Patents by Inventor Glenn Ralph Boughman

Glenn Ralph Boughman 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 for toll notification when placing a call
    Patent number: 6718025
    Abstract: A system and method for alerting wireless telephone users whether a call is a toll call. This invention provides communication subscribers with a notification when placing a toll call to either other wireless or landline subscribers. The notification may be a toll notification informing the subscriber that a long distance call is about to be placed. The notification means may be a pre-recorded message, tone alert, e-mail message or any other means of alerting the user. Advantageously, the caller may terminate the call upon notification that he has engaged in a toll call, prior to the call being connected to the called party. The result is that the user is fully aware and in control when placing calls that he may not recognize are toll calls, due to impacts from local number portability or roaming of the wireless user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: Glenn Ralph Boughman, Wendy Kay Kropenick
  • System and method for toll notification when placing a call
    Publication number: 20030185373
    Abstract: A system and method for alerting wireless telephone users whether a call is a toll call. This invention provides communication subscribers with a notification when placing a toll call to either other wireless or landline subscribers. The notification may be a toll notification informing the subscriber that a long distance call is about to be placed. The notification means may be a pre-recorded message, tone alert, e-mail message or any other means of alerting the user. Advantageously, the caller may terminate the call upon notification that he has engaged in a toll call, prior to the call being connected to the called party. The result is that the user is fully aware and in control when placing calls that he may not recognize are toll calls, due to impacts from local number portability or roaming of the wireless user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Glenn Ralph Boughman, Wendy Kay Kropenick
  • System and method for toll notification when placing a call
    Patent number: 6570973
    Abstract: A system and method for alerting wireless telephone users whether a call is a toll call. This invention provides communication subscribers with a notification when placing a toll call to either other wireless or landline subscribers. The notification may be a toll notification informing the subscriber that a long distance call is about to be placed. The notification means may be a pre-recorded message, tone alert, e-mail message or any other means of alerting the user. Advantageously, the caller may terminate the call upon notification that he has engaged in a toll call, prior to the call being connected to the called party. The result is that the user is fully aware and in control when placing calls that he may not recognize are toll calls, due to impacts from local number portability or roaming of the wireless user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: Glenn Ralph Boughman, Wendy Kay Kropenick