Patents by Inventor Michael T. Hendrick

Michael T. Hendrick 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).

  • Service management system that enables subscriber-driven changes to service plans
    Patent number: 10733642
    Abstract: A service management system that enables a subscriber of a mobile telecommunication system to modify aspects of his or her service plan and have the modification to the service plan take effect immediately. The subscriber enters a modification request to an aspect of a service plan. The modification request is verified against a set of rules that defines acceptable changes to the service plan. If the proposed modification to the service plan is a valid change, the change to the service plan is immediately propagated to a billing system and to other systems that implement the service plan. The subscriber is notified when the modification to the service plan is complete, and the subscriber is billed on a going-forward basis in accordance with the rate structure applicable to the plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Benson, Adrian Buzescu, Ray Froelich, Michael T. Hendrick, Warren McNeel, Karl Warfel
  • SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT ENABLES SUBSCRIBER-DRIVEN CHANGES TO SERVICE PLANS
    Publication number: 20100241544
    Abstract: A service management system that enables a subscriber of a mobile telecommunication system to modify aspects of his or her service plan and have the modification to the service plan take effect immediately. The subscriber enters a modification request to an aspect of a service plan. The modification request is verified against a set of rules that defines acceptable changes to the service plan. If the proposed modification to the service plan is a valid change, the change to the service plan is immediately propagated to a billing system and to other systems that implement the service plan. The subscriber is notified when the modification to the service plan is complete, and the subscriber is billed on a going-forward basis in accordance with the rate structure applicable to the plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Benson, Adrian Buzescu, Ray Froelich, Michael T. Hendrick, Warren McNeel, Karl Warfel, Gary Sentman
  • Service management system that enables subscriber-driven changes to service plans
    Publication number: 20080071629
    Abstract: A service management system that enables a subscriber of a mobile telecommunication system to modify aspects of his or her service plan and have the modification to the service plan take effect immediately. The subscriber enters a modification request to an aspect of a service plan. The modification request is verified against a set of rules that defines acceptable changes to the service plan. If the proposed modification to the service plan is a valid change, the change to the service plan is immediately propagated to a billing system and to other systems that implement the service plan. The subscriber is notified when the modification to the service plan is complete, and the subscriber is billed on a going-forward basis in accordance with the rate structure applicable to the plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Benson, Adrian Buzescu, Ray Froelich, Michael T. Hendrick, Warren McNeel, Karl Warfel, Gary Sentman