Patents by Inventor Patrick K. Oborn

Patrick K. Oborn 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).

  • System and method to determine and deliver quotes for distance-sensitive communication links from multiple service providers
    Patent number: 7916844
    Abstract: To facilitate real-time pricing, an embodiment of the invention retrieves multiple quotes from multiple databases associated with multiple service providers. Information regarding a customer's location, and the locations of multiple service providers are used to determine the cost of services associated with each of the multiple service providers in real-time. The retrieved quotes are compared, and quotes below a pre-determined price threshold are provided to a user in real-time (e.g., via the Internet). The user can select a desired quote from the quotes provided, and purchase or request more information regarding the desired quote online.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Telarus, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick K. Oborn, Aaron J. Lieberman
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETERMINE AND DELIVER QUOTES FOR DISTANCE-SENSITIVE COMMUNICATION LINKS FROM MULTIPLE SERVICE PROVIDERS
    Publication number: 20090154676
    Abstract: To facilitate real-time pricing, an embodiment of the invention retrieves multiple quotes from multiple databases associated with multiple service providers. Information regarding a customer's location, and the locations of multiple service providers are used to determine the cost of services associated with each of the multiple service providers in real-time. The retrieved quotes are compared, and quotes below a pre-determined price threshold are provided to a user in real-time (e.g., via the Internet). The user can select a desired quote from the quotes provided, and purchase or request more information regarding the desired quote online.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Patrick K. OBORN, Aaron J. LIEBERMAN
  • System and method to determine and deliver quotes for distance-sensitive communication links from multiple service providers
    Patent number: 7496184
    Abstract: To facilitate real-time pricing, an embodiment of the invention retrieves multiple quotes from multiple databases associated with multiple service providers. Information regarding a customer's location, and the locations of multiple service providers are used to determine the cost of services associated with each of the multiple service providers in real-time. The retrieved quotes are compared, and quotes below a pre-determined price threshold are provided to a user in real-time (e.g., via the Internet). The user can select a desired quote from the quotes provided, and purchase or request more information regarding the desired quote online.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Telarus, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick K. Oborn, Aaron J. Lieberman