Patents by Inventor Regina L. Winstead

Regina L. Winstead 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 implementation of a called party prepayment plan
    Patent number: 7391855
    Abstract: A method and associated system are provided for processing data to complete a collect telephone call to a called-party that has prepaid an account to pay for the collect call. Data is received regarding a collect call from a caller to the called-party. Next it is determining whether the called party is associated with a prepaid account and the rate to be applied to the collect call. The rate to be applied to the call is increased by a tax rate and the data is sent regarding the call rate to be applied to the collect call so that the call can be completed between the called party and caller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Verizon Business Global LLC
    Inventors: Regina L. Winstead, Daniel Tor