Patents by Inventor Marcel Theodore Rivard

Marcel Theodore Rivard 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 of split billing
    Patent number: 10686944
    Abstract: A method includes receiving input during execution of a first application at an electronic device. The input indicates that data usage of the electronic device is to be billed to a first data usage account of a plurality of data usage accounts associated with the electronic device. The method further includes generating a request during execution of a second application at the electronic device. The method also includes, based on the input, encapsulating, by the electronic device, the request to generate an encapsulated request that identifies a destination endpoint provisioned for the first data usage account. The method further includes transmitting the encapsulated request from the electronic device to a network element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Maryann Haslestad, George Alto, Kiran Banoor, Gus Bourg, Diane Didio, Jonathan Genz, Gregory Herrera, Brian Keller, Daniel P. Malee, Richard J. Mnich, Marcel Theodore Rivard, Mildred Roman, Shilpa Subramaniam, Laury Ann Wills, Scott Young
  • Systems and Methods of Split Billing
    Publication number: 20170237862
    Abstract: A method includes receiving input during execution of a first application at an electronic device. The input indicates that data usage of the electronic device is to be billed to a first data usage account of a plurality of data usage accounts associated with the electronic device. The method further includes generating a request during execution of a second application at the electronic device. The method also includes, based on the input, encapsulating, by the electronic device, the request to generate an encapsulated request that identifies a destination endpoint provisioned for the first data usage account. The method further includes transmitting the encapsulated request from the electronic device to a network element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Maryann Haslestad, George Alto, Kiran Banoor, Gus Bourg, Diane Didio, Jonathan Genz, Gregory Herrera, Brian Keller, Daniel P. Malee, Richard J. Mnich, Marcel Theodore Rivard, Mildred Roman, Shilpa Subramaniam, Laury Ann Wills, Scott Young
  • Systems and methods of split billing
    Patent number: 9686415
    Abstract: A method includes generating a request at an electronic device associated with a plurality of data usage accounts. The method also includes selectively encapsulating, by the electronic device, the request to generate an encapsulated request that identifies a destination endpoint provisioned for a first data usage account of the plurality of data usage accounts. The method further includes transmitting the encapsulated request from the electronic device to a network element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Maryann Haslestad, George Alto, Kiran Banoor, Gus Bourg, Diane Didio, Jonathan Genz, Gregory Herrera, Brian Keller, Daniel P. Malee, Richard J. Mnich, Marcel Theodore Rivard, Mildred Roman, Shilpa Subramaniam, Laury Ann Wills, Scott Young
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SPLIT BILLING
    Publication number: 20170134589
    Abstract: A method includes generating a request at an electronic device associated with a plurality of data usage accounts. The method also includes selectively encapsulating, by the electronic device, the request to generate an encapsulated request that identifies a destination endpoint provisioned for a first data usage account of the plurality of data usage accounts. The method further includes transmitting the encapsulated request from the electronic device to a network element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Maryann Haslestad, George Alto, Kiran Banoor, Gus Bourg, Diane Didio, Jonathan Genz, Gregory Herrera, Brian Keller, Daniel P. Malee, Richard J. Mnich, Marcel Theodore Rivard, Mildred Roman, Shilpa Subramaniam, Laury Ann Wills, Scott Young
  • Method and apparatus for providing mobile social networking privacy
    Patent number: 8613109
    Abstract: A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for providing mobile social networking privacy are disclosed. For example, the method receives a request from a third party application for location information of a mobile endpoint device user, determines whether the third party application is a multiple user application and provides the location information of the mobile endpoint device user to the third party application in accordance with a privacy setting pre-defined by an authorized user if the third party application is a multiple user application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeanne Nicole Janoulis, Jay D. Rector, Marcel Theodore Rivard, David Hilliard Williams, David E. Wrobleski, Quetia Arzu
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MOBILE SOCIAL NETWORKING PRIVACY
    Publication number: 20110138480
    Abstract: A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for providing mobile social networking privacy are disclosed. For example, the method receives a request from a third party application for location information of a mobile endpoint device user, determines whether the third party application is a multiple user application and provides the location information of the mobile endpoint device user to the third party application in accordance with a privacy setting pre-defined by an authorized user if the third party application is a multiple user application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: JEANNE NICOLE JANOULIS, Jay D. Rector, Marcel Theodore Rivard, David Hilliard Williams, David E. Wrobleski, Quetia Arzu