Patents by Inventor Bill H. Ward, Jr.

Bill H. Ward, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Computerized system and method for displaying line unit performance details and load balance activity
    Patent number: 7649985
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a computer system and method for displaying line unit performance details of equipment in a telecommunications network. The system includes a report display component for displaying a line unit performance report. The system further includes a line unit performance details component for displaying details regarding line usage information in a telecommunications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Embarq Holdings Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Fries, Bill H. Ward, Jr., Frank F. Broome
  • Computerized system and method for generating universal line usage reports
    Patent number: 7577669
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a universal line usage information reporting system. The system includes a relational database component for storing line usage information from a telecommunications network organized such that the information may be used to generate line usage reports and a report information component for receiving report criteria and type of report to be generated. The system further includes a report generator component for generating a line usage report based on the report criteria and type of report received by the report information component using line usage information obtained from the relational database component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Embarq Holdings Company, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Fries, Bill H. Ward, Jr., Frank F. Broome