Foster City, CA, United States of America

Richard Hillix Barton

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Sprint Communications Comapny L.p.. Active years: 2001.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Richard Hillix Barton. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/richard-hillix-barton

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

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% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 45(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 2001

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Richard Hillix Barton and Telecommunications Fraud Prevention.

Introduction

Richard Hillix Barton is an inventor associated with Foster City, California. His work includes a patent for detecting and preventing telecommunications fraud before a call connects.

Latest Patents

Barton is credited with 1 patent: “System for Detection and Prevention of Telecommunications Fraud Prior to Call Connection.” The invention screens attempted calls for fraud during calling-card validation at a service control point (SCP). The SCP consults a database of fraud-decision nodes, which can be organized into screening trees to assess information about each attempted call. This approach supports more detailed and customizable fraud screening.

Career Highlights

Barton’s patent is associated with Sprint Communications Company L.P. It describes a method for evaluating potential fraud before a call is connected, rather than relying solely on detection after the call has begun.

Collaborations

Barton’s listed coworkers include Isaac Shane Allen and Zahid Ali Abbasi.

Conclusion

Richard Hillix Barton’s patent focuses on customizable, pre-connection fraud screening to help telecommunications systems identify suspicious calls before they are completed.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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