Patents by Inventor Bruce Lee Peterson

Bruce Lee Peterson 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 and system for tracking computer system usage through a remote access security device
    Patent number: 7181421
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring remote computer access and associated costs is provided. The system includes a remotely located communication server in communication with multiple host computer networks and in communication with a network access server. First and second memory devices contain a list of authorized users for the host computer networks and a user log for use by a billing computer to generate bills. The method includes the steps of creating starting and ending time stamps for each authorized user accessing a respective one of the multiple host computer networks and creating a user log to generate bills and monitor host computer network usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.
    Inventors: Bruce Lee Peterson, Christina Ellen Clayton, Michael Stephan Farmer
  • Method and system for tracking computer system usage through a remote access security device
    Patent number: 7020628
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring remote computer access and associated costs is provided. The system includes a remotely located communication server in communication with multiple host computer networks and in communication with a network access server. First and second memory devices contain a list of authorized users for the host computer networks and a user log for use by a billing computer to generate bills. The method includes the steps of creating starting and ending time stamps for each authorized user accessing a respective one of the multiple host computer networks and creating a user log to generate bills and monitor host computer network usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.
    Inventors: Bruce Lee Peterson, Christina Ellen Clayton, Michael Stephan Farmer
  • Method and system for tracking computer system usage through a remote access security device
    Patent number: 6349289
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring remote computer access and associated costs is provided. The system includes a remotely located communication server in communication with multiple host computer networks and in communication with a network access server. First and second memory devices contain a list of authorized users for the host computer networks and a user log for use by a billing computer to generate bills. The method includes the steps of creating starting and ending time stamps for each authorized user accessing a respective one of the multiple host computer networks and creating a user log to generate bills and monitor host computer network usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: Ameritech Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce Lee Peterson, Christina Ellen Clayton, Michael Stephan Farmer