Patents by Inventor Greg Gianforte

Greg Gianforte 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: 8600734
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for determining the emotional content of an electronic correspondence to route or prioritize the information, to set the expectations of a customer support worker, to flag those workers who are using inappropriate language with the customer, or to determine another best course to send the correspondence. In a preferred embodiment, a customer sends an electronic correspondence to a company via email. Emotionally charged words or symbols in each sentence are detected. The message is then given an emotional ranking which is used to determine what future action is most appropriate for the correspondence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Oracle OTC Subsidiary, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas K. Warner, James Neal Richter, Stephen D. Durbin, Greg Gianforte
  • Publication number: 20110246378
    Abstract: Systems and methods automatically determine responses to content based on semantic analysis, token analysis and influence ratings. The systems and methods identify relevant queries for product support, purchase or advocacy from multiple communications channels and further separate the high-value conversations and individuals from the low value conversations and individuals in an efficient manner. Described herein is a system and method to use the identification of important individuals and the context of their conversations to appropriately route content items and messages and subsequent responses in such a way as to allow an efficient interaction to occur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: E. Fredrick PRUSSACK, Greg Gianforte, Douglas K. Warner, David A. Vap
  • Patent number: 7289949
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for determining the emotional content of an electronic correspondence to route or prioritize the information, to set the expectations of a customer support worker, to flag those workers who are using inappropriate language with the customer, or to determine another best course to send the correspondence. In a preferred embodiment, a customer sends an electronic correspondence to a company via email. Emotionally charged words or symbols in each sentence are detected. The message is then given an emotional ranking which is used to determine what future action is most appropriate for the correspondence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Right Now Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas K. Warner, James Neal Richter, Stephen D. Durbin, Greg Gianforte
  • Publication number: 20070100603
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for determining the emotional content of an electronic correspondence to route or prioritize the information, to set the expectations of a customer support worker, to flag those workers who are using inappropriate language with the customer, or to determine another best course to send the correspondence. In a preferred embodiment, a customer sends an electronic correspondence to a company via email. Emotionally charged words or symbols in each sentence are detected. The message is then given an emotional ranking which is used to determine what future action is most appropriate for the correspondence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Douglas Warner, James Richter, Stephen Durbin, Greg Gianforte
  • Publication number: 20030069936
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for determining the emotional content of an electronic correspondence to route or prioritize the information, to set the expectations of a customer support worker, to flag those workers who are using inappropriate language with the customer, or determine another best course to send the correspondence. In a preferred embodiment, a customer sends an electronic correspondence to a company via email. Emotionally charged words or symbols in each sentence are detected. The message is then given an emotional ranking which is used to determine what future action is most appropriate for the correspondence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Douglas K. Warner, James Neal Richter, Stephen D. Durbin, Greg Gianforte