Patents by Inventor Bernard Bretherton

Bernard Bretherton 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: 10348893
    Abstract: A redundant Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) call center system has two data centers each having a first and a second SIP server cooperating as a first SIP-server high availability (HA) pair, a set of SW applications executable at each data center, and a plurality of agent stations each comprising a SIP telephone and a computerized appliance executing a desktop application at each agent station. The HA pairs operate as SIP server peers, the agent SIP phones are configured to maintain simultaneous registration with both SIP server peers, and Agent Desktop applications log in to only one SIP server peer, wherein the SIP Server peers collaborate to deliver calls to individual agent SIP phones via the SIP server peer where the agent is logged in, and wherein, upon failure of either data center agent's desktop applications log in to the other data center, allowing the associated agent to continue working.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Inventors: Victor Kolesov, Bernard Bretherton, Galina Kovalenko
  • Patent number: 10264129
    Abstract: A system and method for optimized rendering of contact center services in a hybrid operations environment. A processor in a first operations environment receives a message transmitted by a first contact center resource relating to a contact center service. The message is forwarded to the processor by an edge device coupled to a second operations environment different from the first operations environment. The edge device is configured to hide from the message identification of a location of the contact center resource. Despite such hiding, the processor identifies the location of the first contact center resource based on identification information that the processor retrieves from the message. The processor selects a second contact center resource based on the identified location of the first contact center resource for providing the contact center service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Inventors: Brian Bischoff, Gregg Kerlin, Henry Lum, Donald Huovinen, Tamal Islam, Terry Stocking, David H. Anderson, Galina Kovalenko, Bernard Bretherton, Vyacheslav Sayko
  • Publication number: 20180205829
    Abstract: A system and method for optimized rendering of contact center services in a hybrid operations environment. A processor in a first operations environment receives a message transmitted by a first contact center resource relating to a contact center service. The message is forwarded to the processor by an edge device coupled to a second operations environment different from the first operations environment. The edge device is configured to hide from the message identification of a location of the contact center resource. Despite such hiding, the processor identifies the location of the first contact center resource based on identification information that the processor retrieves from the message. The processor selects a second contact center resource based on the identified location of the first contact center resource for providing the contact center service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Brian Bischoff, Gregg Kerlin, Henry Lum, Donald Huovinen, Tamal Islam, Terry Stocking, David H. Anderson, Galina Kovalenko, Bernard Bretherton, Vyacheslav Sayko
  • Publication number: 20180115642
    Abstract: A redundant Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) call center system has two data centers each having a first and a second SIP server cooperating as a first SIP-server high availability (HA) pair, a set of SW applications executable at each data center, and a plurality of agent stations each comprising a SIP telephone and a computerized appliance executing a desktop application at each agent station. The HA pairs operate as SIP server peers, the agent SIP phones are configured to maintain simultaneous registration with both SIP server peers, and Agent Desktop applications log in to only one SIP server peer, wherein the SIP Server peers collaborate to deliver calls to individual agent SIP phones via the SIP server peer where the agent is logged in, and wherein, upon failure of either data center agent's desktop applications log in to the other data center, allowing the associated agent to continue working.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Victor Kolesov, Bernard Bretherton, Galina Kovalenko
  • Patent number: 9948782
    Abstract: A system and method for optimized rendering of contact center services in a hybrid operations environment. A processor in a first operations environment receives a message transmitted by a first contact center resource relating to a contact center service. The message is forwarded to the processor by an edge device coupled to a second operations environment different from the first operations environment. The edge device is configured to hide from the message identification of a location of the contact center resource. Despite such hiding, the processor identifies the location of the first contact center resource based on identification information that the processor retrieves from the message. The processor selects a second contact center resource based on the identified location of the first contact center resource for providing the contact center service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: GENESYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Bischoff, Gregg Kerlin, Henry Lum, Donald Huovinen, Tamal Islam, Terry Stocking, David H. Anderson, Galina Kovalenko, Bernard Bretherton, Vyacheslav Sayko
  • Patent number: 9854094
    Abstract: A redundant Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) call center system has two data centers each having a first and a second SIP server cooperating as a first SIP-server high availability (HA) pair, a set of SW applications executable at each data center, and a plurality of agent stations each comprising a SIP telephone and a computerized appliance executing a desktop application at each agent station. The HA pairs operate as SIP server peers, the agent SIP phones are configured to maintain simultaneous registration with both SIP server peers, and Agent Desktop applications log in to only one SIP server peer, wherein the SIP Server peers collaborate to deliver calls to individual agent SIP phones via the SIP server peer where the agent is logged in, and wherein, upon failure of either data center agent's desktop applications log in to the other data center, allowing the associated agent to continue working.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: GENESYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Victor Kolesov, Bernard Bretherton, Galina Kovalenko
  • Publication number: 20160028888
    Abstract: A redundant Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) call center system has two data centers each having a first and a second SIP server cooperating as a first SIP-server high availability (HA) pair, a set of SW applications executable at each data center, and a plurality of agent stations each comprising a SIP telephone and a computerized appliance executing a desktop application at each agent station. The HA pairs operate as SIP server peers, the agent SIP phones are configured to maintain simultaneous registration with both SIP server peers, and Agent Desktop applications log in to only one SIP server peer, wherein the SIP Server peers collaborate to deliver calls to individual agent SIP phones via the SIP server peer where the agent is logged in, and wherein, upon failure of either data center agent's desktop applications log in to the other data center, allowing the associated agent to continue working.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Victor Kolesov, Bernard Bretherton, Galina Kovalenko
  • Patent number: 9154529
    Abstract: A redundant Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) call center system has two data centers each having a first and a second SIP server cooperating as a first SIP-server high availability (HA) pair, a set of SW applications executable at each data center, and a plurality of agent stations each comprising a SIP telephone and a computerized appliance executing a desktop application at each agent station. The HA pairs operate as SIP server peers, the agent SIP phones are configured to maintain simultaneous registration with both SIP server peers, and Agent Desktop applications log in to only one SIP server peer, wherein the SIP Server peers collaborate to deliver calls to individual agent SIP phones via the SIP server peer where the agent is logged in, and wherein, upon failure of either data center agent's desktop applications log in to the other data center, allowing the associated agent to continue working.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: GENESYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Victor Kolesov, Bernard Bretherton, Galina Kovalenko
  • Publication number: 20140280720
    Abstract: A system and method for optimized rendering of contact center services in a hybrid operations environment. A processor in a first operations environment receives a message transmitted by a first contact center resource relating to a contact center service. The message is forwarded to the processor by an edge device coupled to a second operations environment different from the first operations environment. The edge device is configured to hide from the message identification of a location of the contact center resource. Despite such hiding, the processor identifies the location of the first contact center resource based on identification information that the processor retrieves from the message. The processor selects a second contact center resource based on the identified location of the first contact center resource for providing the contact center service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Brian Bischoff, Gregg Kerlin, Henry R. Lum, Donald Huovinen, Tamal Islam, Terry Stocking, David H. Anderson, Galina Kovalenko, Bernard Bretherton, Vyacheslav Sayko
  • Publication number: 20130083908
    Abstract: A redundant Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) call center system has two data centers each having a first and a second SIP server cooperating as a first SIP-server high availability (HA) pair, a set of SW applications executable at each data center, and a plurality of agent stations each comprising a SIP telephone and a computerized appliance executing a desktop application at each agent station. The HA pairs operate as SIP server peers, the agent SIP phones are configured to maintain simultaneous registration with both SIP server peers, and Agent Desktop applications log in to only one SIP server peer, wherein the SIP Server peers collaborate to deliver calls to individual agent SIP phones via the SIP server peer where the agent is logged in, and wherein, upon failure of either data center agent's desktop applications log in to the other data center, allowing the associated agent to continue working.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventors: Victor Kolesov, Bernard Bretherton, Galina Kovalenko