Patents by Inventor John M. Leslein

John M. Leslein 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).

  • Systems and methods for providing multiple simultaneous calls from the same prepaid account
    Patent number: 8543084
    Abstract: Prepaid services include associating a plurality of users with a prepaid services account. The account is configured to track a prepaid balance associated with the account as well as to allow at least a subset of the plurality of users associated with the account to draw down the prepaid balance at least generally at the same time. Drawing down the prepaid balance includes allocating a portion of the prepaid balance to each respective user, monitoring a provision of service, and repeating, selectively, the allocating and monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory L. Mumford, Jon E. Abel, David A. Fitzgerald, Radhika Gunasekar, Anna Marie Appleby, John M. Leslein
  • Lease model for avoiding permanent card locking
    Patent number: 8175235
    Abstract: Methods relating to prepaid services include determining an unlocked status of an account configured to track usage of prepaid services. The methods further include locking the account for a length of time after the determining step. The methods further include providing, for a service period, a service to a user associated with the account subsequent to the locking step, and continuously extending the locking for an additional length of time throughout the service period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory L. Mumford, Jon E. Abel, David A. Fitzgerald, Radhika Gunasekar, Anna Marie Appleby, John M. Leslein
  • Prepaid services accounts with multi-user customers and individualized quotas
    Patent number: 8064579
    Abstract: Prepaid services include a multi-user prepaid services account as well as a prepaid balance associated with the account. A plurality of user records associated with the account each includes a quota. A service monitoring component may be configured to repeatedly draw down the prepaid balance by providing one or more allocations of the prepaid balance during a service period to a user associated with a respective user record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory L. Mumford, Jon E. Abel, David A. Fitzgerald, Radhika Gunasekar, Anna Marie Appleby, John M. Leslein
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MULTIPLE SIMULTANEOUS CALLS FROM THE SAME PREPAID ACCOUNT
    Publication number: 20110206194
    Abstract: Prepaid services include associating a plurality of users with a prepaid services account. The account is configured to track a prepaid balance associated with the account as well as to allow at least a subset of the plurality of users associated with the account to draw down the prepaid balance at least generally at the same time. Drawing down the prepaid balance includes allocating a portion of the prepaid balance to each respective user, monitoring a provision of service, and repeating, selectively, the allocating and monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Gregory L. MUMFORD, Jon E. ABEL, David A. FITZGERALD, Radhika GUNASEKAR, Anna Marie APPLEBY, John M. LESLEIN
  • Systems and methods for providing multiple simultaneous calls from the same prepaid account
    Patent number: 7957720
    Abstract: Prepaid services include associating a plurality of users with a prepaid services account. The account is configured to track a prepaid balance associated with the account as well as to allow at least a subset of the plurality of users associated with the account to draw down the prepaid balance at least generally at the same time. Drawing down the prepaid balance includes allocating a portion of the prepaid balance to each respective user, monitoring a provision of service, and repeating, selectively, the allocating and monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory L. Mumford, Jon E. Abel, David A. Fitzgerald, Radhika Gunasekar, Anna Marie Appleby, John M. Leslein
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MULTIPLE SIMULTANEOUS CALLS FROM THE SAME PREPAID ACCOUNT
    Publication number: 20090088127
    Abstract: Prepaid services include associating a plurality of users with a prepaid services account. The account is configured to track a prepaid balance associated with the account as well as to allow at least a subset of the plurality of users associated with the account to draw down the prepaid balance at least generally at the same time. Drawing down the prepaid balance includes allocating a portion of the prepaid balance to each respective user, monitoring a provision of service, and repeating, selectively, the allocating and monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: Verizon Business Network Services Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory L. Mumford, Jon E. Abel, David A. Fitzgerald, Radhika Gunasekar, Anna Marie Appleby, John M. Leslein
  • PREPAID BUDGET CALLING ACCOUNTS WITH OVERRUNS BILLED TO A CREDIT CARD
    Publication number: 20090089207
    Abstract: Prepaid services include offering a plurality of services. An account is configured to track usages of the plurality of services as well as associating a plurality of recurring balances with the account, wherein each balance is associated with a respective service of the plurality of services. It is possible to deduct an amount associated with providing a particular service for a period of time from the recurring balance associated therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: Verizon Business Network Services Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory L. Mumford, Jon E. Abel, David A. Fitzgerald, Radhika Gunasekar, Anna Marie Appleby, John M. Leslein
  • PREPAID SERVICES ACCOUNTS WITH MULTI-USER CUSTOMERS AND INDIVIDUALIZED QUOTAS
    Publication number: 20090088128
    Abstract: Prepaid services include a multi-user prepaid services account as well as a prepaid balance associated with the account. A plurality of user records associated with the account each includes a quota. A service monitoring component may be configured to repeatedly draw down the prepaid balance by providing one or more allocations of the prepaid balance during a service period to a user associated with a respective user record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: Verizon Business Network Services Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory L. Mumford, Jon E. Abel, David A. Fitzgerald, Radhika Gunasekar, Anna Marie Appleby, John M. Leslein
  • LEASE MODEL FOR AVOIDING PERMANENT CARD LOCKING
    Publication number: 20090086942
    Abstract: Methods relating to prepaid services include determining an unlocked status of an account configured to track usage of prepaid services. The methods further include locking the account for a length of time after the determining step. The methods further include providing, for a service period, a service to a user associated with the account subsequent to the locking step, and continuously extending the locking for an additional length of time throughout the service period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: Verizon Business Network Services Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory L. Mumford, Jon E. Abel, David A. Fitzgerald, Radhika Gunasekar, Anna Marie Appleby, John M. Leslein