Patents by Inventor Robert Patrick Johnstone

Robert Patrick Johnstone 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).

  • Patent number: 6738459
    Abstract: A total aggregation plan (TAP) provides a plurality of data services to a Network Service Provider (NSP). The present invention encourages the NSP to use more than one type of telecommunications service to connect to its end-users (subscribers) by requiring that the NSP choose a specified number of data services that are available from the telephone company under the plan. The NSP is then required to sustain an annualized billing of greater than a specified amount and maintain at least a specified percentage of billing allocations to each one of the data services chosen. If the NSP does comply in this manner, then a billing credit is provided to the NSP based on the billing history.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Verizon Corporate Services Group Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Patrick Johnstone, Robert H. Orr, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6512821
    Abstract: A total aggregation plan (TAP) which connects an end-subscriber to an Customer or a Customer. The present invention encourages Customers to use more than one type of telecommunications service to connect to its end-user (subscriber) by requiring that the Customer choose a specified number of data services that are available from the telephone company under the plan. The Customer is then required to sustain an annualized billing of greater than a specified amount and maintain at least a specified percentage of billing allocations to each one of the data services chosen. If the Customer does comply in this manner, then a billing credit is provided to the Customer based on the billing history.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Verizon Corporate Services Group Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Patrick Johnstone, Robert H. Orr, Jr.