Patents
US 10497054 B2: System and method for managing restrictions on collection activities
- Granted
- 2019-12-03
- Filed
- 2015-08-28 application 14839556
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A collection management system includes a collection server, a telephone dialing system, and a restriction features server. The collection server includes a memory having records, a debtor database and a local restrictions database. The telephone dialing system is connected to the collection server and is configured to access a telephony network and automatically dial a plurality of telephone numbers. Access to the telephony network by the telephone dialing system is restricted based on the information in the local restrictions database. The records of the collection server retain instances of restricted access to the telephony network by the telephone dialing system. The restriction features server is configured to connect to the collection server and update the restrictions database.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg191203.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario Systems, LLC 5 patents | US company or organization | Muncie, IN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Kennedy | Midlothian, VA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Megan Jones | Muncie, IN | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Beth Waters | Muncie, IN | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Dwayne Lott | Farmland, IN | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Chris Repp | Pendleton, IN | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q40/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04M | Telephonic communication | H04M3/38 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-30 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | NXT CAPITAL, LLC, AS AGENT signed 2019-08-30 | ONTARIO SYSTEMS, LLC MUNCIE, IN | 50223/358 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-08-30 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ONTARIO SYSTEMS, LLC signed 2019-08-30 | NXT CAPITAL, LLC CHICAGO, IL | 50221/790 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-09-10 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ONTARIO SYSTEMS, LLC signed 2015-09-10 | NXT CAPITAL LLC CHICAGO, IL | 36536/57 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-08-31 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JONES, MEGAN signed 2015-08-28 KENNEDY, AMY signed 2015-08-28 LOTT, DWAYNE signed 2015-08-28 REPP, CHRIS signed 2015-08-28 WATERS, BETH signed 2015-08-28 | ONTARIO SYSTEMS, LLC MUNCIE, IN | 36456/128 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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