Patents by Inventor Chris Welles

Chris Welles 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).

  • Publication number: 20260170289
    Abstract: An LLM assisted-curation, hallucination-free, content generation system is provided. The system may include a user-facing system and a content management system. The user-facing system may receive and respond to questions via a chatbot user interface linked to a production chatbot system. Questions corresponding to responses in need of improvement are electronically transmitted to an LLM within the content management system. The LLM communicates with an information repository to retrieve data relating to the responses in need of improvement. The LLM, constrained by the retrieved data, generates improved answers to the questions. The improved answers are displayed to a content editor via a content management user interface. Upon receipt of approval by the content editor, the improved answers are electronically transmitted to the production chatbot system with which to respond to users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Inventors: John C. O'Keefe, Thomas Ellis, Hari Gopalkrishnan, Priyank Shah, Chris Welles, Sushil Golani, Tara Daniels, Christine Peli, Claire M. Keith, Jennifer L. Mayo, Richard G. Hille
  • Publication number: 20250181615
    Abstract: A hybrid system for natural language processing is provided. The system may include a transceiver operable to receive a query from a user. The query may include a stock portion integrated with a set of real-time conditions specific to the user. The transceiver may transmit the query to a model and to a response application. The model may receive the query and communicate with a data store. Based on historical data stored at the data store, the model may separate the stock portion from the set of real-time conditions, formulate a response to the stock portion and insert placeholders into the response for responses to the real-time conditions portion. The response application may receive the query and the response. The response application may communicate with private data stores to formulate responsive elements for the placeholders. The response application may insert the responsive elements into the placeholders to complete the response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2025
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Emad Noorizadeh, Chris Welles, Rajan Jhaveri
  • Patent number: 12278926
    Abstract: An interactive voice response system for use with a real-time complaint identification system and dashboard may be provided. The interactive voice response system may receive and respond to human callers in real-time. Simultaneously, the interactive voice response system may use a model to transcribe the audio call and identify complaints within the audio calls. Identified complaints may be resolved by one of a plurality of resolution executables. One of the resolution executables may include registering the identified complaint with a complaint register.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Emad Noorizadeh, Sushil Golani, Chris Welles, Emmanuel Dibia, Jennifer Russell
  • Patent number: 12248500
    Abstract: A hybrid system for natural language processing is provided. The system may include a transceiver operable to receive a query from a user. The query may include a stock portion integrated with a set of real-time conditions specific to the user. The transceiver may transmit the query to a model and to a response application. The model may receive the query and communicate with a data store. Based on historical data stored at the data store, the model may separate the stock portion from the set of real-time conditions, formulate a response to the stock portion and insert placeholders into the response for responses to the real-time conditions portion. The response application may receive the query and the response. The response application may communicate with private data stores to formulate responsive elements for the placeholders. The response application may insert the responsive elements into the placeholders to complete the response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Emad Noorizadeh, Chris Welles, Rajan Jhaveri
  • Publication number: 20240386039
    Abstract: A hybrid system for natural language processing is provided. The system may include a transceiver operable to receive a query from a user. The query may include a stock portion integrated with a set of real-time conditions specific to the user. The transceiver may transmit the query to a model and to a response application. The model may receive the query and communicate with a data store. Based on historical data stored at the data store, the model may separate the stock portion from the set of real-time conditions, formulate a response to the stock portion and insert placeholders into the response for responses to the real-time conditions portion. The response application may receive the query and the response. The response application may communicate with private data stores to formulate responsive elements for the placeholders. The response application may insert the responsive elements into the placeholders to complete the response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Emad Noorizadeh, Chris Welles, Rajan Jhaveri
  • Publication number: 20240380842
    Abstract: An interactive voice response system for use with a real-time complaint identification system and dashboard may be provided. The interactive voice response system may receive and respond to human callers in real-time. Simultaneously, the interactive voice response system may use a model to transcribe the audio call and identify complaints within the audio calls. Identified complaints may be resolved by one of a plurality of resolution executables. One of the resolution executables may include registering the identified complaint with a complaint register.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Emad Noorizadeh, Sushil Golani, Chris Welles, Emmanuel Dibia, Jennifer Russell
  • Patent number: 11762936
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for sharing bookmarks are provided. Bookmarks may include queries to a chatbot or other interactive application. A server may include a shared bookmark controller and a personal computing device may include a user bookmark controller. A user may save a bookmark and share the bookmark with a chosen recipient. The user bookmark controller may send the bookmark and the identity of the recipient to the shared bookmark controller. The shared bookmark controller may then send the bookmark to the recipient and record whether the recipient saves or rejects the bookmark. Bookmarks may be collated and categorized into groups, and entire groups may be shared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Aravind Mangadu Chakkaravarthy, Chris Welles, David Ovitsky, Dawn A. Buhl-Rivelli, Erica Grunfeld, Andrew Dennis
  • Publication number: 20230102496
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for sharing bookmarks are provided. Bookmarks may include queries to a chatbot or other interactive application. A server may include a shared bookmark controller and a personal computing device may include a user bookmark controller. A user may save a bookmark and share the bookmark with a chosen recipient. The user bookmark controller may send the bookmark and the identity of the recipient to the shared bookmark controller. The shared bookmark controller may then send the bookmark to the recipient and record whether the recipient saves or rejects the bookmark. Bookmarks may be collated and categorized into groups, and entire groups may be shared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Aravind Mangadu Chakkaravarthy, Chris Welles, David Ovitsky, Dawn A. Buhl-Rivelli, Erica Grunfeld, Andrew Dennis
  • Patent number: 11550867
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for sharing bookmarks are provided. Bookmarks may include queries to a chatbot or other interactive application. A server may include a shared bookmark controller and a personal computing device may include a user bookmark controller. A user may save a bookmark and share the bookmark with a chosen recipient. The user bookmark controller may send the bookmark and the identity of the recipient to the shared bookmark controller. The shared bookmark controller may then send the bookmark to the recipient and record whether the recipient saves or rejects the bookmark. Bookmarks may be collated and categorized into groups, and entire groups may be shared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Aravind Mangadu Chakkaravarthy, Chris Welles, David Ovitsky, Dawn A. Buhl-Rivelli, Erica Grunfeld, Andrew Dennis
  • Patent number: 11233904
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for gathering information from layered bots. The apparatus may be configured to run an instance of a user-facing bot. The platform may be configured to send to a selected support bot a back-end query. The platform may be configured to receive from the selected support bot an “OPEN” conversation status for the conversation. The platform may be configured to receive, after receiving the “OPEN” conversation status: a response to the back-end query; and a status update for the conversation status. The status update may be “WAITING”. The platform may be configured to repeat (a) through (c) below until the status update is “CLOSED”: (a) acquire from the user a responsive supplemental fact; (b) transmit to the contact bot the responsive supplemental fact; (c) receive from the contact bot: a response to the supplemental fact; and a status update for the conversation status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Maruthi Z. Shanmugam, Nishant H. Shah, Chris Welles, David Randall, Kiran Kadekoppa
  • Publication number: 20060277081
    Abstract: A method for automated risk management may include presenting a rule request graphical user interface (GUI) for a requester to enter information related to a rule request for a rule. The method may also include determining a risk rating score for the rule based on information entered in the rule request GUI. The information may include at least one of source information, destination information, service information and port information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Kiet Pham, Jason Latta, Satyan Noupada, Chris Welles, Kevin Rodriguez