Patents by Inventor Dianne Green Russell

Dianne Green Russell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for establishing customized billing arrangements for a calling card in a telecommunications network
    Patent number: 5864609
    Abstract: A method for automatically converting a promotional calling card to a permanent calling card by an operator services system (OSS) is disclosed. A promotional calling card call received in the OSS is validated by obtaining card product-type data and card information data from a calling card validation database. Upon depletion of a non-billed promotional balance, the caller using a promotional calling card is presented with the option of being connected to a customer services representative by the OSS for arranging billing for future use of the card. User convenience is enhanced since the promotional calling card number is also used as the permanent calling card number after billing arrangements are made via the customer service representative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Wanda Kay Cross, Michael Joseph Haller, Brian John Higgins, Nasrin Hoque, Kathryn Ann Jurie, Dianne Green Russell