Patents by Inventor Maynard W. EXUM

Maynard W. EXUM 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: 10360553
    Abstract: A device may receive information associated with a particular entity and trigger, based on the information, a status for the particular entity. The device may transmit, based on triggering the status, a list of a plurality of mobile devices and may receive an identified set of mobile devices from the list of the plurality of mobile devices. The device may further receive, from a selected mobile device, a request to perform an action and receive a string of characters from the selected mobile device. The device may further transmit, based on receiving the string of characters, an instruction command to the selected mobile device when the string of characters matches a verification string of characters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Ashish R. Gandhi, Rajeev K. Sadana, Maynard W. Exum
  • Publication number: 20180075435
    Abstract: A device may receive information associated with a particular entity and trigger, based on the information, a status for the particular entity. The device may transmit, based on triggering the status, a list of a plurality of mobile devices and may receive an identified set of mobile devices from the list of the plurality of mobile devices. The device may further receive, from a selected mobile device, a request to perform an action and receive a string of characters from the selected mobile device. The device may further transmit, based on receiving the string of characters, an instruction command to the selected mobile device when the string of characters matches a verification string of characters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Ashish R. GANDHI, Rejeev K. SADANA, Maynard W. EXUM
  • Patent number: 9826402
    Abstract: A device may receive information associated with a particular entity and trigger, based on the information, a status for the particular entity. The device may transmit, based on triggering the status, a list of a plurality of mobile devices and may receive an identified set of mobile devices from the list of the plurality of mobile devices. The device may further receive, from a selected mobile device, a request to perform an action and receive a string of characters from the selected mobile device. The device may further transmit, based on receiving the string of characters, an instruction command to the selected mobile device when the string of characters matches a verification string of characters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Ashish R. Gandhi, Rajeev K. Sadana, Maynard W. Exum
  • Publication number: 20150215782
    Abstract: A device may receive information associated with a particular entity and trigger, based on the information, a status for the particular entity. The device may transmit, based on triggering the status, a list of a plurality of mobile devices and may receive an identified set of mobile devices from the list of the plurality of mobile devices. The device may further receive, from a selected mobile device, a request to perform an action and receive a string of characters from the selected mobile device. The device may further transmit, based on receiving the string of characters, an instruction command to the selected mobile device when the string of characters matches a verification string of characters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Ashish R. GANDHI, Rajeev K. SADANA, Maynard W. EXUM
  • Publication number: 20130198021
    Abstract: Passcodes may be managed for an account that is associated with multiple mobile devices. A list of mobile devices, associated with the account, may be provided to a user, where the account may be associated with a verification passcode that is used to verify purchases. The user may select a set of mobile devices from the list, and the selected set of mobile devices may be enabled to make purchases that are charged to the account. A request may be received, from one of the mobile devices, to make a purchase, and a passcode may be received from the one of the mobile devices. The request for the purchase may be permitted when the passcode matches the verification passcode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: CELLCO PARTNERSHIP D/B/A/ VERIZON WIRELESS
    Inventors: Ashish R. GANDHI, Rajeev K. SADANA, Maynard W. EXUM