Patents by Inventor Juergen Tolksdorf

Juergen Tolksdorf 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: 10497003
    Abstract: A method for managing customer interactions includes: receiving first proximity information relating to a proximity between an electronic communication device carried by a customer and a first proximity device located in a first location of a physical establishment associated with a customer contact center; creating an interaction object including data corresponding to the first proximity information; receiving, by the processor, second proximity information relating to a proximity between the electronic communication device and a second proximity device located in a second location; modifying the interaction object to include data corresponding to the second proximity information; storing the interaction object in a first data storage device, wherein data of contact center interactions between the customer and resources of the customer contact center is also stored; and retrieving the stored data of the interaction object and the data of contact center interactions for generating an output based on the retri
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Inventors: Juergen Tolksdorf, Christopher Connolly, Charlotte Toerck, Merijn te Booij, Herbert Willi Artur Ristock, Robert Kassel, John Keyes
  • Patent number: 10171665
    Abstract: A system and method for handling a call made to a contact center after a prior call from the same caller was disconnected. In exemplary embodiments, a caller who was connected to an agent during the previous call may be placed in a routing path for the same agent, a caller who had provided information to the system during the previous call may not be required to provide the information again, and a caller who was in a routing path waiting for an agent may be placed ahead of other callers who have spent less time in the routing path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Inventor: Juergen Tolksdorf
  • Publication number: 20180300732
    Abstract: A method for managing customer interactions includes: receiving first proximity information relating to a proximity between an electronic communication device carried by a customer and a first proximity device located in a first location of a physical establishment associated with a customer contact center; creating an interaction object including data corresponding to the first proximity information; receiving, by the processor, second proximity information relating to a proximity between the electronic communication device and a second proximity device located in a second location; modifying the interaction object to include data corresponding to the second proximity information; storing the interaction object in a first data storage device, wherein data of contact center interactions between the customer and resources of the customer contact center is also stored; and retrieving the stored data of the interaction object and the data of contact center interactions for generating an output based on the retri
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Juergen Tolksdorf, Christopher Connolly, Charlotte Toerck, Merijn te Booij, Herbert Willi Artur Ristock, Robert Kassel, John Keyes
  • Patent number: 10007919
    Abstract: A method for managing customer interactions includes: receiving first proximity information relating to a proximity between an electronic communication device carried by a customer and a first proximity device located in a first location of a physical establishment associated with a customer contact center; creating an interaction object including data corresponding to the first proximity information; receiving, by the processor, second proximity information relating to a proximity between the electronic communication device and a second proximity device located in a second location; modifying the interaction object to include data corresponding to the second proximity information; storing the interaction object in a first data storage device, wherein data of contact center interactions between the customer and resources of the customer contact center is also stored; and retrieving the stored data of the interaction object and the data of contact center interactions for generating an output based on the retri
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: GENESYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Juergen Tolksdorf, Christopher Connolly, Charlotte Toerck, Merijn te Booij, Herbert Willi Artur Ristock, Robert Kassel, John Keyes
  • Patent number: 9787836
    Abstract: A system and method for producing audio messages for use in a contact center. A customer may specify message content, and provide a voice specification, which may identify a preferred voice artist and other aspects of the audio message including the language, accent and tone of the message. The service may produce the recording and provide it to the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: GENESYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventor: Juergen Tolksdorf
  • Publication number: 20170118345
    Abstract: A system and method for handling a call made to a contact center after a prior call from the same caller was disconnected. In exemplary embodiments, a caller who was connected to an agent during the previous call may be placed in a routing path for the same agent, a caller who had provided information to the system during the previous call may not be required to provide the information again, and a caller who was in a routing path waiting for an agent may be placed ahead of other callers who have spent less time in the routing path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventor: Juergen Tolksdorf
  • Publication number: 20160366277
    Abstract: A system and method for producing audio messages for use in a contact center. A customer may specify message content, and provide a voice specification, which may identify a preferred voice artist and other aspects of the audio message including the language, accent and tone of the message. The service may produce the recording and provide it to the customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventor: Juergen Tolksdorf
  • Patent number: 9485360
    Abstract: A system and method for handling a call made to a contact center after a prior call from the same caller was disconnected. In exemplary embodiments, a caller who was connected to an agent during the previous call may be placed in a routing path for the same agent, a caller who had provided information to the system during the previous call may not be required to provide the information again, and a caller who was in a routing path waiting for an agent may be placed ahead of other callers who have spent less time in the routing path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Juergen Tolksdorf
  • Patent number: 9432509
    Abstract: A system and method for producing audio messages for use in a contact center. A customer may specify message content, and provide a voice specification, which may identify a preferred voice artist and other aspects of the audio message including the language, accent and tone of the message. The service may produce the recording and provide it to the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: GENESYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventor: Juergen Tolksdorf
  • Publication number: 20160189164
    Abstract: A method for managing customer interactions includes: receiving first proximity information relating to a proximity between an electronic communication device carried by a customer and a first proximity device located in a first location of a physical establishment associated with a customer contact center; creating an interaction object including data corresponding to the first proximity information; receiving, by the processor, second proximity information relating to a proximity between the electronic communication device and a second proximity device located in a second location; modifying the interaction object to include data corresponding to the second proximity information; storing the interaction object in a first data storage device, wherein data of contact center interactions between the customer and resources of the customer contact center is also stored; and retrieving the stored data of the interaction object and the data of contact center interactions for generating an output based on the retri
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Juergen Tolksdorf, Christopher Connolly, Charlotte Toerck, Merijn te Booij, Herbert Willi Artur Ristock, Robert Kassel
  • Publication number: 20150207934
    Abstract: A system and method for producing audio messages for use in a contact center. A customer may specify message content, and provide a voice specification, which may identify a preferred voice artist and other aspects of the audio message including the language, accent and tone of the message. The service may produce the recording and provide it to the customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventor: Juergen Tolksdorf
  • Patent number: 9001975
    Abstract: A system and method for producing audio messages for use in a contact center. A customer may specify message content, and provide a voice specification, which may identify a preferred voice artist and other aspects of the audio message including the language, accent and tone of the message. The service may produce the recording and provide it to the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Juergen Tolksdorf
  • Publication number: 20140161237
    Abstract: A system and method for producing audio messages for use in a contact center. A customer may specify message content, and provide a voice specification, which may identify a preferred voice artist and other aspects of the audio message including the language, accent and tone of the message. The service may produce the recording and provide it to the customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: GENESYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventor: Juergen Tolksdorf