Patents by Inventor Mark P. Evans

Mark P. Evans 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).

  • Prepaid services with security provisions to protect against unauthorized use
    Patent number: 7974393
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a telecommunication service is disclosed wherein a call associated with a first prepaid services account identifier is received from a user. An offer is provided to the user to initiate a replacement service for the first prepaid services account identifier and, upon receiving an indication of an acceptance of the offer from the user, a replacement codeword associated with the first prepaid services account identifier is established. The call associated with the first prepaid services account may be any type of communication, including a telephone call, a message delivered via the internet, or any other voice or data message. Upon receipt of the codeword from the user, a second prepaid services account identifier is established and, in one implementation, the first prepaid services account identifier is deactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark P. Evans, Michael Palumbo, Robert M. Stanchina
  • Prepaid services with security provisions to protect against unauthorized use
    Publication number: 20090074167
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a telecommunication service is disclosed wherein a call associated with a first prepaid services account identifier is received from a user. An offer is provided to the user to initiate a replacement service for the first prepaid services account identifier and, upon receiving an indication of an acceptance of the offer from the user, a replacement codeword associated with the first prepaid services account identifier is established. The call associated with the first prepaid services account may be any type of communication, including a telephone call, a message delivered via the internet, or any other voice or data message. Upon receipt of the codeword from the user, a second prepaid services account identifier is established and, in one implementation, the first prepaid services account identifier is deactivated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Mark P. Evans, Michael Palumbo, Robert M. Stanchina
  • Prepaid services with security provisions to protect against unauthorized use
    Patent number: 7453999
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a telecommunication service is disclosed wherein a call associated with a first prepaid services account identifier is received from a user. An offer is provided to the user to initiate a replacement service for the first prepaid services account identifier and, upon receiving an indication of an acceptance of the offer from the user, a replacement codeword associated with the first prepaid services account identifier is established. The call associated with the first prepaid services account may be any type of communication, including a telephone call, a message delivered via the internet, or any other voice or data message. Upon receipt of the codeword from the user, a second prepaid services account identifier is established and, in one implementation, the first prepaid services account identifier is deactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Inventors: Mark P. Evans, Michael Palumbo, Robert M. Stanchina