Patents Assigned to Slingshot Communications, Inc.
  • Method of accounting prepaid online internet service credit values
    Patent number: 7502454
    Abstract: A method of accounting for online Internet usage credit includes establishing an account identifier in a database for a selected user. A number of credit value block records are associated in the database with the account identifier. Each credit value block has a stored credit value amount, and at least a second stored property indicator. In response to a measured amount of consumption of services by the user, at least one of the credit value blocks is debited by a debit amount based on the measured amount and the second stored property indicator. The stored property indicator may be a rate multiplier, or other factor indicating a different cost mode of online service, connection or usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Slingshot Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Jan Trabandt, Daniel J. Gregory, James A. Gerring, Russell W. Sturgeon
  • Method of accounting prepaid online internet service credit values
    Patent number: 6965667
    Abstract: A method of accounting for online Internet usage credit includes establishing an account identifier in a database for a selected user. A number of credit value block records are associated in the database with the account identifier. Each credit value block has a stored credit value amount, and at least a second stored property indicator. In response to a measured amount of consumption of services by the user, at least one of the credit value blocks is debited by a debit amount based on the measured amount and the second stored property indicator. The stored property indicator may be a rate multiplier, or other factor indicating a different cost mode of online service, connection or usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Slingshot Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Jan Trabandt, Daniel J. Gregory
  • Method of accounting prepaid online internet service credit values
    Publication number: 20030223558
    Abstract: A method of accounting for online Internet usage credit includes establishing an account identifier in a database for a selected user. A number of credit value block records are associated in the database with the account identifier. Each credit value block has a stored credit value amount, and at least a second stored property indicator. In response to a measured amount of consumption of services by the user, at least one of the credit value blocks is debited by a debit amount based on the measured amount and the second stored property indicator. The stored property indicator may be a rate multiplier, or other factor indicating a different cost mode of online service, connection or usage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: Slingshot Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Jan Trabandt, Daniel J. Gregory
  • Compact disk container
    Patent number: D452628
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: Slingshot Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy B. Stauffer