Patents by Inventor Roy D. Tarantino

Roy D. Tarantino 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).

  • Method and system for synchronizing pre-paid account balance information between a network based server and a mobile station
    Patent number: 8897746
    Abstract: Prepaid account balance of a mobile station user on the mobile station is synchronized with a prepaid account balance stored in a prepaid server. The mobile station receives messages indicating the prepaid account balance generated by the prepaid server via a communication link established by a wireless network system. The prepaid server determines elapsed time since the last message regarding the prepaid account and sends a new message indicating the prepaid account balance to the mobile station if a predetermined time has elapsed. The prepaid server's operations may be performed periodically by the prepaid server or performed when the mobile station is powered on from power off state or the mobile station to a service coverage area from a non-service coverage area. The new message showing the prepaid account balance is displayed on the mobile station upon receiving the new message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventor: Roy D. Tarantino