Patents by Inventor Colin Michael Leonard

Colin Michael Leonard 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: 10038783
    Abstract: A method for handling an interaction between an individual having a physical impairment and a customer contact center includes: detecting, by a processor, an interaction directed to a route point; determining, by the processor, whether the interaction is associated with an individual having a physical impairment; identifying, by the processor, a first resource of the contact center for handling the interaction, wherein the first resource is assigned an attribute indicative of being suitable for handling interactions with individuals having the physical impairment; ascertaining, by the processor, a presence of the first resource at a place enabled for handling interactions with individuals having the physical impairment; and transmitting, by the processor, a signal for routing the interaction to the first resource for servicing via the place, wherein in response to the signal, a communication session is established with a user device of the individual having the physical impairment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Inventors: Brian Wilcox, Colin Michael Leonard, Herbert Willi Artur Ristock
  • Publication number: 20180063325
    Abstract: A method for handling an interaction between an individual having a physical impairment and a customer contact center includes: detecting, by a processor, an interaction directed to a route point; determining, by the processor, whether the interaction is associated with an individual having a physical impairment; identifying, by the processor, a first resource of the contact center for handling the interaction, wherein the first resource is assigned an attribute indicative of being suitable for handling interactions with individuals having the physical impairment; ascertaining, by the processor, a presence of the first resource at a place enabled for handling interactions with individuals having the physical impairment; and transmitting, by the processor, a signal for routing the interaction to the first resource for servicing via the place, wherein in response to the signal, a communication session is established with a user device of the individual having the physical impairment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Brian Wilcox, Colin Michael Leonard, Herbert Willi Artur Ristock
  • Patent number: 9553755
    Abstract: A method is provided for supplementing existing interaction routines in a contact center with added capability including acts for (a) creating at least one rule having at least one rule attribute; (b) creating one or more processes, the processes integral to the rule; (c) defining the at least one rule and integral processes as a strategy; and (d) linking the strategy to the interaction routine, the link serving to cause execution of the strategy during an interaction between an entity and the routine, execution thereof promoting further interaction defined in the strategy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Nikolay Anisimov, Petr Makagon, Herbert Willi Artur Ristock, David Anderson, Colin Michael Leonard, Yi Zhang, Vitaliy Teryoshin
  • Publication number: 20110182418
    Abstract: A method is provided for supplementing existing interaction routines in a contact center with added capability including acts for (a) creating at least one rule having at least one rule attribute; (b) creating one or more processes, the processes integral to the rule; (c) defining the at least one rule and integral processes as a strategy; and (d) linking the strategy to the interaction routine, the link serving to cause execution of the strategy during an interaction between an entity and the routine, execution thereof promoting further interaction defined in the strategy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Nikolay Anisimov, Petr Makagon, Herbert Willi Artur Ristock, David Anderson, Colin Michael Leonard, Yi Zhang, Vitaliy Teryoshin
  • Patent number: 7907598
    Abstract: A method is provided for supplementing existing interaction routines in a contact center with added capability including acts for (a) creating at least one rule having at least one rule attribute; (b) creating one or more processes, the processes integral to the rule; (c) defining the at least one rule and integral processes as a strategy; and (d) linking the strategy to the interaction routine, the link serving to cause execution of the strategy during an interaction between an entity and the routine, execution thereof promoting further interaction defined in the strategy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Genesys Telecommunication Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Nikolay Anisimov, Petr Makagon, Herbert Willi Artur Ristock, David Anderson, Colin Michael Leonard, Yi Zhang, Vitaliy Teryoshin
  • Patent number: 7792773
    Abstract: A system for routing an interaction request based on skill presence reporting has a routing application for determining best routing for the interaction request, a data store for storing and reporting skills data, and an object-oriented interface for presenting skills views including state information of those skills. The system is characterized in that it determines any skills requirements of the interaction request to be routed and discovers which skills of considered routing destinations are available at the time of routing, and routes the interaction according to the available skills discovered and matching the skills requirement, the available skills intrinsic to one or more than one routing destination selected to process the interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Wayne McCord, Colin Michael Leonard
  • Publication number: 20040083195
    Abstract: A system for routing an interaction request based on skill presence reporting has a routing application for determining best routing for the interaction request, a data store for storing and reporting skills data, and an object-oriented interface for presenting skills views including state information of those skills. The system is characterized in that it determines any skills requirements of the interaction request to be routed and discovers which skills of considered routing destinations are available at the time of routing, and routes the interaction according to the available skills discovered and matching the skills requirement, the available skills intrinsic to one or more than one routing destination selected to process the interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Alan Wayne McCord, Colin Michael Leonard
  • Patent number: RE45959
    Abstract: A system for routing an interaction request based on skill presence reporting has a routing application for determining best routing for the interaction request, a data store for storing and reporting skills data, and an object-oriented interface for presenting skills views including state information of those skills. The system is characterized in that it determines any skills requirements of the interaction request to be routed and discovers which skills of considered routing destinations are available at the time of routing, and routes the interaction according to the available skills discovered and matching the skills requirement, the available skills intrinsic to one or more than one routing destination selected to process the interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: GENESYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Alan Wayne McCord, Colin Michael Leonard