Patents by Inventor Richard L. Lacourse

Richard L. Lacourse 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: 8700781
    Abstract: A method for processing an incoming message in substantially real-time is provided. The method may include receiving the incoming message in response to a condition associated with a client device. The incoming message may be processed using a message handler and an approved rule. The approved rule may be operatively associated with an approved message structure that is compatible with a backend system. The processed message may be provided to the backend system in the approved message structure. The method may also include sending a reply message to a destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Business Global LLC
    Inventors: David B. Sawyer, Ronnie D. King, Jr., Gopinath Srinivasan, Richard S. Bice, Jon P. Brusseau, Richard L. LaCourse, Herbert T. Raffaele
  • Patent number: 8364800
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and process for resolving messages from application components to back-end systems. The system comprises a standardized message definition which uses a tagged field format through which application components communicate to a message handler. The message handler applies rules that define actions to be taken and recipients of information based on the contents of the message. The rules may be pre-defined by a customer associated with an application component generating a message, based on common rules applied to components generally, or based upon service rules associated with the service provider, such as level of service subscriptions or other characteristics, or based on a combination of any or all of the above bases. By utilizing published message formats, the present invention provides a platform independent framework for exposing application hosting back-end systems to customer applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Business Network Services Inc.
    Inventors: Richard S. Bice, Jon P. Brusseau, Richard L. Lacourse, Herbert T. Raffaele
  • Publication number: 20080189376
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and process for resolving messages from application components to back-end systems. The system comprises a standardized message definition which uses a tagged field format through which application components communicate to a message handler. The message handler applies rules that define actions to be taken and recipients of information based on the contents of the message. The rules may be pre-defined by a customer associated with an application component generating a message, based on common rules applied to components generally, or based upon service rules associated with the service provider, such as level of service subscriptions or other characteristics, or based on a combination of any or all of the above bases. By utilizing published message formats, the present invention provides a platform independent framework for exposing application hosting back-end systems to customer applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICES INC.
    Inventors: Richard S. BICE, Jon P. BRUSSEAU, Richard L. LACOURSE, Herbert T. RAFFAELE
  • Publication number: 20020188688
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and process for resolving messages from application components to back-end systems. The system comprises a standardized message definition which uses a tagged field format through which application components communicate to a message handler. The message handler applies rules that define actions to be taken and recipients of information based on the contents of the message. The rules may be pre-defined by a customer associated with an application component generating a message, based on common rules applied to components generally, or based upon service rules associated with the service provider, such as level of service subscriptions or other characteristics, or based on a combination of any or all of the above bases. By utilizing published message formats, the present invention provides a platform independent framework for exposing application hosting back-end systems to customer applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventors: Richard S. Bice, Jon P. Brusseau, Richard L. LaCourse, Herbert T. Raffaele