Patents by Inventor R. Giles Whiting

R. Giles Whiting 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: 9357073
    Abstract: A first request is received from a first user device, including a content item identifier identifying a first content item. In response, a list of media content documents is identified from a content database based on the content item ID. Document identifiers of the media content document are transmitted to a second server. A list of agent identifiers is received from the second server identifying agents who are currently available to establish a live communication session with the first user. A subset of the media content documents is determined based on the availability information of the agents and transmitted to the first user device. Each of the subset is presented with at least one agent identifier identifying an available agent, at least one geographic location of the available agent, and a live connect button to allow the first user to reach the corresponding available agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: TELETECH HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Tuchman, R. Giles Whiting, Bruce A. Sharpe, Henry D. Truong
  • Publication number: 20150312414
    Abstract: A first request is received from a first user device, including a content item identifier identifying a first content item. In response, a list of media content documents is identified from a content database based on the content item ID. Document identifiers of the media content document are transmitted to a second server. A list of agent identifiers is received from the second server identifying agents who are currently available to establish a live communication session with the first user. A subset of the media content documents is determined based on the availability information of the agents and transmitted to the first user device. Each of the subset is presented with at least one agent identifier identifying an available agent, at least one geographic location of the available agent, and a live connect button to allow the first user to reach the corresponding available agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Tuchman, R. Giles Whiting, Bruce A. Sharpe, Henry D. Truong
  • Patent number: 9036807
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a first request of a first user is received for communicating with an agent concerning a content item of a media presentation presented to the first user. In response, agents associated with the content identifier are identified. Status of the identified agents is determined. Agent identifiers are transmitted to the second server, the agent identifiers identifying one or more available agents, including a geographic location of the agents. A second request is received from a first user device of the first user, including an agent identifier identifying a first agent selected by the first user from the list and contact information of the first user. In response, a first message is transmitted to a first agent device of the first agent, the first message including the content identifier identifying the content item and the contact information of the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: TeleTech Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Tuchman, R. Giles Whiting, Bruce A. Sharpe, Henry D. Truong
  • Publication number: 20150120357
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a first server receives at a first server a first request from a first user device of a first user. In response, a content database is accessed to identify media content documents. For each of the identified media content documents, the document identifier is transmitted to a second server to request availability information of agents associated with the document identifier. A list of agent identifiers is received from the second server, the agent identifiers identifying the agents and their geographic locations currently available to establish a live communication session with the first user to discuss content described in a corresponding media content document. A subset of the media content documents is selected based on the availability information and transmitted to the first user device to be presented therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Tuchman, R. Giles Whiting, Bruce A. Sharpe, Henry D. Truong
  • Publication number: 20150117631
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a first request of a first user is received for communicating with an agent concerning a content item of a media presentation presented to the first user. In response, agents associated with the content identifier are identified. Status of the identified agents is determined. Agent identifiers are transmitted to the second server, the agent identifiers identifying one or more available agents, including a geographic location of the agents. A second request is received from a first user device of the first user, including an agent identifier identifying a first agent selected by the first user from the list and contact information of the first user. In response, a first message is transmitted to a first agent device of the first agent, the first message including the content identifier identifying the content item and the contact information of the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Tuchman, R. Giles Whiting, Bruce A. Sharpe, Henry D. Truong