Patents by Inventor Suzanne P. Kerr

Suzanne P. Kerr 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 for controlling subscriber access to a fee-based service
    Patent number: 6069941
    Abstract: Access by a subscriber (12) to a fee-based service is managed so that the subscriber, when qualified, receives the service. If the subscriber is found unqualified, then the subscriber is prompted to enter qualifying information, either in the form of the identity of a purchased product, or a bank credit card number. Once the subscriber is qualified, then the subscriber receives the service in the same manner as if he or she were initially found qualified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: AT&T Corp
    Inventors: Sally Byrd, Jonathan P. Harwood, Suzanne P. Kerr
  • Method for controlling subscriber access to a fee-based service
    Patent number: RE43092
    Abstract: Access by a subscriber (12) to a fee-based service is managed so that the subscriber, when qualified, receives the service. If the subscriber is found unqualified, then the subscriber is prompted to enter qualifying information, either in the form of the identity of a purchased product, or a bank credit card number. Once the subscriber is qualified, then the subscriber receives the service in the same manner as if he or she were initially found qualified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Sally Byrd, Jonathan P. Harwood, Suzanne P. Kerr