Patents by Inventor Boban Mathew

Boban Mathew 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: 8774382
    Abstract: Embodiments consistent with the present invention provide an integrated system for conferencing services reporting to support customer billing needs. Systems consistent with the present invention enable a customer to retrieve and use integrated usage data, including data for unbilled conferencing services. Furthermore, systems consistent with the present invention provide an integrated account management interface to enable a customer to retrieve and use account information in real time and to manage a conferencing services account with ease. Still further, systems consistent with the present invention enable a customer to establish multiple levels of security to easily manage multiple users with multiple information needs and responsibilities. Systems consistent with the present invention also provide tools to analyze and track moderator conferencing schedules to enhance accurate timekeeping and billing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd.
    Inventors: Anne K. Bingaman, Dagny Boyd Evans, Boban Mathew, Kesah N. Schmitt, Alina K. Scott
  • Patent number: 8767936
    Abstract: A dynamic reporting tool presents conferencing data to customers in a useful and flexible manner. Customers may customize standard reports using dynamic, comprehensive search criteria. Customers may also create custom ad hoc reports as needed. Furthermore, customers may access unbilled usage data and conduct searches on the unbilled usage data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd.
    Inventors: Anne K. Bingaman, Dagny Boyd Evans, Boban Mathew
  • Patent number: 8718250
    Abstract: A billing data interface provides billing data to customers in an accurate and efficient manner. Billing data is processed to preserve client billing information and to meet a customer's individual data requirements. The billing data may be presented in such a way that the customer may input the billing data directly into its client billing system. The billing data may be processed according to client billing specifications corresponding to a client billing system used by the customer. The processed data may preserve leading zeros, separate client code and matter code into two fields, etc. The resulting data file may be delivered to the customer for entry into the customer's client billing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd.
    Inventors: Anne K. Bingaman, Dagny Boyd Evans, Boban Mathew
  • Patent number: 8340266
    Abstract: Embodiments consistent with the present invention provide an integrated system for conferencing services reporting to support customer billing needs. Systems consistent with the present invention enable a customer to retrieve and use integrated usage data, including data for unbilled conferencing services. Furthermore, systems consistent with the present invention provide an integrated account management interface to enable a customer to retrieve and use account information in real time and to manage a conferencing services account with ease. Still further, systems consistent with the present invention enable a customer to establish multiple levels of security to easily manage multiple users with multiple information needs and responsibilities. Systems consistent with the present invention also provide tools to analyze and track moderator conferencing schedules to enhance accurate timekeeping and billing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: American Teleconferences Services, Ltd.
    Inventors: Anne K. Bingaman, Dagny Boyd Evans, Boban Mathew, Kesah N. Schmitt, Alina K. Scott
  • Publication number: 20120057686
    Abstract: A billing data interface provides billing data to customers in an accurate and efficient manner. Billing data is processed to preserve client billing information and to meet a customer's individual data requirements. The billing data may be presented in such a way that the customer may input the billing data directly into its client billing system. The billing data may be processed according to client billing specifications corresponding to a client billing system used by the customer. The processed data may preserve leading zeros, separate client code and matter code into two fields, etc. The resulting data file may be delivered to the customer for entry into the customer's client billing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Anne K. BINGAMAN, Dagny Boyd EVANS, Boban MATHEW
  • Patent number: 8059802
    Abstract: A billing data interface provides billing data to customers in an accurate and efficient manner. Billing data is processed to preserve client billing information and to meet a customer's individual data requirements. The billing data may be presented in such a way that the customer may input the billing data directly into its client billing system. The billing data may be processed according to client billing specifications corresponding to a client billing system used by the customer. The processed data may preserve leading zeros, separate client code and matter code into two fields, etc. The resulting data file may be delivered to the customer for entry into the customer's client billing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd
    Inventors: Anne K. Bingaman, Dagny Boyd Evans, Boban Mathew
  • Publication number: 20110261936
    Abstract: Embodiments consistent with the present invention provide an integrated system for conferencing services reporting to support customer billing needs. Systems consistent with the present invention enable a customer to retrieve and use integrated usage data, including data for unbilled conferencing services. Furthermore, systems consistent with the present invention provide an integrated account management interface to enable a customer to retrieve and use account information in real time and to manage a conferencing services account with ease. Still further, systems consistent with the present invention enable a customer to establish multiple levels of security to easily manage multiple users with multiple information needs and responsibilities. Systems consistent with the present invention also provide tools to analyze and track moderator conferencing schedules to enhance accurate timekeeping and billing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Anne K. Bingaman, Dagny Boyd Evans, Boban Mathew, Kesah N. Schmitt, Alina K. Scott
  • Publication number: 20110004619
    Abstract: A dynamic reporting tool presents conferencing data to customers in a useful and flexible manner. Customers may customize standard reports using dynamic, comprehensive search criteria. Customers may also create custom ad hoc reports as needed. Furthermore, customers may access unbilled usage data and conduct searches on the unbilled usage data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Anne K. Bingaman, Dagny Boyd Evans, Boban Mathew
  • Patent number: 7796744
    Abstract: A dynamic reporting tool presents conferencing data to customers in a useful and flexible manner. Customers may customize standard reports using dynamic, comprehensive search criteria. Customers may also create custom ad hoc reports as needed. Furthermore, customers may access unbilled usage data and conduct searches on the unbilled usage data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: American Teleconferencing Services
    Inventors: Anne K. Bingaman, Dagny Boyd Evans, Boban Mathew
  • Publication number: 20090129572
    Abstract: A billing data interface provides billing data to customers in an accurate and efficient manner. Billing data is processed to preserve client billing information and to meet a customer's individual data requirements. The billing data may be presented in such a way that the customer may input the billing data directly into its client billing system. The billing data may be processed according to client billing specifications corresponding to a client billing system used by the customer. The processed data may preserve leading zeros, separate client code and matter code into two fields, etc. The resulting data file may be delivered to the customer for entry into the customer's client billing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Anne K. Bingaman, Dagny Boyd Evans, Boban Mathew
  • Patent number: 7484213
    Abstract: A system is described for managing messages, communications and/or documents comprising: a plurality of task agents, each task agent to perform one or more specified message processing actions, document processing actions, and/or communications processing actions on different types of messages, documents and/or communication channels, respectively; and one or more manager agents to coordinate the actions of the plurality of task agents responsive to a plurality of message and/or document processing rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Inventors: Boban Mathew, Thomas John, Dagny Evans
  • Patent number: 7471781
    Abstract: A billing data interface provides billing data to customers in an accurate and efficient manner. Billing data is processed to preserve client billing information and to meet a customer's individual data requirements. The billing data may be presented in such a way that the customer may input the billing data directly into its client billing system. The billing data may be processed according to client billing specifications corresponding to a client billing system used by the customer. The processed data may preserve leading zeros, separate client code and matter code into two fields, etc. The resulting data file may be delivered to the customer for entry into the customer's client billing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Inventors: Anne K. Bingaman, Dagny Boyd Evans, Boban Mathew
  • Publication number: 20080235277
    Abstract: A system and method are described for recording events in different applications within a workspace. For example, a system according to one embodiment of the invention comprises: an action recorder module for generating event records representing actions performed by a user in a plurality of different applications over a period of time; a storage unit for storing the event records; a past time selector module to select a past time period of recorded event records in response to user input; an event recaller module to retrieve event records related to each of the applications over the past time period from the storage unit; and a graphical user interface to graphically display actions associated with event records occurring in each of the applications over the past time period, the graphical user interface arranged to illustrate a temporal relationship between actions occurring in each of the different applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Boban Mathew, Thomas John
  • Publication number: 20070220417
    Abstract: A system and method for editing documents available over a Web session. For example, one embodiment of the method comprises: establishing a Web session with a user computer; receiving a user request to edit a document from the user computer, the document having a particular document type and stored on a remote computer; automatically downloading a copy of the document and one or more modules to the user computer, the one or more modules to perform the operations of: invoking an application associated with the document type on the user computer, the application to provide an interface allowing the user to edit the document on the user computer; monitoring the state of the document copy, the state including an indication as to whether the document copy has been modified by the user to create a modified document copy; automatically uploading the modified document copy to the remote computer responsive from an indication that the document copy has been modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Boban Mathew, Thomas John, Dagny Evans
  • Publication number: 20070124258
    Abstract: Embodiments consistent with the present invention provide an integrated system for conferencing services reporting to support customer billing needs. Systems consistent with the present invention enable a customer to retrieve and use integrated usage data, including data for unbilled conferencing services. Furthermore, systems consistent with the present invention provide an integrated account management interface to enable a customer to retrieve and use account information in real time and to manage a conferencing services account with ease. Still further, systems consistent with the present invention enable a customer to establish multiple levels of security to easily manage multiple users with multiple information needs and responsibilities. Systems consistent with the present invention also provide tools to analyze and track moderator conferencing schedules to enhance accurate timekeeping and billing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Anne Bingaman, Dagny Evans, Boban Mathew, Kesah Schmitt, Alina Scott
  • Patent number: 7151824
    Abstract: A billing data interface provides billing data to customers in an accurate and efficient manner. Billing data is processed to preserve client billing information and to meet a customer's individual data requirements. The billing data may be presented in such a way that the customer may input the billing data directly into its client billing system. The billing data may be processed according to client billing specifications corresponding to a client billing system used by the customer. The processed data may preserve leading zeros, separate client code and matter code into two fields, etc. The resulting data file may be delivered to the customer for entry into the customer's client billing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Soundpath Conferencing Services
    Inventors: Anne K. Bingaman, Dagny Boyd Evans, Boban Mathew
  • Publication number: 20060233334
    Abstract: A billing data interface provides billing data to customers in an accurate and efficient manner. Billing data is processed to preserve client billing information and to meet a customer's individual data requirements. The billing data may be presented in such a way that the customer may input the billing data directly into its client billing system. The billing data may be processed according to client billing specifications corresponding to a client billing system used by the customer. The processed data may preserve leading zeros, separate client code and matter code into two fields, etc. The resulting data file may be delivered to the customer for entry into the customer's client billing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Anne Bingaman, Dagny Evans, Boban Mathew
  • Patent number: 7027463
    Abstract: A system is described for processing messages and calls comprising: a plurality of filtering modules to apply a corresponding plurality of rule sets in succession to filter incoming and/or outgoing electronic messages and to apply the highest priority rule from among a plurality of rule sets to calls; and a pre-inbox for temporarily storing the calls and/or electronic messages as each of the plurality of rule sets are applied, the calls and/or electronic messages being removed from the pre-inbox and disposed of only after each of the plurality of rule sets have been applied to the calls and/or electronic messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Sonolink Communications Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Boban Mathew, Thomas John, Dagny Evans
  • Publication number: 20060031340
    Abstract: A method comprising: receiving an electronic message containing an attachment; performing an analysis of the attachment to identify one or more characteristics of the attachment based on a set of attachment analysis rules; and filtering the attachment in a specified manner based on the one or more attachment characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: Boban Mathew, Thomas John, Dagny Evans
  • Publication number: 20050172033
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is described comprising: specifying an execution order for a plurality of rules, each of the rules including a set of criteria for triggering the rule and actions for routing, filtering and/or storing messages and/or documents; specifying whether the criteria associated with each rule is to be applied to an original version of the message and/or document, as it existed prior to the application of any previous rules, or the most recent version of the message and/or document, inclusive of the changes resulting from previous rules; and executing each of the plurality of rules in the specified execution order, wherein, as specified, the criteria for each rule is applied to either the original version of the message and/or document or the most recent version of the message and/or document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Boban Mathew, Thomas John, Dagny Evans