critical circuits and telecommunication resources. For example, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a computer-implemented method is provided for identifying critical telecommunication resources. The method includes identifying a set of critical telecommunication circuits, using a computer to search a first database for information about the set of critical circuits, and storing the information in a second database. In one aspect, the information can identify a set of telecommunication resources associated with the set of critical circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Applicant: Qwest Communications International Inc (Patent Prosecution) Law Department
    Inventor: Dieter Zerressen