Patents by Inventor Frank Clifford Perkins, III

Frank Clifford Perkins, III 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).

  • Prepaid reservation-based rating system
    Patent number: 7366495
    Abstract: A billing system comprising servers, routers, and processors programmed to provide reservation based prepaid billing is disclosed. The billing system is also programmed to concurrently process multiple billing events on a single, prepaid subscriber account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Magnotta, Derron Keith Newland, Frank Clifford Perkins, III, Joseph DiFonzo
  • System and method for processing call detail records
    Patent number: 6658099
    Abstract: A system and method for partitioning call detail records (CDRs) is disclosed. CDRs are grouped and routed based on one or more digits of the billable telephone number or the billable mobile identification number (MIN). In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the last two digits of the billable telephone number or MIN are used. Once partitioned, the CDRs may be distributed across multiple processes for additional processing. In addition, subscriber, rate, and other information that may be necessary for usage processing is routed to processes based on the corresponding billable telephone number or MIN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Convergys CMG Utah, Inc.
    Inventor: Frank Clifford Perkins, III
  • System and method for processing call detail records
    Patent number: 6396913
    Abstract: A system and method for partitioning call detail records (CDRs) is disclosed. CDRs are grouped and routed based on one or more digits of the billable telephone number or the billable mobile identification number (MIN). In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the last two digits of the billable telephone number or MIN are used. Once partitioned, the CDRs may be distributed across multiple processes for additional processing. In addition, subscriber, rate, and other information that may be necessary for usage processing is routed to processes based on the corresponding billable telephone number or MIN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Convergys CMG Utah Inc.
    Inventor: Frank Clifford Perkins, III