Patents by Inventor William B. Chandler

William B. Chandler 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: 9485645
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products use combinations of international mobile equipment identity (IMEI), international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), and account information to determine if a customer is eligible for service credit in near real-time. The customer needs an active account prior to inserting a subscriber identity module (SIM) into a device and powering on the device for the system to determine credit eligibility. No further customer action is required. The credit application process determines credit eligibility based upon device credit eligibility, account tenure, and/or credit rules, and applies the credit to the customer's account. The customer may be proactively notified when the credit is applied. The credit and tenure rules may be changed as the industry and business needs change to remain competitive in the industry. The SIM used is configured with software to lock the SIM to the device upon first power-on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Lizbet Gonzalez, Leonard James Burnett, Todd D Carlton, William B. Chandler, Jr., Raymond A. McFarland, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20150237216
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products use combinations of international mobile equipment identity (IMEI), international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), and account information to determine if a customer is eligible for service credit in near real-time. The customer needs an active account prior to inserting a subscriber identity module (SIM) into a device and powering on the device for the system to determine credit eligibility. No further customer action is required. The credit application process determines credit eligibility based upon device credit eligibility, account tenure, and/or credit rules, and applies the credit to the customer's account. The customer may be proactively notified when the credit is applied. The credit and tenure rules may be changed as the industry and business needs change to remain competitive in the industry. The SIM used is configured with software to lock the SIM to the device upon first power-on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Lizbet Gonzalez, Leonard James Burnett, Todd D. Carlton, William B. Chandler, JR., Raymond A. McFarland, JR.
  • Patent number: 8682291
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products use combinations of international mobile equipment identity (IMEI), international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), and account information to determine if a customer is eligible for service credit in near real-time. The customer needs an active account prior to inserting a subscriber identity module (SIM) into a device and powering on the device for the system to determine credit eligibility. No further customer action is required. The credit application process determines credit eligibility based upon device credit eligibility, account tenure, and/or credit rules, and applies the credit to the customer's account. The customer may be proactively notified when the credit is applied. The credit and tenure rules may be changed as the industry and business needs change to remain competitive in the industry. The SIM used is configured with software to lock the SIM to the device upon first power-on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Lizbet Gonzalez, Leonard James Burnett, Todd D. Carlton, William B. Chandler, Jr., Raymond A. MacFarland, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8391832
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products use combinations of international mobile equipment identity (IMEI), international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), and account information to determine if a customer is eligible for service credit in near real-time. The customer needs an active account prior to inserting a subscriber identity module (SIM) into a device and powering on the device for the system to determine credit eligibility. No further customer action is required. The credit application process determines credit eligibility based upon device credit eligibility, account tenure, and/or credit rules, and applies the credit to the customer's account. The customer may be proactively notified when the credit is applied. The credit and tenure rules may be changed as the industry and business needs change to remain competitive in the industry. The SIM used is configured with software to lock the SIM to the device upon first power-on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Lizbet Gonzalez, Leonard James Burnett, Todd D. Carlton, William B. Chandler, Jr., Raymond A. McFarland, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20110281551
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products use combinations of international mobile equipment identity (IMEI), international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), and account information to determine if a customer is eligible for service credit in near real-time. The customer needs an active account prior to inserting a subscriber identity module (SIM) into a device and powering on the device for the system to determine credit eligibility. No further customer action is required. The credit application process determines credit eligibility based upon device credit eligibility, account tenure, and/or credit rules, and applies the credit to the customer's account. The customer may be proactively notified when the credit is applied. The credit and tenure rules may be changed as the industry and business needs change to remain competitive in the industry. The SIM used is configured with software to lock the SIM to the device upon first power-on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Lizbet Gonzalez, Leonard James Burnett, Todd D. Carlton, William B. Chandler, JR., Raymond A. McFarland, JR.
  • Publication number: 20110159843
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for single-step direct activation of telecommunication services for a mobile device. One embodiment of the disclosure of this application is related to a system comprising a transceiver receiving product information from a mobile device and receiving service plan information from the mobile device, and a server verifying availability of service for the mobile device based on at least one of the product information and the service plan information, and activating telecommunication service with the mobile device. The received product information including an international mobile equipment identity (“IMEI”) number received from an IMEI trigger event and an international mobile subscriber identity (“IMSI”) number received from a pre-provisioned subscriber identity module (“SIM”) component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Darron Heath, Feza Buyukdura, Steven Carlson, William B. Chandler, JR., Cynthia Jackson, Brian O'Rourke, Sandra Spulecki, Narayanan Venkataraghavan
  • Patent number: 4238874
    Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed which includes a carriage having mounted thereon tooling for trimming wires and inserting trimmed wires into electrical contacts successively along an electrical connector mounted on an anvil. A stepping motor drive transports and repeatedly stops the carriage and the tooling successively in alignment with the multiple contacts preparatory to insertion of corresponding trimmed wires therein. The tooling is quickly replaceable and follows along a reference surface of the connector for positive alignment with the contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1980
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: William B. Chandler, John D. Davis, Ronald G. Sergeant