Patents by Inventor Carol R. Rall

Carol R. Rall 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).

  • System and method providing rules driven subscription event processing
    Patent number: 7640213
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and methodology providing an automated and dynamically responsive infrastructure to support online subscription services. The system includes one or more components to coordinate and manage a plurality of services offered by multiple service providers. This can include automatically creating and managing billing accounts for customers subscribing to such services. At least one engine is provided to process multiple rules in response to subscription events that occur in connection with the services in order to facilitate service delivery. At least one rating processor is provided to process multiple rating rules in response to subscription events for currency and non-currency resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Philip Peter Reunert, Jun Yin, Brett Adam Tanzer, Naveen Kachroo, Bharat Shyam, Darren Mitchell, Michael T. Daly, Todd D. Ostermeir, James Francis Gilsinan, IV, David John Brennan, Carol R. Rall, Ram Viswanathan, Murali R. Krishnan
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING RULES DRIVEN SUBSCRIPTION EVENT PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20090024522
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and methodology providing an automated and dynamically responsive infrastructure to support online subscription services. The system includes one or more components to coordinate and manage a plurality of services offered by multiple service providers. This can include automatically creating and managing billing accounts for customers subscribing to such services. At least one engine is provided to process multiple rules in response to subscription events that occur in connection with the services in order to facilitate service delivery. At least one rating processor is provided to process multiple rating rules in response to subscription events for currency and non-currency resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Philip Peter Reunert, Jun Yin, Brett Adam Tanzer, Naveen Kachroo, Bharat Shyam, Darren Mitchell, Michael T. Daly, Todd D. Ostermeir, James Francis Gilsinan, IV, David John Brennan, Carol R. Rall, Ram Viswanathan, Murali R. Krishnan
  • System and method providing rules driven subscription event processing
    Patent number: 7418426
    Abstract: The subject innovation relates to a system and/or methodology that provides an automated and dynamically responsive infrastructure to support online subscription services. The system coordinates and manages services offered by service providers. This can include automatically creating and managing billing accounts for customers. At least one engine is provided to process multiple rules in response to subscription events that occur in connection with the services to facilitate service delivery. At least one rating processor is provided to process multiple rating rules in response to subscription events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Philip Peter Reunert, Jun Yin, Brett Adam Tanzer, Naveen Kachroo, Bharat Shyam, Darren Mitchell, Michael T. Daly, Todd D. Ostermeir, James Francis Gilsinan, David John Brennan, Carol R. Rall, Ram Viswanathan, Murali R. Krishnan