Patents by Inventor Brian W. Cooper

Brian W. Cooper 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: 11138630
    Abstract: Extracting and sharing user preference information includes receiving a call from a user device, retrieving user information from a user account stored in a user databank in response to receiving the call, executing a data backup operation to share the user account information with at least one established account partner remotely via a secure communication channel, wherein executing the data backup operation comprises transmitting the user account information to a remote databank of the at least one established account partner over the secure communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: INTRADO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian W. Cooper, Fonda J. Narke
  • Patent number: 10931820
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of processing multiple user call records via an IVR call processing application is disclosed. One example method may include receiving a call from a user device, obtaining first user information from a user account stored in a user databank. The first information may be associated with a first call record established during a first previously received call from the user device. The method may also include establishing a first confidence level based on the first user information and obtaining second user information from the user account stored in the user databank. The second user information may be associated with a second call record established during a second previously received call from the user device. The method may also include establishing a second confidence level based on the second user information and transmitting an offer to the user device based on the first confidence level and second confidence level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: West Corporation
    Inventor: Brian W. Cooper
  • Patent number: 10455086
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of processing a user call via an intelligent voice response (IVR) call processing application is disclosed. One example method may include receiving a call from a user device, obtaining user information from the received call, comparing the user information to at least one pre-stored user information stored in a user databank associated with a user account, and calculating a first confidence level by comparing the user information to the pre-stored user information. The method may also include authorizing the user device to receive an offer based on the first confidence level, and transmitting the offer to the user authorized by the first confidence level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: West Corporation
    Inventors: Brian W. Cooper, Fonda J. Narke
  • Patent number: 10313519
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of processing multiple user call records via an IVR call processing application is disclosed. One example method may include receiving a call from a user device, obtaining first user information from a user account stored in a user databank. The first information may be associated with a first call record established during a first previously received call from the user device. The method may also include establishing a first confidence level based on the first user information and obtaining second user information from the user account stored in the user databank. The second user information may be associated with a second call record established during a second previously received call from the user device. The method may also include establishing a second confidence level based on the second user information and transmitting an offer to the user device based on the first confidence level and second confidence level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: West Corporation
    Inventor: Brian W. Cooper
  • Patent number: 9767482
    Abstract: Extracting and sharing user preference information includes receiving a call from a user device, retrieving user information from a user account stored in a user databank in response to receiving the call, executing a data backup operation to share the user account information with at least one established account partner remotely via a secure communication channel, wherein executing the data backup operation comprises transmitting the user account information to a remote databank of the at least one established account partner over the secure communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: West Corporation
    Inventors: Brian W. Cooper, Fonda J. Narke
  • Patent number: 9609102
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of processing a user call via an intelligent voice response (IVR) call processing application is disclosed. One example method may include receiving a call from a user device, obtaining user information from the received call, comparing the user information to at least one pre-stored user information stored in a user databank associated with a user account, and calculating a first confidence level by comparing the user information to the pre-stored user information. The method may also include authorizing the user device to receive an offer based on the first confidence level, and transmitting the offer to the user authorized by the first confidence level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: WEST CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian W. Cooper, Fonda J. Narke
  • Patent number: 9344567
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of processing multiple user call records via an IVR call processing application is disclosed. One example method may include receiving a call from a user device, obtaining first user information from a user account stored in a user databank. The first information may be associated with a first call record established during a first previously received call from the user device. The method may also include establishing a first confidence level based on the first user information and obtaining second user information from the user account stored in the user databank. The second user information may be associated with a second call record established during a second previously received call from the user device. The method may also include establishing a second confidence level based on the second user information and transmitting an offer to the user device based on the first confidence level and second confidence level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: West Corporation
    Inventors: Brian W. Cooper, Fonda J. Narke
  • Patent number: 9049295
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of processing multiple user call records via an IVR call processing application is disclosed. One example method may include receiving a call from a user device, obtaining first user information from a user account stored in a user databank. The first information may be associated with a first call record established during a first previously received call from the user device. The method may also include establishing a first confidence level based on the first user information and obtaining second user information from the user account stored in the user databank. The second user information may be associated with a second call record established during a second previously received call from the user device. The method may also include establishing a second confidence level based on the second user information and transmitting an offer to the user device based on the first confidence level and second confidence level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: West Corporation
    Inventors: Brian W. Cooper, Fonda J. Narke
  • Patent number: 8600019
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of extracting and sharing user preference information is disclosed. One example method may include receiving a call from a user device, retrieving user information from a user account stored in a user databank in response to receiving the call, and transmitting a targeted offer to the user device based on the user information retrieved from the user account. The method may also include receiving feedback from the user device regarding the offer, updating the user information in the user account, and determining a next offer to transmit to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: West Corporation
    Inventors: Brian W. Cooper, Fonda J. Narke