Patents by Inventor John Charles Powell

John Charles Powell 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).

  • Self-subscription and self-reactivation to a network
    Patent number: 8515392
    Abstract: A method including receiving a network access request that includes an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) stored by a smart card associated with a user device; determining whether self-subscription to a service plan or reactivation of a suspended service plan is permitted based on self-activation data, wherein the self-activation data includes a mapping between IMSIs and data that indicates a granting or a denying of network access; selecting network access rights based on the self-activation data when it is determined that self-subscription to the service plan or reactivation of the suspended service plan is permitted; generating a temporary user profile based on the selected network access rights; and providing limited network access to the user device, wherein the limited network access permits a user to self-subscribe to the service plan or reactivate the suspended service plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Xuming Chen, Barry F. Hoffner, Ho Yin Cheuk, John Charles Powell
  • SELF-SUBSCRIPTION AND SELF-REACTIVATION TO A NETWORK
    Publication number: 20120157047
    Abstract: A method including receiving a network access request that includes an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) stored by a smart card associated with a user device; determining whether self-subscription to a service plan or reactivation of a suspended service plan is permitted based on self-activation data, wherein the self-activation data includes a mapping between IMSIs and data that indicates a granting or a denying of network access; selecting network access rights based on the self-activation data when it is determined that self-subscription to the service plan or reactivation of the suspended service plan is permitted; generating a temporary user profile based on the selected network access rights; and providing limited network access to the user device, wherein the limited network access permits a user to self-subscribe to the service plan or reactivate the suspended service plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: CELLCO PARTNERSHIP
    Inventors: Xuming Chen, Barry F. Hoffner, Ho Yin Cheuk, John Charles Powell