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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
May. 26, 2009
Applicants:
Jeffrey Sweeney, Olathe, KS (US);
Kelsyn D. S. Rooks, Overland Park, KS (US);
Jeff Stafford, Overland Park, KS (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Sweeney, Olathe, KS (US);
Kelsyn D. S. Rooks, Overland Park, KS (US);
Jeff Stafford, Overland Park, KS (US);
Assignee:
CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC, Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosed invention include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for managing cellular usage in controlled areas. For example, in one embodiment, a cellular monitoring system communicates with one or more femto cells located within a controlled area for detecting the presence of unauthorized cellular devices or for monitoring the usage of cellular devices within the controlled area.