Patents by Inventor Matthew Finkle

Matthew Finkle 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).

  • Method and system for connecting a telephone call to a third party
    Patent number: 8644474
    Abstract: A method and a system that allows a person to contact one or more companies with which the person has a relationship, such that the person can contact each company using a single telephone number. According to a first embodiment, a method is provided comprising receiving a call from a person (member) requesting to contact a first company; accessing a member profile stored on a database, the member profile comprising information regarding the identity of the person and identities of one or more companies selected by the person; verifying the identity of the person; verifying the request to contact the first company by determining if the first company is one company stored in the member profile; and then transferring the verified request to the first company by way of a dedicated number, so as to rapidly access an agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Inventor: Matthew Finkle
  • Method and system for connecting a telephone call to a third party
    Publication number: 20110002453
    Abstract: A method and a system that allows a person to contact one or more companies with which the person has a relationship, such that the person can contact each company using a single telephone number. According to a first embodiment, a method is provided comprising receiving a call from a person (member) requesting to contact a first company; accessing a member profile stored on a database, the member profile comprising information regarding the identity of the person and identities of one or more companies selected by the person; verifying the identity of the person; verifying the request to contact the first company by determining if the first company is one company stored in the member profile; and then transferring the verified request to the first company by way of a dedicated number, so as to rapidly access an agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventor: Matthew Finkle