Patents by Inventor Damian Smith

Damian Smith 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).

  • Publication number: 20080005568
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing electronic keys that are used to encrypt and decrypt secure, captured data in a customer center. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of: establishing a secure communication over a network between the key management system and a retrieval component; transmitting a duplicate copy of at least one electronic key to a cache that is electrically coupled to the retrieval component; receiving a request to retrieve the electronic keys; and transmitting the retrieved electronic keys for decrypting the stored data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Joe Watson, Damian Smith, Marc Calahan, Jamie Richard Williams, Thomas Dong
  • Publication number: 20080005588
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for retrieving and playing back a secure, captured data in a customer center. In another embodiment, the method comprises: transmitting a request by a retrieval component to retrieve stored, encrypted data from a recording subsystem; establishing a secure communication between the retrieval component and the recording subsystem to retrieve the stored, encrypted data; receiving the stored, encrypted data by the retrieval component; transmitting a request to retrieve electronic keys for decrypting the stored, encrypted data; receiving the electronic keys by the retrieval component; decrypting the stored, encrypted data using the electronic keys; and playing back the decrypted data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Joe Watson, Damian Smith, Marc Calahan, Jamie Richard Williams, Thomas Dong
  • Publication number: 20080005569
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing secure, captured data in a customer center. In one embodiment, the method comprises: capturing data with a recording system; receiving a request to retrieve electronic keys for encrypting the data; responsive to receiving the request, transmitting the electronic keys to the recording system; encrypting the data using the electronic keys; associating the electronic keys with the encrypted data; and storing the encrypted data in the recording system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Joe Watson, Damian Smith, Marc Calahan, Jamie Richard Williams, Thomas Dong
  • Publication number: 20070195945
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating contact center coaching are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Shmuel Korenblit, James Gordon Nies, Ari Volcoff, Damian Smith
  • Publication number: 20070198284
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating contact center coaching are provided. In this regard, a representative method for coaching an agent of a contact center includes: displaying, to a user, information corresponding to a condition indicating that the agent is failing to meet pre-established criteria; receiving input from the user, the input indicating that a coaching meeting is to be scheduled with the agent in order to address the condition; responsive to the input, generating a coaching session form, the coaching session form comprising information corresponding to the agent; and displaying the coaching session form to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Shmuel Korenblit, James Gordon Nies, Ari Volcoff, Damian Smith
  • Publication number: 20070198330
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating contact center coaching are provided. In this regard, a representative integrated contact center system incorporates a workforce manager, a quality monitor, and a coaching system. The workforce manager includes a scheduler. The quality monitor is configured to provide, to the scheduler, at least one quality goal for a work period of an agent and at least one quality score for the agent. The coaching system is configured to communicate with the workforce manager, the coaching system being operative to: receive information, from the quality manager, corresponding to a condition indicating that the agent is failing to meet pre-established criteria; schedule a coaching meeting with the agent in order to address the condition; and integrate the information corresponding to the condition into a coaching session form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Shmuel Korenblit, James Gordon Nies, Ari Volcoff, Damian Smith