Patents by Inventor Keith Fenton

Keith Fenton 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: 8594626
    Abstract: Methods and media for post-paid wireless service balance management are described. In one embodiment, it is determined that a usage threshold has been met based upon a concluded wireless session occurring during a billing period associated with an account. Upon determining that the threshold has been met, enforcement points are provisioned to monitor wireless service usage associated with the account. Further, upon receiving a request for service, and prior to commencing the wireless session, it is determined whether the request exceeds account resources. If the request does not exceed the account resources, the request is allowed. If the request does exceed the account resources, the request is handled based on an account status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Charles Woodson, Russell Kindred, Christina Spieker, Daniel Steinel, John Gallagher, Keith Fenton, Scott Groth
  • Publication number: 20060182256
    Abstract: A call processing system receives a call request, and in response, generates a call identification, establishes context information, and transfers the call identification and the context information. A context server receives the call identification and the context information, and in response, stores the context information in association with the call identification. A communication path is established for the call between the caller and a call destination, and the call destination receives the call identification. The context server receives a context request from the call destination indicating the call identification and an information template, locates the context information using the call identification, selects a set of the context information based on the information template, and transfers the selected set of the context information to the call destination. The call destination handles the call based on the selected set of the context information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Daniel Sbisa, Keith Fenton