Patents by Inventor Julian P. Kirk

Julian P. Kirk 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).

  • System and method for structuring information
    Publication number: 20080300856
    Abstract: A translational language system and method for structuring irregular, or unstructured, information are provided. The language system comprising at least one compulsory characteristic for defining a particular nuance of an irregular communication; and at least one term or phrase corresponding to the at least one compulsory characteristic for further defining the particular nuance of the irregular communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2004
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Randal J. Kirk, Julian P. Kirk, Eric Lieberman
  • Method and apparatus for managing communications and for creating communication routing rules
    Patent number: 6912272
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing communication, such as telephone calls. One or more of a plurality of predetermined values are assigned to each of one or more of a plurality of predetermined characteristics relating to a received communication. A destination is selected based on the assigned values and the communication is routed to the selected destination. Scripts can be generated to route the communication to a specified device of the destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Talkflow Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Julian P. Kirk, Randal J. Kirk
  • Method and apparatus for facilitating handling of communications
    Publication number: 20030057143
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for handling physical communications. A physical communication, such as a letter or a package is received and sorted. The sorting includes assigning one or more of a plurality of predetermined values to each of one or more of a plurality of predetermined characteristics relating to the physical communication. A handling procedure, including one or more handling steps is selected for the communication based on the values assigned in said assigning step and rules correlating the values to a handling procedure. The handling procedure can be modified based on destination specific rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Eric Lieberman, Brian Lowery, Julian P. Kirk, Randal J. Kirk, William P. Nance, Dennis K Lee, Michael H. Grayson, Joanne Grogan
  • Method and apparatus for managing communications and for creating communication routing rules
    Publication number: 20030059016
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing communication, such as telephone calls. One or more of a plurality of predetermined values are assigned to each of one or more of a plurality of predetermined characteristics relating to a received communication. A destination is selected based on the assigned values and the communication is routed to the selected destination. Scripts can be generated to route the communication to a specified device of the destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Eric Lieberman, Brian Lowrey, Julian P. Kirk, Randal J. Kirk, William P. Nance, Dennis K. Lee, Michael H. Grayson, Joanne Grogan