Patents by Inventor Benjamin RUDMAN

Benjamin RUDMAN 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: 10623571
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention involve providing automated assistance to an agent operating an agent terminal. A database stores an automated assistance session comprising communications between at least one client terminal and at least one agent terminal during a communication session. The automated assistance session is restored in response to a connection being reestablished with the client terminal after the client terminal disconnects during the communication session. A client communication is received from the client terminal, and a plurality of statements is determined based on the client communication and the communications of the automated assistance session stored in the database. The statements are configured to be manually selected by an agent or automatically selected by an automated agent. The automated agent is engaged for automatically selecting one of the statements in response to a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: [24]7.ai, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen J. Griesmer, James Gordon Beattie, Jr., Charles Richard Cooke, Monowar Hossain, Steven H. Lewis, Benjamin Rudman
  • Publication number: 20180324301
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention involve providing automated assistance to an agent operating an agent terminal. A database stores an automated assistance session comprising communications between at least one client terminal and at least one agent terminal during a communication session. The automated assistance session is restored in response to a connection being reestablished with the client terminal after the client terminal disconnects during the communication session. A client communication is received from the client terminal, and a plurality of statements is determined based on the client communication and the communications of the automated assistance session stored in the database. The statements are configured to be manually selected by an agent or automatically selected by an automated agent. The automated agent is engaged for automatically selecting one of the statements in response to a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Stephen J. GRIESMER, James Gordon BEATTIE, JR., Charles Richard COOKE, Monowar HOSSAIN, Steven H. LEWIS, Benjamin RUDMAN
  • Patent number: 10051123
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention involve providing automated assistance to an agent operating an agent terminal. A database stores an automated assistance session comprising communications between at least one client terminal and at least one agent terminal during a communication session. The automated assistance session is restored in response to a connection being reestablished with the client terminal after the client terminal disconnects during the communication session. A client communication is received from the client terminal, and a plurality of statements is determined based on the client communication and the communications of the automated assistance session stored in the database. The statements are configured to be manually selected by an agent or automatically selected by an automated agent. The automated agent is engaged for automatically selecting one of the statements in response to a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: [27]7.ai, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen J. Griesmer, James Gordon Beattie, Charles Richard Cooke, Monowar Hossain, Steven H. Lewis, Benjamin Rudman
  • Publication number: 20170149973
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention involve providing automated assistance to an agent operating an agent terminal. A database stores an automated assistance session comprising communications between at least one client terminal and at least one agent terminal during a communication session. The automated assistance session is restored in response to a connection being reestablished with the client terminal after the client terminal disconnects during the communication session. A client communication is received from the client terminal, and a plurality of statements is determined based on the client communication and the communications of the automated assistance session stored in the database. The statements are configured to be manually selected by an agent or automatically selected by an automated agent. The automated agent is engaged for automatically selecting one of the statements in response to a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen J. GRIESMER, James Gordon BEATTIE, JR., Charles Richard COOKE, Monowar HOSSAIN, Steven H. LEWIS, Benjamin RUDMAN
  • Patent number: 9635176
    Abstract: A system for providing automated assistance to an agent includes a database that stores an automated assistance session in association with a client terminal. The automated assistance session comprises communications between the client terminal and an agent terminal during a communication session. The automated assistance session is restored in response to a connection being reestablished with the client terminal after the client terminal disconnects during the communication session. A client communication is received from the client terminal, and a plurality of statements is determined based on the client communication and the communications of the automated assistance session stored in the database. The statements are configured to be manually selected by an agent or automatically selected by an automated agent. The automated agent is engaged for automatically selecting one of the statements in response to a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: 24/7 Customer, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen J. Griesmer, James Gordon Beattie, Jr., Charles Richard Cooke, Monowar Hossain, Steven H. Lewis, Benjamin Rudman
  • Publication number: 20150281447
    Abstract: A system for providing automated assistance to an agent includes a database that stores an automated assistance session in association with a client terminal. The automated assistance session comprises communications between the client terminal and an agent terminal during a communication session. The automated assistance session is restored in response to a connection being reestablished with the client terminal after the client terminal disconnects during the communication session. A client communication is received from the client terminal, and a plurality of statements is determined based on the client communication and the communications of the automated assistance session stored in the database. The statements are configured to be manually selected by an agent or automatically selected by an automated agent. The automated agent is engaged for automatically selecting one of the statements in response to a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Stephen J. GRIESMER, James Gordon BEATTIE, JR., Charles Richard COOKE, Monowar HOSSAIN, Steven H. LEWIS, Benjamin RUDMAN
  • Patent number: 9083561
    Abstract: An apparatus provides automated assistance to an agent. The apparatus includes a receiver that receives a client communication from a client terminal via a network. A processor processes the client communication and determines a plurality of agent statements based on the client communication. The plurality of agent statements is displayed on a display. An input receives an agent communication from the agent. The agent communication is selected from a custom statement input by the agent and one of the plurality of agent statements selected by the agent. A transmitter transmits the agent communication to the client terminal via the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Stephen Griesmer, James Beattie, Charles Cooke, Monowar Hossain, Steven Lewis, Benjamin Rudman
  • Publication number: 20120089683
    Abstract: An apparatus provides automated assistance to an agent. The apparatus includes a receiver that receives a client communication from a client terminal via a network. A processor processes the client communication and determines a plurality of agent statements based on the client communication. The plurality of agent statements is displayed on a display. An input receives an agent communication from the agent. The agent communication is selected from a custom statement input by the agent and one of the plurality of agent statements selected by the agent. A transmitter transmits the agent communication to the client terminal via the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Stephen J. GRIESMER, James Gordon BEATTIE, JR., Charles Richard COOKE, Monowar HOSSAIN, Steven H. LEWIS, Benjamin RUDMAN