Patents by Inventor Richard McCrossan

Richard McCrossan 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: 10412219
    Abstract: A system for managing customer involvement with a contact center involves one or more monitoring applications executing on one or more computerized servers associated with the contact center, the applications monitoring communications between individual customers and the center; and a rules engine executing on the one or more computerized servers, the rules engine accessible to the monitoring application, the rules engine enabled to generate and implement business rules. Upon detection by one of the monitoring applications of an instance of unsuccessful or incomplete interaction between a customer and the contact center, session data determined during monitoring is used by the rules engine to determine contact center-initiated activity to be implemented to establish new communication with the customer to resolve issues related to the unsuccessful or incomplete interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Inventors: Yi Chang, Robert Andrew Finan, Richard McCrossan, Brian Bischoff
  • Patent number: 10038787
    Abstract: In a system for managing chat automation, the system includes: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive a request for interaction from an end user operating an end user device; receive information from the end user device regarding the interaction; select a first automated chat profile based on the information regarding the interaction; route the request to an automated chat resource associated with the first automated chat profile; monitor a chat communication session between the end user device and the automated chat resource; detect a trigger event during the monitoring of the chat communication; and transition the chat communication session to a contact center resource other than the automated chat resource in response to the detected trigger event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Inventors: Eric Tamblyn, Herbert Willi Artur Ristock, Arnaud LeJeune, Richard McCrossan, Paul Segre, Steve O'Donoghue
  • Publication number: 20180191899
    Abstract: A system for managing customer involvement with a contact center involves one or more monitoring applications executing on one or more computerized servers associated with the contact center, the applications monitoring communications between individual customers and the center; and a rules engine executing on the one or more computerized servers, the rules engine accessible to the monitoring application, the rules engine enabled to generate and implement business rules. Upon detection by one of the monitoring applications of an instance of unsuccessful or incomplete interaction between a customer and the contact center, session data determined during monitoring is used by the rules engine to determine contact center-initiated activity to be implemented to establish new communication with the customer to resolve issues related to the unsuccessful or incomplete interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Yi CHANG, Robert Andrew FINAN, Richard McCROSSAN, Brian BISCHOFF
  • Patent number: 9942399
    Abstract: A system for managing customer involvement with a contact center involves one or more monitoring applications executing on one or more computerized servers associated with the contact center, the applications monitoring communications between individual customers and the center; and a rules engine executing on the one or more computerized servers, the rules engine accessible to the monitoring application, the rules engine enabled to generate and implement business rules. Upon detection by one of the monitoring applications of an instance of unsuccessful or incomplete interaction between a customer and the contact center, session data determined during monitoring is used by the rules engine to determine contact center-initiated activity to be implemented to establish new communication with the customer to resolve issues related to the unsuccessful or incomplete interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: GENESYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yi Chang, Robert Andrew Finan, Richard McCrossan, Brian Bischoff
  • Patent number: 9912810
    Abstract: In a system for managing chat automation, the system includes: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive a signal indicating a communication is being initiated by an end user operating an end user device; receive information from the end user device regarding the communication; select a conversation path based on the information regarding the communication; invoke an automated chat resource for engaging in a chat communication session with the end user device, wherein the automated chat resource is configured to follow the conversation path during the chat communication session; monitor confidence levels of automated chat responses during the chat communication session; and redirect the chat communication session to a second conversation path in response to at least one of the confidence levels falling below a threshold level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: GENESYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Segre, Eric Tamblyn, Herbert Willi Artur Ristock, Arnaud LeJeune, Richard McCrossan, Steve O'Donoghue
  • Patent number: 9866693
    Abstract: In a system for managing chat automation, the system includes: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive a signal indicating a communication is being initiated by an end user operating an end user device; receive information from the end user device regarding the communication; select a conversation path based on the information regarding the communication; invoke an automated chat resource for engaging in a chat communication session with the end user device, wherein the automated chat resource is configured to follow the conversation path during the chat communication session; monitor confidence levels of automated chat responses during the chat communication session; and redirect the chat communication session to a second conversation path in response to at least one of the confidence levels falling below a threshold level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: GENESYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Tamblyn, Herbert Willi Artur Ristock, Arnaud LeJeune, Richard McCrossan, Paul Segre, Steve O'Donoghue
  • Publication number: 20170324868
    Abstract: In a system for managing chat automation, the system includes: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive a signal indicating a communication is being initiated by an end user operating an end user device; receive information from the end user device regarding the communication; select a conversation path based on the information regarding the communication; invoke an automated chat resource for engaging in a chat communication session with the end user device, wherein the automated chat resource is configured to follow the conversation path during the chat communication session; monitor confidence levels of automated chat responses during the chat communication session; and redirect the chat communication session to a second conversation path in response to at least one of the confidence levels falling below a threshold level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Eric Tamblyn, Herbert Willi Artur Ristock, Arnaud LeJeune, Richard McCrossan, Paul Segre, Steve O'Donoghue
  • Publication number: 20170324866
    Abstract: In a system for managing chat automation, the system includes: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive a signal indicating a communication is being initiated by an end user operating an end user device; receive information from the end user device regarding the communication; select a conversation path based on the information regarding the communication; invoke an automated chat resource for engaging in a chat communication session with the end user device, wherein the automated chat resource is configured to follow the conversation path during the chat communication session; monitor confidence levels of automated chat responses during the chat communication session; and redirect the chat communication session to a second conversation path in response to at least one of the confidence levels falling below a threshold level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Paul Segre, Eric Tamblyn, Herbert Willi Artur Ristock, Arnaud LeJeune, Richard McCrossan, Steve O'Donoghue
  • Publication number: 20170324867
    Abstract: In a system for managing chat automation, the system includes: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive a request for interaction from an end user operating an end user device; receive information from the end user device regarding the interaction; select a first automated chat profile based on the information regarding the interaction; route the request to an automated chat resource associated with the first automated chat profile; monitor a chat communication session between the end user device and the automated chat resource; detect a trigger event during the monitoring of the chat communication; and transition the chat communication session to a contact center resource other than the automated chat resource in response to the detected trigger event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Eric Tamblyn, Herbert Willi Artur Ristock, Arnaud LeJeune, Richard McCrossan, Paul Segre, Steve O'Donoghue
  • Publication number: 20140341369
    Abstract: A system for managing customer involvement with a contact center involves one or more monitoring applications executing on one or more computerized servers associated with the contact center, the applications monitoring communications between individual customers and the center; and a rules engine executing on the one or more computerized servers, the rules engine accessible to the monitoring application, the rules engine enabled to generate and implement business rules. Upon detection by one of the monitoring applications of an instance of unsuccessful or incomplete interaction between a customer and the contact center, session data determined during monitoring is used by the rules engine to determine contact center-initiated activity to be implemented to establish new communication with the customer to resolve issues related to the unsuccessful or incomplete interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Yi CHANG, Robert Andrew FINAN, Richard McCROSSAN, Brian BISCHOFF
  • Patent number: 8831203
    Abstract: A system for managing customer involvement with a contact center involves one or more monitoring applications executing on one or more computerized servers associated with the contact center, the applications monitoring communications between individual customers and the center; and a rules engine executing on the one or more computerized servers, the rules engine accessible to the monitoring application, the rules engine enabled to generate and implement business rules. Upon detection by one of the monitoring applications of an instance of unsuccessful or incomplete interaction between a customer and the contact center, session data determined during monitoring is used by the rules engine to determine contact center-initiated activity to be implemented to establish new communication with the customer to resolve issues related to the unsuccessful or incomplete interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi Chang, Robert Finan, Richard McCrossan, Brian Bischoff
  • Publication number: 20100158236
    Abstract: A system for managing customer involvement with a contact center involves one or more monitoring applications executing on one or more computerized servers associated with the contact center, the applications monitoring communications between individual customers and the center; and a rules engine executing on the one or more computerized servers, the rules engine accessible to the monitoring application, the rules engine enabled to generate and implement business rules. Upon detection by one of the monitoring applications of an instance of unsuccessful or incomplete interaction between a customer and the contact center, session data determined during monitoring is used by the rules engine to determine contact center-initiated activity to be implemented to establish new communication with the customer to resolve issues related to the unsuccessful or incomplete interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Yi Chang, Robert Finan, Richard McCrossan, Brian Bischoff