Patents by Inventor John C. C. McIllwaine

John C. C. McIllwaine 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: 6775377
    Abstract: The tailored assignment and delivery of training or other information to an agent in a call center or other constituent contact environment. Agent interactions are recorded by a quality monitoring component of the call center to produce an agent performance record. The agent performance record is scored against predetermined performance criteria to produce an agent score. Training materials are assigned to agents based on the agent score in skill areas corresponding to the subject matter of the particular training materials. The agent score is coded and the training materials are categorized according to the associated subject matter. If an agent score is below a predetermined threshold, then a database record is populated with the agent score and a training material identifier. The database may then be polled to determine whether the agent needs the training materials to address the associated subject matter. The assigned training materials can then be delivered to the agent over the communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Knowlagent, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. C. McIllwaine, Matthew G. A. McConnell
  • Patent number: 6628777
    Abstract: Scheduling and delivering training or other information to agents in a call center or other constituent contact system. Agent schedule data from a workforce management component or agent workload data from a work distribution component is analyzed to determine whether an agent is scheduled for training or is available for training, respectively. The agent's terminal user interface is monitored to determine whether the agent is interacting with constituents. If the agent is not busy, training materials or other information are delivered over a communications network to the agent's terminal. To avoid interference between a training session and customer call activities, the agent may be disconnected from the system's customer contact engine before delivery of the training materials is complete. If call volume to the call center exceeds a predetermined threshold during agent training, the training session is discontinued so that the agent may resume serving customers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Knowlagent, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. C. McIllwaine, Matthew G. A. McConnell
  • Publication number: 20030048893
    Abstract: The tailored assignment and delivery of training or other information to an agent in a call center or other constituent contact environment. Agent interactions are recorded by a quality monitoring component of the call center to produce an agent performance record. The agent performance record is scored against predetermined performance criteria to produce an agent score. Training materials are assigned to agents based on the agent score in skill areas corresponding to the subject matter of the particular training materials. The agent score is coded and the training materials are categorized according to the associated subject matter. If an agent score is below a predetermined threshold, then a database record is populated with the agent score and a training material identifier. The database may then be polled to determine whether the agent needs the training materials to address the associated subject matter. The assigned training materials can then be delivered to the agent over the communications network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Applicant: Knowlagent, Inc.
    Inventors: John C.C. McIllwaine, Matthew G.A. McConnell
  • Patent number: 6459787
    Abstract: The tailored assignment and delivery of training or other information to an agent in a call center or other constituent contact environment. Agent interactions are recorded by a quality monitoring component of the call center to produce an agent performance record. The agent performance record is scored against predetermined performance criteria to produce an agent score. Training materials are assigned to agents based on the agent score in skill areas corresponding to the subject matter of the particular training materials. The agent score is coded and the training materials are categorized according to the associated subject matter. If an agent score is below a predetermined threshold, then a database record is populated with the agent score and a training material identifier. The database may then be polled to determine whether the agent needs the training materials to address the associated subject matter. The assigned training materials can then be delivered to the agent over the communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Knowlagent, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. C. McIllwaine, Matthew G. A. McConnell
  • Publication number: 20020009190
    Abstract: The tailored assignment and delivery of training or other information to an agent in a call center or other constituent contact environment. Agent interactions are recorded by a quality monitoring component of the call center to produce an agent performance record. The agent performance record is scored against predetermined performance criteria to produce an agent score. Training materials are assigned to agents based on the agent score in skill areas corresponding to the subject matter of the particular training materials. The agent score is coded and the training materials are categorized according to the associated subject matter. If an agent score is below a predetermined threshold, then a database record is populated with the agent score and a training material identifier. The database may then be polled to determine whether the agent needs the training materials to address the associated subject matter. The assigned training materials can then be delivered to the agent over the communications network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Applicant: Knowlagent, Inc.
    Inventors: John C.C. McIllwaine, Matthew G.A. McConnell
  • Patent number: 6324282
    Abstract: The tailored assignment and delivery of training or other information to an agent in a call center or other constituent contact environment. Agent interactions are recorded by a quality monitoring component of the call center to produce an agent performance record. The agent performance record is scored against predetermined performance criteria to produce an agent score. Training materials are assigned to agents based on the agent score in skill areas corresponding to the subject matter of the particular training materials. The agent score is coded and the training materials are categorized according to the associated subject matter. If an agent score is below a predetermined threshold, then a database record is populated with the agent score and a training material identifier. The database may then be polled to determine whether the agent needs the training materials to address the associated subject matter. The assigned training materials can then be delivered to the agent over the communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Knowlagent, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. C. McIllwaine, Matthew G. A. McConnell