Patents by Inventor Fredrick W. LeBlanc

Fredrick W. LeBlanc 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).

  • Gateway system and associated method
    Patent number: 6269399
    Abstract: A system and associated method for securely exchanging information between first and second parties is disclosed, the first party being a wholesale of telecommunications services, such as wireless communications services, and the second party being a reseller of the telecommunications services of the first party. The gateway system of the present invention includes at least a first queue system associated with the first party for securely transferring messages to a second queue system accessible by the second party on corresponding queues, a firewall for securely routing the messages, and a processor for validating the messages in accordance with a contract between the first and second parties, the contract having provisions directed to the provision of such telecommunications services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Qwest Communications International Inc.
    Inventors: Laurie A. Dyson, Fredrick W. LeBlanc, Thomas L. Scherer