Patents by Inventor Eric Milhizer

Eric Milhizer 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).

  • Publication number: 20160150093
    Abstract: A system and method for reducing obligated network resources may include establishing network resources obligated to serve a user for use of a networked electronic device on a communications network. Network usage data of the networked electronic device of the user operating on the communications network over a time period may be collected in a data repository. A determination may be made by the computing device as to whether the network usage data exceeds a minimum usage threshold level over the time period. In response to the computing device determining that the network usage data exceeds the usage threshold level over the time period, the network resources obligated to serve the user may be maintained. Otherwise, the network resources obligated to serve the user may be caused to be released, thereby reducing obligated network resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventor: Eric MILHIZER
  • Publication number: 20160150396
    Abstract: A system and computer-implemented method for reducing obligated communications network resources for a subscriber may include tracking usage of network resources during a month. A determination if the amount of network resources for which the subscriber has non-reusable, obligated network resources of the same type exceeds a monthly subscription allotment, and, if so, drawing additional network resources from the non-reusable, obligated network resources for the subscriber to use. Otherwise, the non-reusable, obligated network resources may not be drawn for the subscriber to use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventor: Eric MILHIZER
  • Patent number: 9332132
    Abstract: A system and method for reducing obligated network resources may include establishing network resources obligated to serve a user for use of a networked electronic device on a communications network. Network usage data of the networked electronic device of the user operating on the communications network over a time period may be collected in a data repository. A determination may be made by the computing device as to whether the network usage data exceeds a minimum usage threshold level over the time period. In response to the computing device determining that the network usage data exceeds the usage threshold level over the time period, the network resources obligated to serve the user may be maintained. Otherwise, the network resources obligated to serve the user may be caused to be released, thereby reducing obligated network resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: TSC Acquisition Corporation
    Inventor: Eric Milhizer