Patents by Inventor Richard M. Neidermyer

Richard M. Neidermyer 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: 10432487
    Abstract: A system and method are presented for on premises and offline survivability of an interactive voice response system in a cloud telephony system. Voice interaction control may be divided from the media resources. Survivability is invoked when the communication technology between the Cloud and the voice interaction's resource provider is degraded or disrupted. The system is capable of recovering after a disruption event such that a seamless transition between failure and non-failure states is provided for a limited impact to a user's experience. When communication paths or Cloud control is re-established, the user resumes normal processing and full functionality as if the failure had not occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Inventors: Richard M. Neidermyer, Kevin Elliott King, Felix Immanuel Wyss
  • Publication number: 20180343180
    Abstract: A system and method are presented for on premises and offline survivability of an interactive voice response system in a cloud telephony system. Voice interaction control may be divided from the media resources. Survivability is invoked when the communication technology between the Cloud and the voice interaction's resource provider is degraded or disrupted. The system is capable of recovering after a disruption event such that a seamless transition between failure and non-failure states is provided for a limited impact to a user's experience. When communication paths or Cloud control is re-established, the user resumes normal processing and full functionality as if the failure had not occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Richard M. Neidermyer, Kevin Elliott King, Felix Immanuel Wyss
  • Patent number: 10069700
    Abstract: A system and method are presented for on premise and offline survivability of an interactive voice response system in a cloud telephony system. Voice interaction control may be divided from the media resources. Survivability is invoked when the communication technology between the Cloud and the voice interaction's resource provider is degraded or disrupted. The system is capable of recovering after a disruption event such that a seamless transition between failure and non-failure states is provided for a limited impact to a user's experience. When communication paths or Cloud control is reestablished, the user resumes normal processing and full functionality as if the failure had not occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Inventors: Richard M. Neidermyer, Kevin Elliott King, Felix Immanuel Wyss
  • Patent number: 9667780
    Abstract: A system and method are presented for analysis of a connection comprising a communication provider and a remote device. Known timing conditions may be used in the analysis to eliminate the impact of analysis delay on the contacted party flow. A point in time may be determined at which a live answer is no longer expected and an answering service answer may be expected using several factors. These factors comprise the routing time to/from the originating provider to a secondary provider as well as the time that the secondary provider alerts before transferring to a voice message service. Live answer determination may be categorized prior to the indication of a far-end connection and before the application of any media analysis routines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard M. Neidermyer, Jon C. Melnik
  • Patent number: 9509847
    Abstract: A system and method are presented for language specific routing. Language assignment may be used to efficiently route inbound interactions in a contact center. The inbound interaction's original location may be determined and assigned a language based on the location of the interaction. The interaction is assigned a language tag that can be referenced throughout routing. The interaction may be routed to the appropriate endpoints within the system based on the language tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard M. Neidermyer, David Johnston Lynch
  • Publication number: 20160309032
    Abstract: Methods for enhancing call experiences through personal rules are provided. In one example, a method includes the steps of receiving a phone call and caller identification information associated with the phone call and routing the phone call to an interactive voice response system. A caller profile is developed based on a comparison of the caller identification information and one or more data stores. The caller profile is matched with a predetermined personal rule, and a dynamic message is generated in the interactive voice response system based on the matching predetermined personal rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: INTERACTIVE INTELLIGENCE, INC.
    Inventors: Kalpit Patel, Richard J. Walsh, Richard M. Neidermyer
  • Publication number: 20160294955
    Abstract: A system and method are presented for on premise and offline survivability of an interactive voice response system in a cloud telephony system. Voice interaction control may be divided from the media resources. Survivability is invoked when the communication technology between the Cloud and the voice interaction's resource provider is degraded or disrupted. The system is capable of recovering after a disruption event such that a seamless transition between failure and non-failure states is provided for a limited impact to a user's experience. When communication paths or Cloud control is re-established, the user resumes normal processing and full functionality as if the failure had not occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Richard M. Neidermyer, Kevin Elliott King, Felix Immanuel Wyss
  • Publication number: 20160182722
    Abstract: A system and method are presented for language specific routing. Language assignment may be used to efficiently route inbound interactions in a contact center. The inbound interaction's original location may be determined and assigned a language based on the location of the interaction. The interaction is assigned a language tag that can be referenced throughout routing. The interaction may be routed to the appropriate endpoints within the system based on the language tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard M. Neidermyer, David Johnston Lynch