Patents by Inventor Kevin M. Beale

Kevin M. Beale 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: 7593962
    Abstract: A communication system that is capable of collecting information from one or more users of the communication system includes one or more data collection mechanisms that are operated by a first entity. The mechanisms operate to collect at least a portion of information from a user of a communication system on behalf of a second entity that is different than the first entity. The system also includes one or more memory modules that are coupled to the one or more data collection mechanisms and that are operable to store one or more records on behalf of the second entity. Each of the one or more records comprises information that is associated with a client of the second entity. At least one of the one or more records comprises at least a portion of the information collected from the user of the communication system. In one particular embodiment, the one or more records are controlled by the first entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: American Tel-A-Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin M. Beale, Thomas V. Curtin, Wayne P. Waldner, William J. Curtin, IV