Patents by Inventor MARC B. STERLING

MARC B. STERLING 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).

  • Method to determine the jurisdiction of CMRS traffic via cell site location and rate center
    Patent number: 9392124
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a processor, Call Detail Records (CDRs) from a Data Mediation System, in which each CDR includes a called party number (CdPN) associated with a first device, and a Cell Site ID associated with a location of a cell carrying a communication from a second device. Also included are: obtaining, from a first digital table, a first Major Trading Area (MTA) associated with the CdPN; obtaining, from a second digital table, a second MTA associated with the Cell Site ID; and concluding that the first and second devices are communicating in Local Traffic, if the first MTA is the same as the second MTA. The method may also conclude that the first and second devices are communicating in Long Distance Traffic, if the first MTA and second MTA are not the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Charles Brian Cleary, Marc B. Sterling
  • METHOD TO DETERMINE THE JURISDICTION OF CMRS TRAFFIC VIA CELL SITE LOCATION AND RATE CENTER
    Publication number: 20160028897
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a processor, Call Detail Records (CDRs) from a Data Mediation System, in which each CDR includes a called party number (CdPN) associated with a first device, and a Cell Site ID associated with a location of a cell carrying a communication from a second device. Also included are: obtaining, from a first digital table, a first Major Trading Area (MTA) associated with the CdPN; obtaining, from a second digital table, a second MTA associated with the Cell Site ID; and concluding that the first and second devices are communicating in Local Traffic, if the first MTA is the same as the second MTA. The method may also conclude that the first and second devices are communicating in Long Distance Traffic, if the first MTA and second MTA are not the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: CHARLES BRIAN CLEARY, MARC B. STERLING