Patents by Inventor Cynthia Freeman

Cynthia Freeman 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).

  • Patent number: 11928634
    Abstract: Detecting fraudulent activity can be a complex, manual process. In this paper, we adapt statistical properties of count data in a novel algorithm to uncover records exhibiting high risk for fraud. Our method identifies shelves, partitioning data under the counts using a Student's t-distribution. We apply this methodology on a univariate dataset including cumulative results from phone calls to a customer service center. Additionally, we extend this technique to multivariate data, illustrating that the same method is applicable to both univariate and multivariate data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Verint Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Wayne Dumoulin, Cynthia Freeman, James DelloStritto
  • Publication number: 20240020589
    Abstract: Methods and systems for selecting a forecasting algorithm to use for a forecast for a time interval are provided. A class is a series of time intervals that is selected by an entity from time series data that relates to external data or is a series of time intervals from the time series data that corresponds to a motif. The time series data is processed by a computer to identify motifs, and classes are generated based on each identified motif. A user may further identify one or more classes in the time series data. For each class, the forecasting algorithm that best predicts the historical demand data for time intervals associated with the class is determined. Later, when the entity desires to receive a forecast for a future time interval, the class associated with the future time interval is determined. The forecasting algorithm determined to best predict demand for the determined class is then used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Jonathan Silverman, Nicholas Mortimer, Cynthia Freeman
  • Publication number: 20240020545
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods and systems for selecting the forecasting algorithm to use for a prediction based on motifs. A motif is a pattern of interval values that is found to repeat in time series data. Time series data that includes historical demand data (e.g., average communication volume) for an entity at various time intervals in the past is received. The time series data is processed to identify motifs. For each identified motif, the forecasting algorithm that best predicts the historical demand data for time intervals associated with the motif is determined. Later, when the entity desires to receive a forecast for a future time interval, the motif associated with the future time interval is determined. The forecasting algorithm determined to best predict demand for the determined motif is then used to predict the demand for the future time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Jonathan Silverman, Nicholas Mortimer, Cynthia Freeman
  • Patent number: 11868732
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques and architectures for evaluating conversations. In some instances, conversations with users, virtual assistants, and others may be analyzed to identify potential risks within a language model that is employed by the virtual assistants and other entities. The potential risks may be evaluated by administrators, users, systems, and others to identify potential issues with the language model that need to be addressed. This may allow the language model to be improved and enhance user experience with the virtual assistants and others that employ the language model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Verint Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Cynthia Freeman, Ian Beaver
  • Patent number: 11842311
    Abstract: Detecting fraudulent activity can be a complex, manual process. In this paper, we adapt statistical properties of count data in a novel algorithm to uncover records exhibiting high risk for fraud. Our method identifies shelves, partitioning data under the counts using a Student's t-distribution. We apply this methodology on a univariate dataset including cumulative results from phone calls to a customer service center. Additionally, we extend this technique to multivariate data, illustrating that the same method is applicable to both univariate and multivariate data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Verint Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Wayne Dumoulin, Cynthia Freeman, James DelloStritto
  • Patent number: 11842312
    Abstract: Detecting fraudulent activity can be a complex, manual process. In this paper, we adapt statistical properties of count data in a novel algorithm to uncover records exhibiting high risk for fraud. Our method identifies shelves, partitioning data under the counts using a Student's t-distribution. We apply this methodology on a univariate dataset including cumulative results from phone calls to a customer service center. Additionally, we extend this technique to multivariate data, illustrating that the same method is applicable to both univariate and multivariate data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Verint Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Wayne Dumoulin, Cynthia Freeman, James DelloStritto
  • Patent number: 11822888
    Abstract: Features, libraries, and techniques are provided herein for determining the kinds of relational language that are present. Applying audio, emojis, and sentiment shifts as features may be used to determine whether the customer is providing backstory, whether there is ranting, etc. Textual features may be considered, as well as audio features may be considered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Verint Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Beaver, Cynthia Freeman, Andrew T. Pham
  • Patent number: 11704477
    Abstract: Attention weights in a hierarchical attention network indicate the relative importance of portions of a conversation between an individual at one terminal and a computer or a human agent at another terminal. Weighting the portions of the conversation after converting the conversation to a standard text format allows for a computer to graphically highlight, by color, font, or other indicator visible on a graphical user interface, which portions of a conversation led to an escalation of the interaction from an intelligent virtual assistant to a human customer service agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Verint Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Roy Beaver, Cynthia Freeman, Jonathan Patrick Merriman, Abhinav Aggarwal
  • Publication number: 20230177030
    Abstract: Disclosed are a framework and method for selecting an anomaly detection method for each of a plurality of class of time series based on characteristics a time series example that represents an expected form of data. The method provides classification of a given time series into one of known classes based on expected properties of the time series, filtering the set of possible detection methods based on the time series class, evaluating the remaining detection methods on the given time series using the specific evaluation metric and selecting and returning a recommended anomaly detection method based on the specific evaluation metric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Ian Roy Beaver, Cynthia Freeman, Jonathan Merriman
  • Patent number: 11610580
    Abstract: A framework for reducing the number of textual items reviewed to determine the source of or reason for an anomaly in a time series that is used to track metrics in textual data is provided. According the framework, textual items in a time window corresponding to the anomaly are ranked according to the cross-entropy as determined by applying a language model to the relevant textual items and ranking textual items that most likely triggered an anomaly in time series data based on the cross-entropy value. In an aspect, a predetermined number of textual items having the highest cross-entropy are provided or all textual items having cross-entropy value higher than predetermine threshold are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Verint Americas Inc.
    Inventor: Cynthia Freeman
  • Patent number: 11593713
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided framework for automatically choosing the appropriate generalized linear model (GLM) given a time series of count data, and for anomaly detection on time series data. A dispersion parameter is determined and used to determine whether the count data is overdispersed data or underdispersed data. The overdispersed data or the underdispersed data is used to determine a GLM to apply on the dataset. Using the determined GLM on the data, anomalies can be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Verint Americas, Inc.
    Inventor: Cynthia Freeman
  • Patent number: 11567914
    Abstract: Disclosed are a framework and method for selecting an anomaly detection method for each of a plurality of class of time series based on characteristics a time series example that represents an expected form of data. The method provides classification of a given time series into one of known classes based on expected properties of the time series, filtering the set of possible detection methods based on the time series class, evaluating the remaining detection methods on the given time series using the specific evaluation metric and selecting and returning a recommended anomaly detection method based on the specific evaluation metric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Verint Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Roy Beaver, Cynthia Freeman, Jonathan Merriman
  • Publication number: 20230004891
    Abstract: Detecting fraudulent activity can be a complex, manual process. In this paper, we adapt statistical properties of count data in a novel algorithm to uncover records exhibiting high risk for fraud. Our method identifies shelves, partitioning data under the counts using a Student's t-distribution. We apply this methodology on a univariate dataset including cumulative results from phone calls to a customer service center. Additionally, we extend this technique to multivariate data, illustrating that the same method is applicable to both univariate and multivariate data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph Wayne Dumoulin, Cynthia Freeman, James DelloStritto
  • Publication number: 20220405660
    Abstract: Detecting fraudulent activity can be a complex, manual process. In this paper, we adapt statistical properties of count data in a novel algorithm to uncover records exhibiting high risk for fraud. Our method identifies shelves, partitioning data under the counts using a Student's t-distribution. We apply this methodology on a univariate dataset including cumulative results from phone calls to a customer service center. Additionally, we extend this technique to multivariate data, illustrating that the same method is applicable to both univariate and multivariate data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph Wayne Dumoulin, Cynthia Freeman, James DelloStritto
  • Publication number: 20220382990
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques and architectures for evaluating conversations. In some instances, conversations with users, virtual assistants, and others may be analyzed to identify potential risks within a language model that is employed by the virtual assistants and other entities. The potential risks may be evaluated by administrators, users, systems, and others to identify potential issues with the language model that need to be addressed. This may allow the language model to be improved and enhance user experience with the virtual assistants and others that employ the language model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Cynthia Freeman, Ian Beaver
  • Patent number: 11514251
    Abstract: In an implementation, a method for detecting anomalies in textual items is provided. The method includes: receiving a first plurality of textual items by a computing device; training a language model using the received first plurality of textual items by the computing device; after training the language model, receiving a second plurality of textual items by the computing device; calculating a cross-entropy for each textual item in the second plurality of textual items by the computing device using the language model; and detecting an anomaly in at least one of the textual items of the second plurality of textual items by the computing device using the calculated cross-entropies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Verint Americas Inc.
    Inventor: Cynthia Freeman
  • Publication number: 20220351099
    Abstract: Detecting fraudulent activity can be a complex, manual process. In this paper, we adapt statistical properties of count data in a novel algorithm to uncover records exhibiting high risk for fraud. Our method identifies shelves, partitioning data under the counts using a Student's t-distribution. We apply this methodology on a univariate dataset including cumulative results from phone calls to a customer service center. Additionally, we extend this technique to multivariate data, illustrating that the same method is applicable to both univariate and multivariate data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph Wayne Dumoulin, Cynthia Freeman, James DelloStritto
  • Patent number: 11409961
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques and architectures for evaluating conversations. In some instances, conversations with users, virtual assistants, and others may be analyzed to identify potential risks within a language model that is employed by the virtual assistants and other entities. The potential risks may be evaluated by administrators, users, systems, and others to identify potential issues with the language model that need to be addressed. This may allow the language model to be improved and enhance user experience with the virtual assistants and others that employ the language model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Inventors: Cynthia Freeman, Ian Beaver
  • Patent number: 11334832
    Abstract: Detecting fraudulent activity can be a complex, manual process. In this paper, we adapt statistical properties of count data in a novel algorithm to uncover records exhibiting high risk for fraud. Our method identifies shelves, partitioning data under the counts using a Student's t-distribution. We apply this methodology on a univariate dataset including cumulative results from phone calls to a customer service center. Additionally, we extend this technique to multivariate data, illustrating that the same method is applicable to both univariate and multivariate data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Verint Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Wayne Dumoulin, Cynthia Freeman, James DelloStritto
  • Publication number: 20220019725
    Abstract: Attention weights in a hierarchical attention network indicate the relative importance of portions of a conversation between an individual at one terminal and a computer or a human agent at another terminal. Weighting the portions of the conversation after converting the conversation to a standard text format allows for a computer to graphically highlight, by color, font, or other indicator visible on a graphical user interface, which portions of a conversation led to an escalation of the interaction from an intelligent virtual assistant to a human customer service agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Ian Roy Beaver, Cynthia Freeman, Jonathan Patrick Merriman, Abhinav Aggarwal