Patents by Inventor Robert Troy Surdick

Robert Troy Surdick 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: 9742914
    Abstract: A method for determining evaluation information using audio data includes receiving a specification of an evaluation form, the evaluation form including a number of questions, each question having a number of possible answers. A user is received indicating that a first answer of the number of possible answers for a first question of the number of questions should be determined automatically from the audio data, the audio data including speech of a subject. A user input is received associating a first constraint of a plurality of constraints with the first answer. The audio data is processed to determine whether the audio data putatively satisfies the first constraint. The first answer is assigned as an answer to the first question if the audio data putatively satisfies the first constraint. The first answer is stored as the answer to the first question in the evaluation form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: NEXIDIA INC.
    Inventor: Robert Troy Surdick
  • Publication number: 20160112565
    Abstract: A method for determining evaluation information using audio data includes receiving a specification of an evaluation form, the evaluation form including a number of questions, each question having a number of possible answers. A user is received indicating that a first answer of the number of possible answers for a first question of the number of questions should be determined automatically from the audio data, the audio data including speech of a subject. A user input is received associating a first constraint of a plurality of constraints with the first answer. The audio data is processed to determine whether the audio data putatively satisfies the first constraint. The first answer is assigned as an answer to the first question if the audio data putatively satisfies the first constraint. The first answer is stored as the answer to the first question in the evaluation form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventor: Robert Troy Surdick
  • Patent number: 8494133
    Abstract: A method includes accepting, via an input interface, a caller identifier parameter and a target value of at least one call series parameter; identifying, using a data processor, a plurality of calls each associated with the caller identifier parameter from amongst a set of calls stored in a call center database; analyzing, using the data processor, the identified plurality of calls to determine a value of the at least one call series parameter for the identified plurality of calls; comparing, using the data processor, the determined value of the at least one call series parameter with the target value of the at least one call series parameter; and defining, using the data processor, the identified plurality of calls as a call series based at least in part on results of the comparing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Nexidia Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Jeffs, Marsal Gavalda, Philip Kyle Pledger, Robert Troy Surdick
  • Patent number: 8051086
    Abstract: Some general aspects of the invention relate to systems and methods of processing data, for example, to improve customer interactions. One aspect, in particular, relates to a computer-implemented method that includes accepting user input for analysis of a database having media data and metadata. The media data includes a group of audio recordings and the metadata includes descriptive information of the group of audio recordings. A representation of a set of call series is formed based on user input, and processed to generate an analysis report. A visual representation of the analysis report is formed for presentation to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Nexidia Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Jeffs, Marsal Gavalda, Philip Kyle Pledger, Robert Troy Surdick
  • Publication number: 20100332477
    Abstract: Some general aspects of the invention relate to systems and methods of processing data, for example, to improve customer interactions. One aspect, in particular, relates to a computer-implemented method that includes accepting user input for analysis of a database having media data and metadata. The media data includes a group of audio recordings and the metadata includes descriptive information of the group of audio recordings. A representation of a set of call series is formed based on user input, and processed to generate an analysis report. A visual representation of the analysis report is formed for presentation to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Nexidia Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Jeffs, Marsal Gavalda, Philip Kyle Pledger, Robert Troy Surdick
  • Publication number: 20100329437
    Abstract: A method includes accepting, via an input interface, a caller identifier parameter and a target value of at least one call series parameter; identifying, using a data processor, a plurality of calls each associated with the caller identifier parameter from amongst a set of calls stored in a call center database; analyzing, using the data processor, the identified plurality of calls to determine a value of the at least one call series parameter for the identified plurality of calls; comparing, using the data processor, the determined value of the at least one call series parameter with the target value of the at least one call series parameter; and defining, using the data processor, the identified plurality of calls as a call series based at least in part on results of the comparing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Nexidia Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Jeffs, Marsal Gavalda, Philip Kyle Pledger, Robert Troy Surdick