Patents by Inventor Chase A. Hafner

Chase A. Hafner 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 for managing information and rendering discounts
    Patent number: 8086486
    Abstract: A method for managing information and rendering discounts in a billing system utilizes a rule-based engine. Customer records are processed with a rule-based accumulation engine to accumulate the data in a plurality of predetermined target accumulators. A plurality of target accumulators are processed with a rule-based discount engine to render discounts applicable to the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Qwest Communications International Inc.
    Inventors: Chase A. Hafner, William R. Mutschler, Brian J. Walker, David S. Joyce
  • Method for managing information and rendering discounts
    Publication number: 20070043618
    Abstract: A method for managing information and rendering discounts in a billing system utilizes a rule-based engine. Customer records are processed with a rule-based accumulation engine to accumulate the data in a plurality of predetermined target accumulators. A plurality of target accumulators are processed with a rule-based discount engine to render discounts applicable to the customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Applicant: U.S. West, Inc.
    Inventors: Chase Hafner, William Mutschler, Brian Walker, David Joyce