Patents by Inventor Namfon Brizendine

Namfon Brizendine 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).

  • Opt-in tracking across messaging application platforms
    Patent number: 9571991
    Abstract: The systems and methods discussed herein enable telecommunications service providers to track opt-ins (consent) to premium service and goods purchases. An industry aggregator gateway may be employed to receive short codes in messages built by IP messaging applications capable of data transmission, and may transmit the messages to telecommunications service providers and receive purchase information associated with various short codes. At least some of this purchase information is displayed to users to obtain consent to the purchase, and the consent trail from the request to the acceptance of purchase information, including terms and charges, is tracked and stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Namfon Brizendine, Tae-Woo Cha, Michael A. Gailloux, Adam Pickett