Patents Assigned to Tracfone Wireless, Inc.
  • Patent number: 10496270
    Abstract: An electronic device including a housing including a front panel and a rear panel, the rear panel arranged on a side of the housing opposite the front panel, a processor configured to execute instructions and the processor being arranged within the housing, a display device configured to generate an interface based in part in response to the processor, where the display device is arranged in the front panel, a touchscreen associated with the display device and configured to sense a user input, where the user input is provided to the processor and where the touchscreen include part of the front panel, and a rear input arranged on the rear panel of the housing and configured to provide a dedicated input to the processor, the processor providing advanced user controls on the interface in response to operation of the rear input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Satish Ramprasad, Sergio Rivera
  • Patent number: 10491811
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing including a front panel and a rear panel, the rear panel arranged on a side of the housing opposite the front panel, the housing further including side edges connecting the rear panel to the front panel. The electronic device further includes, a processor configured to execute instructions and the processor being arranged within the housing, a display device configured to generate an interface based in part in response to the processor, wherein the display device is arranged in the front panel, a touchscreen associated with the display device and configured to sense a user input, wherein the user input is provided to the processor and wherein the touchscreen comprises part of the front panel, and a rear input arranged on the rear panel of the housing and configured to provide a dedicated input to the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Satish Ramprasad, Sergio Rivera
  • Patent number: 10492076
    Abstract: A method of securely supporting at least one application for use on a wireless device, including storing a plurality of locations, storing a plurality of public asymmetric keys for encryption of the plurality of locations, providing an interface for a virtual store, providing the location of a plurality of authorization files, displaying a list of applications available for the wireless device, presenting content associated with the list of applications available for the wireless device, receiving a customer selection of an application, creating an authorization file comprising the location of the application, storing the plurality of authorization files, providing an authorization file, authorizing one of the plurality of locations based on decryption of at least one of the plurality of public asymmetric keys, and installing on the wireless device the user selected application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
  • Patent number: 10467380
    Abstract: The application is directed to a method and system for improving communication between a client and health care provider via an electronic device. The method includes the steps of displaying a communication from a health care provider on a display of the device. Next it is determined whether the communication was received by a predetermined health care provider. Further, a predetermined deduction rate is applied to the received communication on the device from the predetermined health care provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Tracfone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicholas Bonfiglio
  • Patent number: 10462288
    Abstract: The invention is a method, system, and computer-readable medium for gathering and communicating caller identification information on a wireless device. The invention includes receiving, at a wireless device, a calling party phone number to be communicated by the wireless device, determining that the calling party phone number and a corresponding caller identification are not stored on the wireless device memory, performing, in response to the determination that the calling party phone number and the corresponding caller identification are not stored on the wireless device memory, an external database search for the calling party phone number and corresponding caller identification, and determining that the calling party phone number and corresponding caller identification have been identified in the external database search.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Collart
  • Patent number: 10462305
    Abstract: A method for displaying wireless service usage information and account information using an account management application operating on a wireless device includes receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from a tracking module, wireless service usage information for a wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the wireless service usage information including one or more units of wireless services that the wireless subscriber has used, receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from a service provider over a wireless network, account information associated with the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the service provider being different from the wireless device and the wireless network, and enabling presentation, on a display of the wireless device, of the account management application including the wireless service usage information and the account information for the wireless subscriber
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
  • Patent number: 10438192
    Abstract: A transaction system and process includes providing financial transactions based on a single card. The transaction system and process further including providing prepaid wireless service based on the single card and providing long-distance service based on the single card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephanie Goodrich
  • Patent number: 10430891
    Abstract: A fund allocation management system and method of managing prepaid debit cards that allows customers to allocate funds to pay monthly bills, reoccurring expenses, or save for special purchases. More specifically, this fund allocation management system optionally calculates monthly expenses and allows customers to set certain funds aside for known expenses. Examples of customers that may benefit from this type of card and/or service includes customers using traditional bank cards as well as customers who may not qualify for traditional bank accounts. The customers can deposit funds into the prepaid cards and use it for general expenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Collart
  • Patent number: 10425816
    Abstract: A process for authorizing wireless service includes providing a generally flat form factor card having a first surface and opposing second surface, providing at least one removable subscriber identity module (SIM) card arranged in the generally flat form factor card defined by the first surface, where the at least one removable subscriber identity module is releasably attached to the first surface of the generally flat form factor by respective breaking tabs. The process further includes providing an activation code arranged on the first surface, the activation code is associated with the at least one SIM card, wherein the activation code is configured to authorize wireless service associated with the at least one SIM card when provided to a wireless service provider, and provisioning wireless service to a wireless device from a wireless network. An activation card is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Alma Martinez
  • Patent number: 10419621
    Abstract: The application is directed to a method and system for tracking and managing data usage on a wireless device. A graphical user interface is displayed on a wireless device for tracking and managing data usage over predetermined time. A request is received via the graphical user interface to set an alert. The alert indicates when the data usage exceeds a predefined value. A determination is made whether the data usage exceeds the predefined value. Further, an alert is transmitted to the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Frederick J. Pollak
  • Patent number: 10417456
    Abstract: A device configured to implement multiple locks to increase security of assets associated with the device including an embedded system, a multi-lock mechanism configured to provide a plurality of locks to prevent an authorized access to the assets associated with the embedded system, each of the plurality of locks of the multi-lock mechanism having different lock parameters and each of the plurality of locks of the multi-lock mechanism having an different unlock parameters, a memory configured to securely store at least one of the lock parameters of the plurality of locks of the multi-lock mechanism, the memory further configured to securely store at least one of the unlock parameters of the multi-lock mechanism, and the embedded system further configured to provide access to the assets after each of the lock parameters of the plurality of locks of the multi-lock mechanism is provided the unlock parameters of the multi-lock mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Shoaib S. Khan, Khurram Humayun Chawdhry
  • Patent number: 10419901
    Abstract: A system for tracking usage of a wireless device includes monitoring, at a tracking device connected to and different from a wireless network, information regarding a first data packet sent from a wireless device to the wireless network, wherein the information regarding the first data packet includes an identifier of the wireless device, an identifier of a first type of wireless service, and an amount of data included in the first data packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Satish Ramprasad
  • Patent number: 10383460
    Abstract: The disclosure provides for a display rack system. The display rack system includes a support mechanism having first and second ends. The support mechanism may be configured to be attached to a surface at the first and second ends. The display rack system may also include a track mounted onto the support mechanism. The display rack system may also include a plurality of cardholders attached to the track. Each of the first plurality of cardholders may be configured to independently slide laterally relative to the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Elvis Pena
  • Patent number: 10368215
    Abstract: A process of tracking usage of a wireless device in a third party wireless network with a metering system includes implementing the metering system in a network separate from the third party wireless network and activating the wireless device in response to identification of the wireless device and confirmation of use of a tracking system to the metering system. The process further includes obtaining, by the metering system, an amount of wireless services used by the wireless device. The obtaining includes at least one of obtaining an amount of wireless services used from the third party wireless network and obtaining an amount of wireless services used from the tracking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Satish Ramprasad, Sergio Rivera
  • Patent number: 10362179
    Abstract: A system for adding, authorizing, or activating pre-paid wireless service includes a sticker, and a server. The sticker has an authorization code. The sticker is configured to be affixed to a surface of a product. The server is configured to receive the authorization code. The server is further configured to verify that the received authorization code is authentic. The server is further configured to at least one of add, authorize, and activate wireless service in response to receiving and verifying the received authorization code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Wendy Harris
  • Patent number: 10354490
    Abstract: A wireless device to provide mobile gamification services includes a transceiver configured to transmit data, an application to remotely connect via a network to a mobile website, to download a game from the mobile website to the wireless device, to execute the game locally on the wireless device, to execute the game via the mobile website, to redeem game rewards associated with wireless services, and to select the game rewards associated with the wireless services, a processor to control the transceiver and execute the application, a display to display the game and the game rewards, and a computer readable medium to store the application and user preferences associated with the game and with the wireless services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: James Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 10349241
    Abstract: A system for multiple network usage tracking, the system having a policy management platform having one or more processors able to receive and to calculate account usage data associated with an account profile, the policy management platform arranged externally from a network of at least one wireless carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Levine, Mansi Srivastava, Carmen Pina, Sonia Guell, Miguel Fernandez, James Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 10333850
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a system and method for controlling on a wireless device the amount and speed of data transferred between a wireless device and the Internet, and a wireless device with a metering client that can throttle data speeds and types based on how much data a user has used. Specifically, the wireless device includes a metering client to track one of data usage or an amount of prepaid data available. When the metering client determines that the amount of data available has exceeded a pre-determined threshold, the wireless device inhibits further data transmission amounts and speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Sergio Rivera, Satish Ramprasad, Sze Ho Wong
  • Patent number: 10334111
    Abstract: A system for providing emergency telephone call solutions for wireless devices using a voice over data network, the system having the voice over data network to recognize an emergency call from one of the wireless devices, to determine whether a cellular network is available to receive the emergency call, and to transmit the emergency call to the cellular network, a gateway for converting the emergency call between a first format for the voice over data network and a second format for a public switched telephone network associated with the cellular network, a mobile virtual network operator to communicate information associated with the emergency call to the cellular network and to the voice over data network, and the voice over data network and the cellular network to route the emergency call and the information associated with the emergency call to an emergency authority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventor: Theodore Vagelos
  • Patent number: 10326891
    Abstract: A process for authorizing wireless service includes providing a generally rectangular flat form factor card having a first surface and opposing second surface. The process further includes providing a machine-readable activation code arranged on the first surface, wherein the machine-readable activation code is configured to authorize the wireless service when provided to a system associated with a wireless service provider, receiving the machine-readable activation code in a server, the machine-readable activation code being captured by a wireless device, and provisioning the wireless service to the wireless device from a wireless network when the machine-readable activation code is provided to the system associated with the wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: Ted Vagelos