Patents Assigned to GroupCast, LLC
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Publication number: 20140258421Abstract: A system and method for allowing two-way anonymous communication. A message is received by the system, and a unique user ID is created and associated with the sender's contact information. The message if forwarded to the appropriate administrative user, along with the user ID but not the sender's contact information. A response from the administrative user may then be routed back to the sender by matching the user ID associated with the response with the contact information associated with that user ID. Thus, communication with possible without the parties knowing the identity of the other party.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: GroupCast, LLCInventors: Paul J. Langhorst, Paul J. Meiners, Joe H. Moore, Joseph R. Palacios, Kyle R. Palacios
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Patent number: 8619948Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for intelligently notifying first parties via automated telephone calls regarding an absence by second parties at an event with minimal burden on a third party who manages attendance issues for the event. In a preferred embodiment, the event is a school session, the second parties are students who are supposed to attend the school session, the first parties are guardians for the students, and the third party is a school employee who handles attendance issues. Differentiated notifications are provided to first parties based on whether the first parties receive the notifications in person or in absentia. The first parties are also provided with opportunities for responding to the notifications while avoiding direct interactions with the third party.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Groupcast, LLCInventors: Joe Harley Moore, John William Lindemann, III, Scott Allen Schulte
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Patent number: 8243892Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for identifying the capacity of a particular switch through which a plurality of telephone calls will be broadcast has a processor in operative communication with a communication network and an NPANXX database, and is configured to retrieve a telephone number from a call list from a call list database, then to retrieve from the NPANXX database a CLLI identification associated with the retrieved telephone number. The processor is configured to retrieve a maximum call capacity for a switch associated with the retrieved CLLI identification from a CLLI limit database. The processor is configured to store a number of current calls being made through the switch associated with the retrieved CLLI identification and to make a next telephone call when the number of current calls is less than or equal to the maximum call capacity.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2009Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: GroupCast, LLCInventors: Joe Harley Moore, John William Lindemann, III, Aida Hadzisabic
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Patent number: 8238529Abstract: An apparatus for bypassing outgoing voice mail greetings automatically in a broadcast messaging system has a processor in operative communication with an NPANXX database, an NPAC database, an OCN database and a voice mail short code database. The processor is configured to retrieve a telephone number to be called and to identify for the telephone number an OCN from the NPANXX database, identify a current carrier from the OCN database, and to identify a voice mail short code from the voice mail short code database. The processor then associates the current correct voice mail short code with the telephone number to be called.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2009Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Groupcast, LLCInventors: Joe Harley Moore, John William Lindemann, III, Aida Hadzisabic
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Patent number: 8131678Abstract: In a broadcast messaging system, a synchronization and update apparatus updates the content of a call list stored in a first database in a first format and a first configuration without upload instructions by a user of a user processor and without accessing said first database by the user of the second processor. The first database is in operative communication with a broadcast server. The broadcast server is programmed to broadcast a message through a communications network to a plurality of message receivers on the call list. The user processor is in operative communication with broadcast server, the user processor is programmed to update the call list in said first database from updated call list content in a second database at the user processor. The call list in said second database may be in a second configuration and either in the first format or a second format.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2009Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: GroupCast, LLCInventors: Joe Harley Moore, John William Lindemann, III, Aida Hadzisabic
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Publication number: 20110261933Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for intelligently notifying first parties via automated telephone calls regarding an absence by second parties at an event with minimal burden on a third party who manages attendance issues for the event. In a preferred embodiment, the event is a school session, the second parties are students who are supposed to attend the school session, the first parties are guardians for the students, and the third party is a school employee who handles attendance issues. Differentiated notifications are provided to first parties based on whether the first parties receive the notifications in person or in absentia. The first parties are also provided with opportunities for responding to the notifications while avoiding direct interactions with the third party.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2010Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: GROUPCAST, LLCInventors: Joe Harley Moore, John William Lindemann, III, Scott Allen Schulte