Patents by Inventor Justin F. Schultz

Justin F. Schultz 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).

  • Patent number: 8355485
    Abstract: A system and method for forecasting and reporting telecommunications usage by a telecommunications carrier. The method includes storing data indicative of telephone number usage of telephone numbers assigned to the telecommunications carrier in a first database. The first database may be queried to obtain a first set of data including telephone number information associated with the telecommunications carrier. A second database operating on a network may be queried to obtain a second set of data including telephone number information associated with the telecommunications carrier. Telephone number usage and forecast data may be generated from the first and second sets of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventor: Justin F. Schultz
  • Patent number: 8265257
    Abstract: A system and method for determining telephone number blocks available for pooling donations by a telecommunications carrier. The system may include at least one database configured to store data indicative of customers assigned to telephone numbers. A computing device may be in communication with the database(s) and execute software configured to query the database(s) (i) to determine a number of customers assigned to thousands blocks of telephone numbers and (ii) to project growth rate of a rate center associated with the thousands blocks over a predetermined future time period. The software may be further configured to determine the number of thousands blocks to donate based on the number of customers assigned to the telecommunications carrier and the projected growth rate of the rate center associated with the thousands blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventor: Justin F. Schultz
  • Patent number: 8045692
    Abstract: A system for determining whether to request additional telephone number resources for a telecommunications carrier. The system may include a first database operated by a telecommunications carrier and configured to store data indicative of telephone number usage of telephone numbers assigned to the telecommunications carrier. A computing device may be in communication with a second database via a network, the second database may contain telephone number usage information associated with multiple telecommunications carriers. The computing device may execute software to query the first and second databases to retrieve information associated with the telecommunications carrier (i) to determine current utilization of telephone numbers of a rate center and (ii) to determine months to exhaust of telephone numbers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Embarq Holdings Company, LLC
    Inventor: Justin F. Schultz
  • Patent number: 8023628
    Abstract: A system and method for auditing telephone number records of a telecommunications company. The process may include querying at least one database managed by a telecommunications carrier to obtain first data records associated with telephone numbers owned by the telecommunications carrier. A database external from the telecommunications company may be queried to obtain second data records associated with telephone numbers owned by the telecommunications carrier. At least one parameter of the first and second data records may be compared and, a subset of data records of the first and second data records that have discrepancies with the at least one parameter may be determined. A report including the subset of data records may be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Embarq Holdings Company, LLC
    Inventor: Justin F. Schultz
  • Publication number: 20080065570
    Abstract: A system and method for forecasting and reporting telecommunications usage by a telecommunications carrier. The method includes storing data indicative of telephone number usage of telephone numbers assigned to the telecommunications carrier in a first database. The first database may be queried to obtain a first set of data including telephone number information associated with the telecommunications carrier. A second database operating on a network may be queried to obtain a second set of data including telephone number information associated with the telecommunications carrier. Telephone number usage and forecast data may be generated from the first and second sets of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventor: Justin F. Schultz
  • Publication number: 20080063177
    Abstract: A system and method for determining telephone number blocks available for pooling donations by a telecommunications carrier. The system may include at least one database configured to store data indicative of customers assigned to telephone numbers. A computing device may be in communication with the database(s) and execute software configured to query the database(s) (i) to determine a number of customers assigned to thousands blocks of telephone numbers and (ii) to project growth rate of a rate center associated with the thousands blocks over a predetermined future time period. The software may be further configured to determine the number of thousands blocks to donate based on the number of customers assigned to the telecommunications carrier and the projected growth rate of the rate center associated with the thousands blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventor: Justin F. Schultz
  • Publication number: 20080043948
    Abstract: A system for determining whether to request additional telephone number resources for a telecommunications carrier. The system may include a first database operated by a telecommunications carrier and configured to store data indicative of telephone number usage of telephone numbers assigned to the telecommunications carrier. A computing device may be in communication with a second database via a network, the second database may contain telephone number usage information associated with multiple telecommunications carriers. The computing device may execute software to query the first and second databases to retrieve information associated with the telecommunications carrier (i) to determine current utilization of telephone numbers of a rate center and (ii) to determine months to exhaust of telephone numbers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventor: Justin F. Schultz
  • Publication number: 20080046477
    Abstract: A system and method for auditing telephone number records of a telecommunications company. The process may include querying at least one database managed by a telecommunications carrier to obtain first data records associated with telephone numbers owned by the telecommunications carrier. A database external from the telecommunications company may be queried to obtain second data records associated with telephone numbers owned by the telecommunications carrier. At least one parameter of the first and second data records may be compared and, a subset of data records of the first and second data records that have discrepancies with the at least one parameter may be determined. A report including the subset of data records may be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventor: Justin F. Schultz