Patents by Inventor Pradeep K. Goel

Pradeep K. Goel 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 and system for managing the duration and cost of a telephone call
    Patent number: 7174008
    Abstract: A method for establishing a call between a calling party and at least one called party via a call switching network. The method includes calculating a call charge per minute rate based upon a number of rate-determining parameters, notifying the calling party of the call charge per minute rate, receiving input from said calling party based upon the call charge per minute rate; timing the call, calculating the balance available for the call, informing the calling party of the balance in real time, and disconnecting the call when the call balance is zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Pradeep K. Goel
  • Method and system for managing the duration and cost of a telephone call
    Publication number: 20040240649
    Abstract: A method for establishing a call between a calling party and at least one called party via a call switching network. The method includes calculating a call charge per minute rate based upon a number of rate-determining parameters, notifying the calling party of the call charge per minute rate, receiving input from said calling party based upon the call charge per minute rate; timing the call, calculating the balance available for the call, informing the calling party of the balance in real time, and disconnecting the call when the call balance is zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventor: Pradeep K. Goel