Patents by Inventor Melissa Oldenburg

Melissa Oldenburg 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).

  • Publication number: 20070206757
    Abstract: A disclosed method provides automated scripting to guide a customer service representative (CSR) in handling a call from a customer. Operations within the method may include displaying products and two or more purpose classifications for selection by the CSR. The purpose classifications may include (a) an add classification for customer requests to add a new product to an account and (b) a remove classification for customer requests to remove an existing product from the account. A page generator may receive input from the CSR selecting one of the purpose classifications and one of the products as pertinent to the call. In response, the page generator may automatically displaying a customized page with scripted text for the CSR to read to the customer. The scripted text may correspond specifically both to the selected purpose classification and to the selected product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Stanford Pennington, Melissa Oldenburg, Benjamin Schubert, Kurt Joseph, Mary Griffitt, Krisinda Guerrero
  • Publication number: 20050053224
    Abstract: A disclosed method provides automated scripting to guide a customer service representative (CSR) in handling a call from a customer. Operations within the method may include displaying products and two or more purpose classifications for selection by the CSR. The purpose classifications may include (a) an add classification for customer requests to add a new product to an account and (b) a remove classification for customer requests to remove an existing product from the account. A page generator may receive input from the CSR selecting one of the purpose classifications and one of the products as pertinent to the call. In response, the page generator may automatically displaying a customized page with scripted text for the CSR to read to the customer. The scripted text may correspond specifically both to the selected purpose classification and to the selected product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Stanford Pennington, Melissa Oldenburg, Benjamin Schubert, Kurt Joseph, Mary Griffitt, Krisinda Guerrero
  • Publication number: 20050034058
    Abstract: A method of consolidating data from multiple spreadsheets includes selecting multiple spreadsheets (52). Portions of data from files corresponding to each of the spreadsheets (52) are also selected. Automated consolidation of said portions of data is executed. The consolidation includes retrieval of the portions of data, generation of a final report spreadsheet (124), and appendage of the portions of data to the final report spreadsheet (124).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Applicant: SBC KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, L.P.
    Inventors: Scott Mills, Kurt Joseph, Melissa Oldenburg, Mark Nixon