Patents by Inventor Rebekah Johnson

Rebekah Johnson 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: 11956382
    Abstract: Telephone calls can be validated using blockchains. In one example, a computing node can generate a distributed ledger indicating relationships between telephone numbers and unique identifiers assigned to the telephone numbers. The distributed ledger can be accessible to a telecommunication system for validating telephone calls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Numeracle, Inc.
    Inventors: Rebekah Johnson, Mohamed S. Jaffer
  • Publication number: 20230073809
    Abstract: Telephone calls can be validated using blockchains. In one example, a computing node can generate a distributed ledger indicating relationships between telephone numbers and unique identifiers assigned to the telephone numbers. The distributed ledger can be accessible to a telecommunication system for validating telephone calls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Rebekah Johnson, Mohamed S. Jaffer
  • Patent number: 11533396
    Abstract: Telephone calls can be validated using blockchains. In one example, a computing node can generate a distributed ledger indicating relationships between telephone numbers and unique identifiers assigned to the telephone numbers. The distributed ledger can be accessible to a telecommunication system for validating telephone calls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Numeracle, Inc.
    Inventors: Rebekah Johnson, Mohamed S. Jaffer
  • Publication number: 20210136196
    Abstract: Telephone calls can be validated using blockchains. In one example, a computing node can generate a distributed ledger indicating relationships between telephone numbers and unique identifiers assigned to the telephone numbers. The distributed ledger can be accessible to a telecommunication system for validating telephone calls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Rebekah Johnson, Mohamed S. Jaffer
  • Patent number: 10979557
    Abstract: Telephone calls can be validated using blockchains. In one example, a telecommunication system can access a distributed ledger indicating relationships between telephone numbers and unique identifiers assigned to the telephone numbers. The telecommunication system can then verify a telephone call based on the relationships in the distributed ledger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Numeracle, Inc.
    Inventors: Rebekah Johnson, Mohamed S. Jaffer
  • Publication number: 20200304632
    Abstract: Telephone calls can be validated using blockchains. In one example, a telecommunication system can access a distributed ledger indicating relationships between telephone numbers and unique identifiers assigned to the telephone numbers. The telecommunication system can then verify a telephone call based on the relationships in the distributed ledger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Rebekah Johnson, Mohamed S. Jaffer
  • Patent number: 10582045
    Abstract: Providing ported and disconnected wireless number distinction, comprising: receiving, by at least one processor, an aggregator data file containing at least one of at least one wireless number that has been ported and at least one wireless number that has been disconnected, accessing, by the at least one processor, a number portability database, receiving, by the at least one processor, at least one of text and voice call opted-in data file, determining, by the at least one processor, a conjunction of the aggregator data file and number portability database, the conjunction defining a ported data file, determining, by the at least one processor, a commonality of the at least one of a text and a voice call opted-in data file and the ported data file, the commonality defining a ported opted-in data file, recording, in at least one memory, a status of the commonality of the ported opted-in data file as opted-in wireless numbers, wherein the at least one processor and at least one memory are communicably coupled
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: West Corporation
    Inventor: Rebekah Johnson
  • Patent number: 10212273
    Abstract: Providing ported and disconnected wireless number distinction, comprising: receiving, by at least one processor, an aggregator data file containing at least one of at least one wireless number that has been ported and at least one wireless number that has been disconnected, accessing, by the at least one processor, a number portability database, receiving, by the at least one processor, at least one of text and voice call opted-in data file, determining, by the at least one processor, a conjunction of the aggregator data file and number portability database, the conjunction defining a ported data file, determining, by the at least one processor, a commonality of the at least one of a text and a voice call opted-in data file and the ported data file, the commonality defining a ported opted-in data file, recording, in at least one memory, a status of the commonality of the ported opted-in data file as opted-in wireless numbers, wherein the at least one processor and at least one memory are communicably coupled
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: West Corporation
    Inventor: Rebekah Johnson
  • Patent number: 9906644
    Abstract: Providing ported and disconnected wireless number distinction, comprising: receiving, by at least one processor, an aggregator data file containing at least one of at least one wireless number that has been ported and at least one wireless number that has been disconnected, accessing, by the at least one processor, a number portability database, receiving, by the at least one processor, at least one of text and voice call opted-in data file, determining, by the at least one processor, a conjunction of the aggregator data file and number portability database, the conjunction defining a ported data file, determining, by the at least one processor, a commonality of the at least one of a text and a voice call opted-in data file and the ported data file, the commonality defining a ported opted-in data file, recording, in at least one memory, a status of the commonality of the ported opted-in data file as opted-in wireless numbers, wherein the at least one processor and at least one memory are communicably coupled
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: West Corporation
    Inventor: Rebekah Johnson
  • Patent number: 9197747
    Abstract: A determination of whether to perform telephone call blocking includes initiating a telephone call from a call server, determining whether the call is a solicitation call and determining the area code of the call and performing a lookup operation of the area code in a call suppression database. The process may also include retrieving a call block entry for a current day from the call suppression database, and comparing the area code to the call block entry for the current day to determine whether the call should be blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: West Corporation
    Inventors: Rebekah Johnson, Baron Morvant, William Corey Howard
  • Patent number: 8903071
    Abstract: A determination of whether to perform telephone call blocking includes initiating a telephone call from a call server, determining whether the call is a solicitation call and determining the area code of the call and performing a lookup operation of the area code in a call suppression database. The process may also include retrieving a call block entry for a current day from the call suppression database, and comparing the area code to the call block entry for the current day to determine whether the call should be blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: West Corporation
    Inventors: Rebekah Johnson, Baron Morvant, William Corey Howard
  • Patent number: 8681967
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium for determining whether to perform telephone call blocking. One example method of operation provides initiating a telephone call from a call server, determining whether the call is a solicitation call and determining the area code of the call and performing a lookup operation of the area code in a call suppression database. The method may also include retrieving a call block entry for a current day from the call suppression database, and comparing the area code to the call block entry for the current day to determine whether the call should be blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: West Corporation
    Inventors: Rebekah Johnson, Baron Morvant, William Corey Howard