Patents by Inventor Kenneth McWilliams

Kenneth McWilliams 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 calling party information
    Patent number: 12328412
    Abstract: System and methods for providing calling party information are disclosed. In one implementation, a server for providing calling party information includes one or more processors configured to receive a query for calling party information from a carrier. The query includes an identifier associated with the calling party. The processors are further configured to determine a score based on one or more previously obtained queries, generate the calling party information based on the score, and transmit the calling party information to the carrier. The carrier transmits the calling party information to a device associated with the called party as a Caller ID Name (CNAM).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: NEUSTAR, INC.
    Inventors: Marybeth C. Degeorgis, Kenneth McWilliams, Aleksandr Fedoseyev, Padmavati Chitrapu
  • Systems and methods for providing calling party information
    Patent number: 12052387
    Abstract: System and methods for providing calling party information are disclosed. In one implementation, a server for providing calling party information includes one or more processors configured to receive a query for calling party information from a carrier. The query includes an identifier associated with the calling party. The processors are further configured to determine a score based on one or more previously obtained queries, generate the calling party information based on the score, and transmit the calling party information to the carrier. The carrier transmits the calling party information to a device associated with the called party as a Caller ID Name (CNAM).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: NEUSTAR, INC.
    Inventors: Marybeth C. Degeorgis, Kenneth McWilliams, Aleksandr Fedoseyev, Padmavati Chitrapu
  • Systems and methods for providing calling party information
    Patent number: 11516339
    Abstract: System and methods for providing calling party information are disclosed. In one implementation, a server for providing calling party information includes one or more processors configured to receive a query for calling party information from a carrier. The query includes an identifier associated with the calling party. The processors are further configured to determine a score based on one or more previously obtained queries, generate the calling party information based on the score, and transmit the calling party information to the carrier. The carrier transmits the calling party information to a device associated with the called party as a Caller ID Name (CNAM).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Neustar, Inc.
    Inventors: Marybeth C. Degeorgis, Kenneth McWilliams, Aleksandr Fedoseyev, Padmavati Chitrapu
  • Systems and methods for providing calling party information
    Patent number: 10887457
    Abstract: System and methods for providing calling party information are disclosed. In one implementation, a server for providing calling party information includes one or more processors configured to receive a query for calling party information from a carrier. The query includes an identifier associated with the calling party. The processors are further configured to determine a score based on one or more previously obtained queries, generate the calling party information based on the score, and transmit the calling party information to the carrier. The carrier transmits the calling party information to a device associated with the called party as a Caller ID Name (CNAM).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Neustar, Inc.
    Inventors: Marybeth C. Degeorgis, Kenneth McWilliams, Aleksandr Fedoseyev, Padmavati Chitrapu