Daniel J Gregory

US Patent:

7502454, Mar 10, 2009

Filed:

Aug 12, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/202721

Inventors:

Jan Trabandt - Kirkland WA, US
Daniel J. Gregory - Seattle WA, US
James A. Gerring - Seattle WA, US
Russell W. Sturgeon - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Slingshot Communications, Inc. - Scottsdale AZ

International Classification:

H04M 15/00
H04M 17/00

US Classification:

3791142, 37911415, 37911416, 37911417, 379144

Abstract:

A method of accounting for online Internet usage credit includes establishing an account identifier in a database for a selected user. A number of credit value block records are associated in the database with the account identifier. Each credit value block has a stored credit value amount, and at least a second stored property indicator. In response to a measured amount of consumption of services by the user, at least one of the credit value blocks is debited by a debit amount based on the measured amount and the second stored property indicator. The stored property indicator may be a rate multiplier, or other factor indicating a different cost mode of online service, connection or usage.

US Patent:

20030223558, Dec 4, 2003

Filed:

May 30, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/158276

Inventors:

Jan Trabandt - Kirkland WA, US
Daniel Gregory - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Slingshot Communications Inc.

International Classification:

H04M015/00

US Classification:

379/114200, 379/114010, 379/114170, 379/114190

Abstract:

A method of accounting for online Internet usage credit includes establishing an account identifier in a database for a selected user. A number of credit value block records are associated in the database with the account identifier. Each credit value block has a stored credit value amount, and at least a second stored property indicator. In response to a measured amount of consumption of services by the user, at least one of the credit value blocks is debited by a debit amount based on the measured amount and the second stored property indicator. The stored property indicator may be a rate multiplier, or other factor indicating a different cost mode of online service, connection or usage.