Patents by Inventor Francis S. Sommers

Francis S. Sommers 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).

  • System and method for auditing and reconciliation of telephone service providers' databases with a regional or central data repository
    Publication number: 20040024765
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for auditing and reconciliation of a telephone service provider's database and a central or regional repository. Both the database and repository contain data records. The data records include telephone number porting information that facilitates tracking and porting of telephone numbers. The system comprises interface means between a service provider's database and the repository. The method includes user interface which facilitates selection of auditing and reconciliation choices, including amount of date to be analyzed and downloaded, the type of data and data processing application and time of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Applicant: WorldCom, Inc.
    Inventors: Deborah L. Bauer, Samuel S. Howlette, Kevin Germann, Susan Jane McQuigge Ernst, Francis S. Sommers, Mike Cavanagh, William Kalyn, Ross Edward Button, Steve Sauve, Ralph Holmes
  • System and method for auditing and reconciliation of telephone service provider's databases with a regional or central data repository
    Patent number: 6636868
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for auditing and reconciliation of a telephone service provider's database and a central or regional repository. Both the database and repository contain data records. The data records include telephone number porting information that facilitates tracking and porting of telephone numbers. The system comprises interface means between a service provider's database and the repository. The method includes user interface which facilitates selection of auditing and reconciliation choices, including amount of date to be analyzed and downloaded, the type of data and data processing application and time of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: MCI Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Deborah L. Bauer, Samuel S. Howlette, Kevin Germann, Susan Jane McQuigge Ernst, Francis S. Sommers, Mike Cavanagh, William Kayln, Ross Edward Button, Steve Sauve, Ralph Holmes