Patents by Inventor Mark B. Edwards

Mark B. Edwards 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: 9392125
    Abstract: Call related invoices may be generated and applied to calls and related services especially in certain countries with dynamic tax models and specific entity authorization rules and other strict requirements for generating such invoices. One example method of operation may include identifying a call session being initiated by at least one call party device and retrieving account information of the at least one call party. Next, a preliminary invoice is generated based on the initiated call session including the account information, and the invoice is then updated to include details of the call session once the call session has ended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: WEST CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jean-Frederic Besson, Mark B. Edwards
  • Patent number: 6463126
    Abstract: A method for qualifying a local loop for DSL service identifies the loop on an individual basis with respect to a plurality of other loops, while determining a qualification result based on descriptive data and a different data source as dictated by the state of the description data. The method includes determining an end to end path that individually identifies the loop, gathering descriptive data, and determining the qualification result. The qualification result is based on the descriptive data and further based on the different data sources dictated by the state of the set of loop description data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Qwest Communications International Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Manica, Mark B. Edwards, Richard L. Gibson