Patents by Inventor Helen N. WIANT

Helen N. WIANT 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).

  • Usage triggered telecommunications charging
    Patent number: 9549306
    Abstract: An Online Charging System (“OCS”) that processes charging on a telecommunications network receives an indication of usage of a telecommunications service by a subscriber. In response to the indication, the OCS determines a configured offering for the service, where the configured offering includes a time period, and a credit and/or debit. The OCS determines if the usage of the service is a first usage within the time period, and when the usage is the first usage, applies the credit and/or debit. The OCS then determines a charge for the usage based on credit and/or debit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Helen N. Wiant, Debdulal Dey, Gireesh Malaksamudra, Richard Beaumont Tasker
  • USAGE TRIGGERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CHARGING
    Publication number: 20160105785
    Abstract: An Online Charging System (“OCS”) that processes charging on a telecommunications network receives an indication of usage of a telecommunications service by a subscriber. In response to the indication, the OCS determines a configured offering for the service, where the configured offering includes a time period, and a credit and/or debit. The OCS determines if the usage of the service is a first usage within the time period, and when the usage is the first usage, applies the credit and/or debit. The OCS then determines a charge for the usage based on credit and/or debit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Helen N. WIANT, Debdulal DEY, Gireesh MALAKSAMUDRA, Richard Beaumont TASKER