Richard P Reece

US Patent:

20020188868, Dec 12, 2002

Filed:

Jun 12, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/878230

Inventors:

Kenneth Budka - Marlboro NJ, US
Richard Reece - Littleton CO, US
Steven Sommars - Wheaton IL, US
Patric Walsh - Bloomingdate IL, US

International Classification:

G06F011/30

US Classification:

713/201000

Abstract:

In the method for protecting use of resources in a network, a communication address request for a temporary communication address is received from user equipment; the communication address request includes an identifier of the user equipment. The communication address request is processed based on a failure count accessed using the identifier for the user equipment; the failure count indicating a number of times the user equipment has been denied registration.

US Patent:

59152141, Jun 22, 1999

Filed:

Feb 23, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/393422

Inventors:

Richard W. Reece - Washington DC
Matthew L. Reece - Washington DC

International Classification:

H04Q 720

US Classification:

455406

Abstract:

A system and method for enabling a user of wireless communication services such as mobile cellular telephone services to easily switch among various available service providers based on real time cost and service feature information. A central processing facility serves as an intermediary between mobile communication users and service providers and broadcasts real time service provider information over an established information channel, in each region served by wireless communication carriers. Users are able to select an optimal service provider based on the received service provider information. In this way, competition among wireless carriers is enhanced.