Patents by Inventor Billy Ray Connolly

Billy Ray Connolly 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 of providing electronic access to one or more documents
    Patent number: 6877136
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method of providing electronic access to one or more documents. In one embodiment, a storage device retains eligibility information relating to each document. Eligibility information provides the system with information such as the document type, the applicable line of business, governmental regulations, time sensitive information, and security requirements. If a given document is determined to be eligible, the processing unit of the present invention retrieves one or more preference instructions provided by the customer. The preference instructions are reviewed to confirm 1) whether the customer has authorized electronic access to a given document and 2) the mode of electronic transmission favored by the customer. In one embodiment, the present invention is connected to a computer network such that the customer may be provided electronic access to his or her documents through a web interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Dwayne Lamarr Bess, Harold Allan Brischke, Andrew Charles Keller, Dale Alan Wagner-Krankel, Jacob Garza Tijerina, Billy Ray Connolly, Jr., Karen Ann O'Connor, James William McDaniel, Rodney Ray Lewis, Rita Maria Young, George Edward Joy, Curt Wayne Moy, Susan Yonker Price, John Robinson
  • System and method of providing electronic access to one or more documents
    Publication number: 20030105759
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method of providing electronic access to one or more documents. In one embodiment, a storage device retains eligibility information relating to each document. Eligibility information provides the system with information such as the document type, the applicable line of business, governmental regulations, time sensitive information, and security requirements. If a given document is determined to be eligible, the processing unit of the present invention retrieves one or more preference instructions provided by the customer. The preference instructions are reviewed to confirm 1) whether the customer has authorized electronic access to a given document and 2) the mode of electronic transmission favored by the customer. In one embodiment, the present invention is connected to a computer network such that the customer may be provided electronic access to his or her documents through a web interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Applicant: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Dwayne Lamarr Bess, Harold Allan Brischke, Andrew Charles Keller, Dale Alan Wagner-Krankel, Jacob Garza Tijerina, Billy Ray Connolly, Karen Ann O'Connor, James William McDaniel, Rodney Ray Lewis, Rita Maria Young, George Edward Joy, Curt Wayne Moy, Susan Yonker Price, John Robinson