Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Scott Dillon

Jeffrey Scott Dillon 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).

  • Providing an item of content to a mobile device in a prepaid context
    Patent number: 9203978
    Abstract: Methods and products for providing an item of content to a mobile device in a prepaid context by way of a wireless telecommunications network are provided. One embodiment of a method includes receiving an indication that the item of content is desired to be communicated to a mobile device (which is associated with a certain customer); determining that the customer obtains wireless-telecommunications services by way of either a piecemeal plan or a recurring-fees plan; when the customer is associated with the piecemeal plan, determining that a remaining amount of the prepaid balance is insufficient to pay for the desired content (and thereby triggering a first follow-up process); and when the customer is associated with the recurring plan, determining that an immediate-payment option does not exist (and thereby triggering a second follow-up process).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Michael A. Gailloux, John Michael Everson, Jeffrey Scott Dillon, Robin D. Katzer, Jason Robert-Anthony Delker
  • Providing an item of content to a mobile device in a prepaid context
    Patent number: 8611850
    Abstract: Methods and products for providing an item of content to a mobile device in a prepaid context by way of a wireless telecommunications network are provided. One embodiment of a method includes receiving an indication that the item of content is desired to be communicated to a mobile device (which is associated with a certain customer); determining that the customer obtains wireless-telecommunications services by way of either a piecemeal plan or a recurring-fees plan; when the customer is associated with the piecemeal plan, determining that a remaining amount of the prepaid balance is insufficient to pay for the desired content (and thereby triggering a first follow-up process); and when the customer is associated with the recurring plan, determining that an immediate-payment option does not exist (and thereby triggering a second follow-up process).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Michael A. Gailloux, John Michael Everson, Jeffrey Scott Dillon, Robin D. Katzer, Jason Robert-Anthony Delker