Patents by Inventor Roland B. Webster

Roland B. Webster 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).

  • Apparatus and method for managing call billing records
    Patent number: 6904276
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for managing call billing records of communications network users. The apparatus includes a communications network, a gateway, a communications link, and a network processor. The communications network is operative to carry user calls. The gateway communicates with the network and is operative to collect call billing data from the network in a first data structure format. The communication link is coupled to the gateway. The network processor communicates with the gateway via the communication link. The network processor is operative to receive the collected call billing data in the first data structure format and convert the collected call billing data from the first data structure format to a second data structure format. A method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: MCI, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael B. Freeman, Roland B. Webster, Michael D. Jarrett, Eddie L. Pickeral