Patents by Inventor Danny Lee Roper

Danny Lee Roper 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: 8548138
    Abstract: Presenting data received from service providers includes receiving billing data from each of the service providers and formatting, by at least one processor, the billing data in a standardized format. A single bill that consolidates the billing data in the standardized format for each of the service providers, and displays the billing data in the standardized format according to a user-defined organizational relationship for a billed entity, is outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignees: AT&T Services, Inc, Pacific Telesis Shared Services, Southwestern Bell Communications Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Bonnie Clark, Emma M. Espinoza, Catherine E. Harris, Margaret M. Hassel, Anita Elizabeth Neroda, Michael Thane Paquette, Danny Lee Roper, Carolyn Marie Ukena, Stephen James Votava
  • Patent number: 8073119
    Abstract: A telecommunications billing system includes a customer database, a usage database and a billing module. The customer database is configured to store subscription data identifying a pricing plan including an allotment of shared telecommunication units in connection with at least one of a first telecommunications service and a second telecommunications service. The usage database is configured to store a first set of telecommunications service usage data associated with the first telecommunications service and a second set of telecommunications service usage data associated with the second telecommunications service. The billing module is configured to calculate excess charges when a cumulative usage that includes a sum of the first set of telecommunications service usage data and the second set of telecommunications service usage data exceeds the allotment of shared telecommunications units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Guy Bevente, Michael Thane Paquette, Gregg R. Koeppen, Douglas Robert Moran, Danny Lee Roper, Kimberly Renee Wolken, Jennifer Lynn Anderson
  • Patent number: 7987122
    Abstract: In a particular embodiment, the disclosure is directed to a method of providing a bill to a telecommunications subscriber. The method includes distributing a bill using shared account information to the telecommunications subscriber. The shared account information identifies shared telecommunications units used in connection with a first subscriber service and a second subscriber service. The first subscriber service is distinct from the second subscriber service. In another embodiment, the disclosure is directed to a telecommunications subscriber service package. The subscriber service package includes an allocation of shared account units. At least a portion of the allocation of shared account units is available for use of a first subscriber service and available for use of a second subscriber service. The first subscriber service is distinct from the second subscriber service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Guy Bevente, Michael Thane-Paquette, Gregg R. Koeppen, Douglas Robert Moran, Danny Lee Roper, Kimberly Renee Wolken, Jennifer Lynn Anderson
  • Publication number: 20100086114
    Abstract: Presenting data received from service providers includes receiving billing data from each of the service providers and formatting, by at least one processor, the billing data in a standardized format. A single bill that consolidates the billing data in the standardized format for each of the service providers, and displays the billing data in the standardized format according to a user-defined organizational relationship for a billed entity, is outputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicants: AT&T SERVICES, INC., PACIFIC TELESIS SHARED SERVICES, SOUTHWESTERN BELL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Bonnie Clark, Emma M. Espinoza, Catherine E. Harris, Margaret M. Hassel, Anita Elizabeth Neroda, Michael Thane Paquette, Danny Lee Roper, Carolyn Marie Ukena, Stephen James Votava
  • Patent number: 7653187
    Abstract: A service for presenting billing information to a customer according to a hierarchal structure defined by the customer. The customer assigns telephone numbers to company units and defines how each of the units relate to each other in the hierarchal structure. The billing information associated with each assigned telephone number is processed in accordance with the hierarchal structure. Thereafter, the bill is presented to the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignees: AT&T Services, Inc., Pacific Telesis Shared Services, Southwestern Bell Communications Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Bonnie S Clark, Emma M Espinoza, Catherine E Harris, Margaret M Hassel, Anita Elizabeth Neroda, Michael Thane Paquette, Danny Lee Roper, Carolyn Marie Ukena, Stephen James Votava
  • Patent number: 7321656
    Abstract: In a particular embodiment, the disclosure is directed to a telecommunications billing system that includes an interface, a customer database, a usage database and a billing module. The interface is configured to receive subscription data associated with a subscription and a first set of telecommunications service usage data. The subscription data identifies a pricing plan that includes an allotment of shared telecommunications units for use in connection with at least one of the first telecommunications service and a second telecommunications service. The usage database is configured to store the first set of telecommunications service usage data and a second set of telecommunications service usage data. The billing module is configured to access the usage database and the customer database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
    Inventors: Guy Bevente, Michael Thane Paquette, Gregg R. Koeppen, Douglas Robert Moran, Danny Lee Roper, Kimberly Renee Wolken, Jennifer Lynn Anderson
  • Patent number: 7154998
    Abstract: A service for presenting billing information to a customer according to a hierarchal structure defined by the customer. The customer assigns telephone numbers to company units and defines how each of the units relate to each other in the hierarchal structure. The billing information associated with each assigned telephone number is processed in accordance with the hierarchal structure. Thereafter, the bill is presented to the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignees: SBC Services, Inc., Pacific Telesis Shared Services, Southwestern Bell Communications Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Bonnie Clark, Emma M. Espinoza, Catherine E. Harris, Margaret M. Hassel, Anita Elizabeth Neroda, Michael Thane Paquette, Danny Lee Roper, Carolyn Marie Ukena, Stephen James Votava
  • Patent number: 6965668
    Abstract: A service for presenting billing information to a customer according to a hierarchal structure defined by the customer. The customer assigns telephone numbers to company units and defines how each of the units relate to each other in the hierarchal structure. The billing information associated with each assigned telephone number is processed in accordance with the hierarchal structure. Thereafter, the bill is presented to the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignees: SBC Services, Inc., Pacific Telesis Shared Services, Southwestern Bell Communications Services Inc.
    Inventors: Bonnie Clark, Emma M. Espinoza, Catherine E. Harris, Margaret M. Hassel, Anita Elizabeth Neroda, Michael Thane Paquette, Danny Lee Roper, Carolyn Marie Ukena, Stephen James Votava
  • Publication number: 20030128828
    Abstract: A service for presenting billing information to a customer according to a hierarchal structure defined by the customer. The customer assigns telephone numbers to company units and defines how each of the units relate to each other in the hierarchal structure. The billing information associated with each assigned telephone number is processed in accordance with the hierarchal structure. Thereafter, the bill is presented to the customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Applicant: SBC TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, INC.
    Inventors: Bonnie S. Clark, Emma M. Espinoza, Catherine E. Harris, Margaret M. Hassel, Anita Elizabeth Neroda, Michael Thane Paquette, Danny Lee Roper, Carolyn Marie Ukena, Stephen James Votava