Patents by Inventor Elias Joseph Dacloush

Elias Joseph Dacloush 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).

  • Prepaid calling with warning announcement
    Patent number: 6700961
    Abstract: A method and arrangement for providing prepaid calling card services to a calling party is disclosed. Near the end of value of a prepaid calling card account, the calling and called parties to a connection are split and the calling party is given the opportunity to increase the value of his or her prepaid calling card account. If the account is increased the call continues using the increased value. Alternatively, if the account is not increased the connection is dropped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Elias Joseph Dacloush, Puneet Gupta