Patents by Inventor Paul Waldner

Paul Waldner 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: 20230362301
    Abstract: A system comprises an applications server configured to communicatively couple to a softswitch, a resource server, and a database. The applications server is configured to receive, from the softswitch, an indication that a call from a calling party directed to a called number was received and determine, in response to the indication that the call was received, whether to route the call to an available agent or to a speech-enabled intelligent script associated with one of the called number or the calling party. The applications server is configured to instruct the softswitch to route the call to the speech-enabled intelligent script in response to a determination to route the call to the speech-enabled intelligent script. The applications server is configured to instruct the softswitch to route the call to the available agent in response to a determination to route the call to the available agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas V. Curtin, Alena L. Aiken, Kevin Mark Beale, Wayne Paul Waldner, Daniel R. Cropp, Alan D. Tucker
  • Patent number: 11808025
    Abstract: A concrete and steel insulated building is constructed by forming excavated holes and inserting into each hole a 3-dimensional reinforcing bar cage having a length so as to define reinforcement for a pile and to stand upwardly of the hole to a height above the hole to provide reinforcement for a column having a height of the building wall. The pile is formed by casting concrete into each hole around the cage and setting the material so as to define an upper surface of the pile at or above the ground. With the pile set, a formwork is defined by a series of stacked openable form components standing upwardly and a further body of concrete is cast into the formwork to form the column which is integrated with the pile by the cage. A roof and insulated walls are applied on the building supported by the columns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: CanAmerican Corrugating Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Paul Waldner
  • Patent number: 11750740
    Abstract: A system comprises an applications server configured to communicatively couple to a softswitch, a resource server, and a database. The applications server is configured to receive, from the softswitch, an indication that a call from a calling party directed to a called number was received and determine, in response to the indication that the call was received, whether to route the call to an available agent or to a speech-enabled intelligent script associated with one of the called number or the calling party. The applications server is configured to instruct the softswitch to route the call to the speech-enabled intelligent script in response to a determination to route the call to the speech-enabled intelligent script. The applications server is configured to instruct the softswitch to route the call to the available agent in response to a determination to route the call to the available agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: AMERICAN TEL-A-SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas V. Curtin, Alena L. Aiken, Kevin Mark Beale, Wayne Paul Waldner, Daniel R. Cropp, Alan D. Tucker
  • Patent number: 11632466
    Abstract: A system comprises a service platform comprising an applications server. The applications server is configured to receive an inbound communication, route the inbound communication to a speech-enabled intelligent script, the speech-enabled intelligent script comprising one or more of predetermined prompts and dynamically-generated prompts, and determine a source of the inbound communication and a destination of the inbound communication. The applications server is configured to determine that at least one prior inbound communication directed to the destination has been received from the source of the inbound communication. The applications server is configured to receive, in response to at least one predetermined prompt or dynamically-generated prompt, a request for direct contact information associated with the destination of the inbound communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: AMERICAN TEL-A-SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas V. Curtin, Kevin Mark Beale, Paul L. Hansen, Wayne Paul Waldner
  • Publication number: 20230109021
    Abstract: A system comprises a database configured to store a plurality of baseline scripts, an applications server communicatively coupled to the database, and an analytics engine. Each of the plurality of baseline scripts is associated with a client of a call center and comprises a plurality of questions for guiding a communication session between an agent and a party. The applications server is configured to monitor a plurality of communication sessions. Each of the plurality of communication sessions is guided by a respective one of the plurality of baseline scripts. The applications server is further configured to obtain information about an actual call flow of each of the communication sessions and send the obtained information about the actual call flow of each of the communication sessions to the analytics engine. The analytics engine is configured to determine one or more proposed changes to a baseline script.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas V. Curtin, Kevin Mark Beale, Paul L. Hansen, Wayne Paul Waldner, Daniel R. Cropp
  • Publication number: 20220109756
    Abstract: A system is disclosed. The system comprises a service platform associated with a call center, the service platform comprising an applications server configured to communicatively couple to a softswitch and a database. The applications server is configured to receive an inbound communication, determine a source of the inbound communication, and identify one or more configuration parameters associated with a destination of the inbound communication, the destination of the inbound communication associated with a client of the call center. The applications server is configured to route the inbound communication to an agent associated with the call center to establish a communication session. The applications server is configured to send, to the client based on the one or more configuration parameters associated with the destination of the inbound communication, a notification that the inbound communication was received, the notification identifying the source of the inbound communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas V. Curtin, Kevin Mark Beale, Paul L. Hansen, Wayne Paul Waldner
  • Patent number: 11258904
    Abstract: A system is disclosed. The system comprises a service platform associated with a call center, the service platform comprising an applications server configured to communicatively couple to a softswitch and a database. The applications server is configured to receive an inbound communication, determine a source of the inbound communication, and identify one or more configuration parameters associated with a destination of the inbound communication, the destination of the inbound communication associated with a client of the call center. The applications server is configured to route the inbound communication to an agent associated with the call center to establish a communication session. The applications server is configured to send, to the client based on the one or more configuration parameters associated with the destination of the inbound communication, a notification that the inbound communication was received, the notification identifying the source of the inbound communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: AMERICAN TEL-A-SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas V. Curtin, Kevin Mark Beale, Paul L. Hansen, Wayne Paul Waldner
  • Publication number: 20210243299
    Abstract: A system comprises an applications server configured to communicatively couple to a softswitch, a resource server, and a database. The applications server is configured to receive, from the softswitch, an indication that a call from a calling party directed to a called number was received and determine, in response to the indication that the call was received, whether to route the call to an available agent or to a speech-enabled intelligent script associated with one of the called number or the calling party. The applications server is configured to instruct the softswitch to route the call to the speech-enabled intelligent script in response to a determination to route the call to the speech-enabled intelligent script. The applications server is configured to instruct the softswitch to route the call to the available agent in response to a determination to route the call to the available agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas V. Curtin, Alena L. Aiken, Kevin Mark Beale, Wayne Paul Waldner, Daniel R. Cropp, Alan D. Tucker
  • Publication number: 20210234962
    Abstract: A system is disclosed. The system comprises a service platform associated with a call center, the service platform comprising an applications server configured to communicatively couple to a softswitch and a database. The applications server is configured to receive an inbound communication, determine a source of the inbound communication, and identify one or more configuration parameters associated with a destination of the inbound communication, the destination of the inbound communication associated with a client of the call center. The applications server is configured to route the inbound communication to an agent associated with the call center to establish a communication session. The applications server is configured to send, to the client based on the one or more configuration parameters associated with the destination of the inbound communication, a notification that the inbound communication was received, the notification identifying the source of the inbound communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas V. Curtin, Kevin Mark Beale, Paul L. Hansen, Wayne Paul Waldner
  • Publication number: 20210234961
    Abstract: A system comprises a service platform comprising an applications server. The applications server is configured to receive an inbound communication, route the inbound communication to a speech-enabled intelligent script, the speech-enabled intelligent script comprising one or more of predetermined prompts and dynamically-generated prompts, and determine a source of the inbound communication and a destination of the inbound communication. The applications server is configured to determine that at least one prior inbound communication directed to the destination has been received from the source of the inbound communication. The applications server is configured to receive, in response to at least one predetermined prompt or dynamically-generated prompt, a request for direct contact information associated with the destination of the inbound communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas V. Curtin, Kevin Mark Beale, Paul L. Hansen, Wayne Paul Waldner
  • Patent number: 11032416
    Abstract: A system comprises an applications server configured to communicatively couple to a softswitch, a resource server, and a database. The applications server is configured to receive, from the softswitch, an indication that a call from a calling party directed to a called number was received and determine, in response to the indication that the call was received, whether to route the call to an available agent or to a speech-enabled intelligent script associated with one of the called number or the calling party. The applications server is configured to instruct the softswitch to route the call to the speech-enabled intelligent script in response to a determination to route the call to the speech-enabled intelligent script. The applications server is configured to instruct the softswitch to route the call to the available agent in response to a determination to route the call to the available agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: American TEL-A Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas V. Curtin, Alena L. Aiken, Kevin Mark Beale, Wayne Paul Waldner, Daniel R. Cropp, Alan D. Tucker
  • Publication number: 20200244803
    Abstract: A system comprises an applications server configured to communicatively couple to a softswitch, a resource server, and a database. The applications server is configured to receive, from the softswitch, an indication that a call from a calling party directed to a called number was received and determine, in response to the indication that the call was received, whether to route the call to an available agent or to a speech-enabled intelligent script associated with one of the called number or the calling party. The applications server is configured to instruct the softswitch to route the call to the speech-enabled intelligent script in response to a determination to route the call to the speech-enabled intelligent script. The applications server is configured to instruct the softswitch to route the call to the available agent in response to a determination to route the call to the available agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas V. Curtin, Alena L. Aiken, Kevin Mark Beale, Wayne Paul Waldner, Daniel R. Cropp, Alan D. Tucker
  • Publication number: 20040177588
    Abstract: In a post type building formed by a plurality of spaced posts along the side of the building, each post is formed from a plurality of plies formed by dimensional lumber pieces with each ply being formed by at least two lumber pieces arranged end to end at a butt joint. The two lumber pieces forming each butt joint are connected together by at least one first truss plate bridging the butt joint and contacting the wider faces of the pieces. The plies forming the post are also connected together by a plurality of second truss plates at the junctions and at spaced positions along the post with each second truss plate contacting the narrower faces of each of the pieces, where each of the first and second truss plates including a flat plate portion for lying flat against a face of the lumber piece and a plurality of punched projection portions lying at right angles to the plate portion and engaging into the lumber piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventor: Paul Waldner