Patents by Inventor Irvin M. Shapiro

Irvin M. Shapiro 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: 10609212
    Abstract: A system, methods, and computer program products for performing call tracking in a novel way wherein caller ID data is obfuscated so as to preserve a caller's privacy by protecting their telephone number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: DIALOGTECH INC.
    Inventors: Irvin M. Shapiro, Shannon M. Price
  • Publication number: 20170272569
    Abstract: A system, methods, and computer program products for performing call tracking in a novel way wherein caller ID data is obfuscated so as to preserve a caller's privacy by protecting their telephone number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Irvin M. Shapiro, Shannon M. Price
  • Patent number: 9699311
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate generally to Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and more particularly to a system, methods, and computer program products providing or supporting a cross-channel CRM support system for serving contact phone numbers for display at a web site and using such numbers to track, analyze and utilize prospective customer behavior on the Internet prior to the prospective customer calling the served contact phone number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: DIALOGTECH INC.
    Inventors: Irvin M. Shapiro, Timothy Edman Dupree, Khyle David Keys
  • Patent number: 9332409
    Abstract: A system and method establish interactive communications between a merchant and a customer via a third party. A merchant computer provides a link to a customer computer via a computer network for accessing a data entry element on the customer computer. The data entry element facilitates entry of customer information for sending to a third-party server at a contact time to initiate merchant communications. The merchant computer receives from the third party server, generally at the contact time, customer information comprising at least one of calling history, the customer information entered into the data entry element, customer information from a data source, and demographic information. The merchant computer accesses the customer information for determining whether to engage in interactive communications with the customer generally at the contact time. The merchant engages in interactive communications with the customer generally at the contact time when it is determined to do so.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Dialogtech Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Kugler, Frederick Marshall Feldman, Irvin M. Shapiro
  • Publication number: 20150281450
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate generally to Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and more particularly to a system, methods, and computer program products providing or supporting a cross-channel CRM support system for serving contact phone numbers for display at a web site and using such numbers to track, analyze and utilize prospective customer behavior on the Internet prior to the prospective customer calling the served contact phone number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: IFBYPHONE, INC.
    Inventors: Irvin M. SHAPIRO, Timothy Edman DUPREE, Khyle David KEYS
  • Patent number: 8447016
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for establishing interactive communications between a customer and an agent of a merchant using a third-party. The customer is provided with a link that accesses a data entry element, such as a form, via which the customer can provide additional information to the agent. The third-party receives the entered customer information and forwards it on to the agent via, e.g., a screen pop. If the agent determines that the call should be accepted, the third-party facilitates connecting the agent with the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Ifbyphone, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Kugler, Frederick Marshall Feldman, Irvin M. Shapiro