Patents by Inventor Christopher E. Lerato

Christopher E. Lerato 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).

  • Patent number: 10931518
    Abstract: A system and method for handling queries where the queries and the answers to those queries are transmitted by means of a network which may have significantly variable latencies. The system and method involve copying the queries and calculating a response to each copy of the query and sending each response over the network. The first-received response can then be acted upon. The query may be divided up into sub-queries which are then replicated and sent for determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: CSG Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Vanden Berg, Christopher E. Lerato
  • Publication number: 20200127889
    Abstract: A system and method for handling queries where the queries and the answers to those queries are transmitted by means of a network which may have significantly variable latencies. The system and method involve copying the queries and calculating a response to each copy of the query and sending each response over the network. The first-received response can then be acted upon. The query may be divided up into sub-queries which are then replicated and sent for determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Vanden Berg, Christopher E. Lerato
  • Patent number: 10341172
    Abstract: A system and method for handling queries where the queries and the answers to those queries are transmitted by means of a network which may have significantly variable latencies. The system and method involve copying the queries and calculating a response to each copy of the query and sending each response over the network. The first-received response can then be acted upon. The query may be divided up into sub-queries which are then replicated and sent for determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: CSG Media, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Vanden Berg, Christopher E. Lerato