Patents by Inventor Jamie Richard Williams

Jamie Richard Williams 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: 7660307
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing recording as a network service are provided. A representative method incorporates: communicating instructions to a network, the instructions indicating that IP packets associated with a communication that is to be recorded are to be directed to long term storage such that the network: receives the instructions; determines whether Internet Protocol (IP) packets, which are being communicated by the network, are associated with a communication that is to be recorded; and directs information corresponding to the IP packets associated with the communication to a long term storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Verint Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Byrd, John Bourne, Jamie Richard Williams, Dan Spohrer, Robert John Barnes
  • Publication number: 20090290687
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provides systems and methods for pooled IP recording. An exemplary method of the present invention comprises monitoring a user's logon, associating a communication device to the user, assigning an interface to a recorder associated with the communication device, and recording data from the communication device sent over the interface. Another exemplary method of the present invention comprises detecting a recorder failure and dynamically routing an interface associated with the failed recorder to at least one other recorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Jamie Richard Williams, Damian Smith, Marc Calahan, Mark Goodall
  • Patent number: 7613290
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recording a communication session between a customer and an agent of a customer center communication system are provided. In this regard, a representative method comprises: communicating with the customer center communication system via a proxy server; determining whether to record a media stream associated with the communication session based on communication between the customer center communication system and the proxy server; and responsive to determining that the media stream is to be recorded, recording the media stream from the communication session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Verint Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Jamie Richard Williams, Marc Calahan, Thomas Z. Dong
  • Patent number: 7570755
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recording a communication session between a customer and an agent are provided. In this regard, a representative method comprises: routing a media stream associated with the communication session based on information corresponding to routing criteria, wherein the routing criteria include call control protocols or policies; receiving the media stream associated with the communication session from the customer center communication system; and recording the received media stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Verint Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Jamie Richard Williams, Marc Calahan, Thomas Z. Dong
  • Publication number: 20090055548
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for multi-stream recording. At least one embodiment of a method receiving an indication that a communication session is initiated, the communication session including communications data, the communications data being received at a communications device at an extension and sending a request for at least a portion of the communications data. Some embodiments include receiving, at a recording device associated with the extension, at least a portion of the requested data, the at least a portion of the requested data being received as a copy of the communications data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: VERINT AMERICAS INC.
    Inventors: Jamie Richard Williams, Marc Calahan, Robert John Barnes
  • Publication number: 20090034436
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for providing an interface. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving communications data associated with a communications session, the communications session facilitated in an Internet Protocol environment and providing an interface for facilitating recording of at least a portion of the communications session, the interface being facilitated in an Internet Protocol format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: VERINT AMERICAS INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth Richard Brodhagen, Jamie Richard Williams
  • Publication number: 20080306735
    Abstract: Included are systems and methods for indicating presence of data. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving communications data associated with a communication session and determining at least one point of audio silence in the communications session. Some embodiments include creating tagging data configured to indicate the at least one point of audio silence in the communications session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: KENNETH RICHARD BRODHAGEN, Mark Alan Goodall, Damian Smith, Jamie Richard Williams
  • Publication number: 20080293396
    Abstract: Mobile device based communication sessions are recorded and communicated via a receiver to a session data manager. The session data manager processes received representations of the communication sessions in response to metadata generated on the mobile device. In some embodiments, the session data manager is coupled to a data store that indexes the representations. A server identifies and forwards a stored representation in response to a request from a requester with appropriate access privileges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Robert John Barnes, Jamie Richard Williams
  • Publication number: 20080240399
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for channel mapping. At least one embodiment of a system includes an initiating component configured to initiate a communication with a communications device, the communications device being coupled to a first extension. Some embodiments include a receiving component configured to receive recording data from a plurality of extensions at a plurality of recording resources, the plurality of extensions including the first extension and at least one other extension. Similarly, some embodiments include a first determining component configured to determine a channel that received the initiated communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: WITNESS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Marc Calahan, Jamie Richard Williams, Kenneth Richard Brodhagen, Damian Smith, Robert John Barnes
  • Publication number: 20080244597
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for determining an extension-to-channel mapping. At least one embodiment includes receiving first data associated with a communication from at least one communications device and receiving second data from a recording resource. Some embodiments include determining whether the at least one communications device is coupled to a recording resource. Some embodiments include matching the communications device to a recording resource and in response to matching, creating an association of the at least one communications device to the recording resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: WITNESS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Marc Calahan, Jamie Richard Williams, Kenneth Richard Brodhagen, Damian Smith, Robert John Barnes
  • Publication number: 20080240126
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for determining an extension-to-channel mapping. At least one embodiment includes determining, at a first time, a first extension-to-channel mapping configuration, the first extension-to-channel mapping configuration including an indication that at least one extension is coupled to a first recording channel. Similarly, some embodiments include determining, at a second time, a second extension-to-channel mapping configuration, the second extension-to-channel mapping configuration including an indication that the at least one extension is coupled to a second recording channel. Similarly, some embodiments include creating an extension-to-channel map, the extension-to-channel map indicating a configuration of the at least one extension, the first recording channel, and the second channel during a time period between the first time and the second time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: WITNESS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Marc Calahan, Jamie Richard Williams, Kenneth Richard Bordhagen, Damian Smith, Robert John Barnes
  • Publication number: 20080137814
    Abstract: It should be emphasized that the above Systems and methods for replaying recorded data are provided. An exemplary embodiment of such a system comprises: at least one of a phone and a computing device being configured to instruct a recording system to replay recorded data; and a recording system being configured to communicate with the at least one of the phone and the computing device, the recording system being further configured to facilitate establishing a first session to replay the recorded data, the recording system being further configured to replay the recorded data to the at least one of the phone and the computing device using the established first session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Jamie Richard Williams, Marc Calahan, Robert John Barnes
  • Publication number: 20080080482
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for recording communications. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving an invite message relating to a communication between a first communications device and a second communications device, extracting information associated with the communication, and tagging the extracted information from a header, the extracted information being associated with the communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: WITNESS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Marc Calahan, Jamie Richard Williams, Robert John Barnes
  • Publication number: 20080080531
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recording a communication session between a customer and an agent of a customer center communication system are provided. In this regard, a representative method comprises: communicating with the customer center communication system via a proxy server; determining whether to record a media stream associated with the communication session based on communication between the customer center communication system and the proxy server; and responsive to determining that the media stream is to be recorded, recording the media stream from the communication session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Jamie Richard Williams, Marc Calahan, Thomas Z. Dong
  • Publication number: 20080080481
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for detecting presence in a communications system environment. At least one embodiment of a method includes subscribing to events associated with a communication system and receiving a notification for an event, the event being associated with a communication between a first communications device and a second communications device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: WITNESS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Marc Calahan, Jamie Richard Williams, Robert John Barnes
  • Publication number: 20080080483
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for detecting presence in a call control protocol environment. At least one embodiment of a method includes subscribing to events associated with a communication system and receiving a notification for an event, the event being associated with a communication between a first communications device and a second communications device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: WITNESS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Marc Calahan, Jamie Richard Williams, Robert John Barnes
  • Publication number: 20080082669
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recording a communication session between a customer and an agent of a customer center communication system are provided. In this regard, a representative method comprises: configuring a communication component of the customer center communication system to enable recording of a media stream associated with the communication session; transmitting the media stream over a network based on the configuration of the communication component; receiving the media stream over the network; and recording the received media stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Jamie Richard Williams, Marc Calahan, Thomas Z. Dong
  • Publication number: 20080080698
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recording a communication session between a customer and an agent are provided. In this regard, a representative method comprises: routing a media stream associated with the communication session based on information corresponding to routing criteria, wherein the routing criteria include call control protocols or policies; receiving the media stream associated with the communication session from the customer center communication system; and recording the received media stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Jamie Richard Williams, Marc Calahan, Thomas Z. Dong
  • Publication number: 20080065902
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recording an encrypted contact center interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: WITNESS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Thomas Spohrer, Jamie Richard Williams, Marc Adam Calahan
  • Publication number: 20080052535
    Abstract: Systems and methods for selectively recording encrypted contact center interactions based upon characteristics associated with the interaction, a contact center, or a recording module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: WITNESS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Thomas Spohrer, Jamie Richard Williams, Marc Adam Calahan