Patents by Inventor Frank McGuire

Frank McGuire 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: 20230308304
    Abstract: When less than all participants of a remote conference consent to being recording, meeting minutes may need to be manually recorded as text for those non-consenting participants to ensure a complete record of the meeting. By signaling a minutes taker via their input device that a current speaker is a non-consenting speaker, the input device may enable or emphasize a textual input component and/or indicia of the current speaker. As a result, a conference server may receive textual content in place of speech for non-consenting participants and record the conference that is complete but omits speech provided by non-consenting participants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Liam Loftus, Frank McGuire
  • Patent number: 9232060
    Abstract: During communications sessions between an agent in a call center and a customer, it is often desirable that a secondary agent is consulted, the secondary agent perhaps more suited to the particular needs of the customer. It is preferred that the original agent is presented with a list of the best-suited agents with which to consult, if needs be. Accordingly, a system and method for managing a list of contacts for presentation to a user of a computer system (e.g. a call center agent) is disclosed. The system provides for the monitoring of live communications between an agent and a customer, and further provides for the detecting of a pattern of data in the monitored live communications interaction (e.g. utilising speech recognition to recognise use of a particular keyword). The system is then operable to present a list of suggested contacts to the agent, the suggested contacts chosen based on a match between selection criteria for that contact and on the particular data pattern detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: AVAYA INC.
    Inventors: John Costello, David Murray, Frank McGuire, Martin Walker
  • Patent number: 9024993
    Abstract: A participant managing system which identifies potential invitees to a conference. A storage means maintains storing records of associations of persons at least one or more key words. During the preparation of the conference the system responds to the user's input of key words by identifying persons. The user is not obliged to make any selection of persons, only a selection of subjects by key words.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: RPX Clearinghouse LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Hession, Tony McCormack, John Costello, Frank McGuire
  • Publication number: 20120158848
    Abstract: A participant managing system which identifies potential invitees to a conference. A storage means maintains storing records of associations of persons at least one or more key words. During the preparation of the conference the system responds to the user's input of key words by identifying persons. The user is not obliged to make any selection of persons, only a selection of subjects by key words.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: ROCKSTAR BIDCO LP
    Inventors: Patrick Hession, Tony McCormack, John Costello, Frank McGuire
  • Patent number: 8121269
    Abstract: A participant managing system which identifies potential invitees to a conference. A storage means maintains storing records of associations of persons at least to one or more keywords. During the preparation of the conference the system responds to the user's input of key words by identifying persons. The user is not obliged to make any selection of persons, only a selection of subjects by key words.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Rockstar Bidco LP
    Inventors: Patrick Hession, Tony McCormack, John Costello, Frank McGuire
  • Publication number: 20100131876
    Abstract: A dynamic user interface for a method and system for creating, selecting, and adapting a virtual contact center within a virtual world. A user's interaction with the virtual world is evaluated and one or more environmental characteristics established based on the user's interaction with the virtual world. A virtual contact center having the one or more environmental characteristics is provided based on the user's interaction with the virtual world. The virtual contact center may include one or more environmental characteristics that are updateable in real-time to incorporate the user's preferences and selections within the virtual world.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED
    Inventors: Frank MCGUIRE, John COSTELLO, David MURRAY, Martin WALKER
  • Publication number: 20100091967
    Abstract: During communications sessions between an agent in a call center and a customer, it is often desirable that a secondary agent is consulted, the secondary agent perhaps more suited to the particular needs of the customer. It is preferred that the original agent is presented with a list of the best-suited agents with which to consult, if needs be. Accordingly, a system and method for managing a list of contacts for presentation to a user of a computer system (e.g. a call center agent) is disclosed. The system provides for the monitoring of live communications between an agent and a customer, and further provides for the detecting of a pattern of data in the monitored live communications interaction (e.g. utilising speech recognition to recognise use of a particular keyword). The system is then operable to present a list of suggested contacts to the agent, the suggested contacts chosen based on a match between selection criteria for that contact and on the particular data pattern detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED
    Inventors: John Costello, David Murray, Frank McGuire, Martin Walker