Patents by Inventor Scott R. Wolf

Scott R. Wolf 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: 20230179709
    Abstract: Systems and methods for searching communications may include receiving a selection from a user of at least one of an acoustic characteristic, a language characteristic, or a category, accessing a database comprising a plurality of communications, the plurality of communications labeled with acoustic characteristics, language characteristics, and categories, restricting the plurality of communications to a subset of the plurality of communications including the user's selection of the at least one acoustic characteristic, language characteristic, or category, generating at least one of a word cloud or a tree for presenting a plurality of topics identified in the subset of the plurality of communications, and receiving a selection of one of the plurality of topics, the receiving causing a display of a further subset of the subset of the plurality of communications, the further subset having the selected topic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: CallMiner, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Dwyer, Erik A. Strand, Scott R. Wolf, Frank Salinas, Jeffrey A. Gallino, Scott A. Kendrick, Shaoyu Xue
  • Publication number: 20220377174
    Abstract: Systems and methods include using a clustering engine to determine topics in a communication. An example system includes a user interface module that receives user input relating to a criteria to define a set of communications, wherein the criteria is at least one of a category, a score, a sentiment, an agent, an agent grouping, a speaker, a location, an event attribute, a call center, a time of communication, or a date of communication, an acoustic analysis module that analyzes the set of communications to determine one or more acoustic characteristics of one or more communications in the set of communications, and a clustering engine that analyzes words and phrases in the set of communications and the one or more acoustic characteristics, and to determine a topic of the set of communications based on at least one commonality in words, phrases, or the one or more acoustic characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Michael C. Dwyer, Erik A. Strand, Scott R. Wolf, Frank Salinas, Jeffrey A. Gallino, Scott A. Kendrick, Shaoyu Xue
  • Publication number: 20220377175
    Abstract: Systems and methods include processing communication segments. A method may include obtaining at least one audio segment of an audio communication and distributing the at least one audio segment to a rules engine, analyzing, with the rules engine, the at least one audio segment for at least one acoustic trigger, determining at least one event that is triggered based on comparing the at least one acoustic trigger to one or more trigger rules, and communicating the at least one event to at least one end user through a web server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Michael C. Dwyer, Erik A. Strand, Scott R. Wolf, Frank Salinas, Jeffrey A. Gallino, Scott A. Kendrick, Shaoyu Xue
  • Publication number: 20220272196
    Abstract: Systems and methods include identifying sets of communications using AB testing based on a difference in metadata values between the sets for a first type of metadata, determining at least one similarity between communications in a first set based on metadata values of a second type of metadata, determining at least one similarity between the communications in the second set based on metadata values of the second type of metadata or a third type of metadata, comparing the at least one similarity from the first set to the at least one similarity of the second set to identify differences in metadata values or types of metadata, and determining, based on the differences, a suggested action for an agent for a future communication with respect to at least one of a desired script, a target phrase, or a desired acoustic characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Michael C. Dwyer, Erik A. Strand, Scott R. Wolf, Frank Salinas, Jeffrey A. Gallino, Scott A. Kendrick, Shaoyu Xue
  • Patent number: 11277516
    Abstract: Systems and methods include identifying sets of communications using AB testing based on a difference in metadata values between the sets for a first type of metadata, determining at least one similarity between communications in a first set based on metadata values of a second type of metadata, determining at least one similarity between the communications in the second set based on metadata values of the second type of metadata or a third type of metadata, comparing the at least one similarity from the first set to the at least one similarity of the second set to identify differences in metadata values or types of metadata, and determining, based on the differences, a suggested action for an agent for a future communication with respect to at least one of a desired script, a target phrase, or a desired acoustic characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: CallMiner, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Dwyer, Erik A. Strand, Scott R. Wolf, Frank Salinas, Jeffrey A. Gallino, Scott A. Kendrick, Shaoyu Xue
  • Patent number: 10992807
    Abstract: Content, such as communications, can be searched by their acoustic characteristics, among others. A method may include analyzing a plurality of content for at least one of a language characteristic or a non-word symbol within a text of the plurality of content, and an acoustic characteristic, searching the plurality of content using a search string comprising at least one of a language characteristic, or a non-word symbol, and an acoustic characteristic, and presenting a subset of the plurality of content ranked according to a match with the search string. In some cases, a category label is determined for the content and is also used in the search string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: CALLMINER, INC.
    Inventors: Michael C. Dwyer, Erik A. Strand, Scott R. Wolf, Frank Salinas, Jeffrey A. Gallino, Scott A. Kendrick, Shaoyu Xue
  • Publication number: 20210120126
    Abstract: Systems and methods include identifying sets of communications using AB testing based on a difference in metadata values between the sets for a first type of metadata, determining at least one similarity between communications in a first set based on metadata values of a second type of metadata, determining at least one similarity between the communications in the second set based on metadata values of the second type of metadata or a third type of metadata, comparing the at least one similarity from the first set to the at least one similarity of the second set to identify differences in metadata values or types of metadata, and determining, based on the differences, a suggested action for an agent for a future communication with respect to at least one of a desired script, a target phrase, or a desired acoustic characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Michael C. Dwyer, Erik A. Strand, Scott R. Wolf, Frank Salinas, Jeffrey A. Gallino, Scott A. Kendrick, Shaoyu Xue
  • Patent number: 10645224
    Abstract: A system and method of categorizing communications involves evaluating one or more portions of a communication. Systems include a language module structured to analyze the one or more portions of the communication for at least one of a language characteristic or a non-word symbol within a text of the communication, an acoustic analysis module structured to analyze the one or more portions of the communication for an acoustic characteristic, and a determination module structured to determine at least one category label to associate with the one or more portions of the communication using at least one of the language characteristic or the non-word symbol, and the acoustic characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: CallMiner, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Dwyer, Erik A. Strand, Scott R. Wolf, Frank Salinas, Jeffrey A. Gallino, Scott A. Kendrick, Shaoyu Xue
  • Patent number: 10601992
    Abstract: A contact center agent coaching tool may employ systems and methods comprising receiving a communication involving a participant, analyzing the communication in at least near real-time relative to a receipt of the communication using a computer-based communications analytics facility for at least one of a language characteristic, a non-word symbol, or an acoustic characteristic, analyzing the communication in at least near real-time relative to the receipt of the communication using a contextual analysis to obtain a context, determining at least one of a category or a score associated with an aspect of the communication using the at least one language characteristic, non-word symbol, acoustic characteristic, or the context, and triggering a coaching tool to be presented to the participant based on at least one of the category or the score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: CallMiner, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Dwyer, Erik A. Strand, Scott R. Wolf, Frank Salinas, Jeffrey A. Gallino, Scott A. Kendrick, Shaoyu Xue
  • Patent number: 10582056
    Abstract: A communication channel customer journey may involve receiving a first communication on a communication channel of a plurality of communication channels, wherein the first communication is associated with a contact, receiving at least one additional communication from the contact, wherein the at least one additional communication is on a same communication channel or is on a different communication channel of the plurality of communication channels, linking the first communication and the at least one additional communication by the contact, wherein linking involves storing information from at least one of a recording, a transcript, a copy of one or more of the first communication and the at least one additional communication, a language characteristic, an acoustic characteristic, a category, and a score, and enabling a user to navigate between all of the stored information for the first communication and the at least one additional communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: CallMiner, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Dwyer, Erik A. Strand, Scott R. Wolf, Frank Salinas, Jeffrey A. Gallino, Scott A. Kendrick, Shaoyu Xue
  • Publication number: 20190245972
    Abstract: Content, such as communications, can be searched by their acoustic characteristics, among others. A method may include analyzing a plurality of content for at least one of a language characteristic or a non-word symbol within a text of the plurality of content, and an acoustic characteristic, searching the plurality of content using a search string comprising at least one of a language characteristic, or a non-word symbol, and an acoustic characteristic, and presenting a subset of the plurality of content ranked according to a match with the search string. In some cases, a category label is determined for the content and is also used in the search string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Michael C. Dwyer, Erik A. Strand, Scott R. Wolf, Frank Salinas, Jeffrey A. Gallino, Scott A. Kendrick, Shaoyu Xue
  • Publication number: 20190245971
    Abstract: A system and method of categorizing communications involves evaluating one or more portions of a communication. Systems include a language module structured to analyze the one or more portions of the communication for at least one of a language characteristic or a non-word symbol within a text of the communication, an acoustic analysis module structured to analyze the one or more portions of the communication for an acoustic characteristic, and a determination module structured to determine at least one category label to associate with the one or more portions of the communication using at least one of the language characteristic or the non-word symbol, and the acoustic characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Michael C. Dwyer, Erik A. Strand, Scott R. Wolf, Frank Salinas, Jeffrey A. Gallino, Scott A. Kendrick, Shaoyu Xue
  • Publication number: 20190245974
    Abstract: A communication channel customer journey may involve receiving a first communication on a communication channel of a plurality of communication channels, wherein the first communication is associated with a contact, receiving at least one additional communication from the contact, wherein the at least one additional communication is on a same communication channel or is on a different communication channel of the plurality of communication channels, linking the first communication and the at least one additional communication by the contact, wherein linking involves storing information from at least one of a recording, a transcript, a copy of one or more of the first communication and the at least one additional communication, a language characteristic, an acoustic characteristic, a category, and a score, and enabling a user to navigate between all of the stored information for the first communication and the at least one additional communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Michael C. Dwyer, Erik A. Strand, Scott R. Wolf, Frank Salinas, Jeffrey A. Gallino, Scott A. Kendrick, Shaoyu Xue
  • Publication number: 20190245973
    Abstract: A contact center agent coaching tool may employ systems and methods comprising receiving a communication involving a participant, analyzing the communication in at least near real-time relative to a receipt of the communication using a computer-based communications analytics facility for at least one of a language characteristic, a non-word symbol, or an acoustic characteristic, analyzing the communication in at least near real-time relative to the receipt of the communication using a contextual analysis to obtain a context, determining at least one of a category or a score associated with an aspect of the communication using the at least one language characteristic, non-word symbol, acoustic characteristic, or the context, and triggering a coaching tool to be presented to the participant based on at least one of the category or the score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Michael C. Dwyer, Erik A. Strand, Scott R. Wolf, Frank Salinas, Jeffrey A. Gallino, Scott A. Kendrick, Shaoyu Xue
  • Patent number: 10313520
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system that provides analysis of language or acoustic characteristics of a communication including a receiver and a computer-based communications analytics facility including at least one of: a language analysis module for analyzing the communication for at least one of a language characteristic and a non-word symbol within the communication text that connotes a verbal element, an acoustic analysis module for analyzing the communication for an acoustic characteristic, and a contextual module for analyzing a context of words within the communication. The system also includes a determination module for determining an alert associated with the communication using at least one of the language characteristic, the non-word symbol, the acoustic characteristic, and the context, wherein the alert concerns a presence or an absence of specific language; and an interface for displaying at least one visual, textual, or numerical indication representative of the alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: CallMiner, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Dwyer, Erik A. Strand, Scott R. Wolf, Frank Salinas, Jeffrey A. Gallino, Scott A. Kendrick, Shaoyu Xue
  • Publication number: 20170026514
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system that provides analysis of language or acoustic characteristics of a communication including a receiver and a computer-based communications analytics facility including at least one of: a language analysis module for analyzing the communication for at least one of a language characteristic and a non-word symbol within the communication text that connotes a verbal element, an acoustic analysis module for analyzing the communication for an acoustic characteristic, and a contextual module for analyzing a context of words within the communication. The system also includes a determination module for determining an alert associated with the communication using at least one of the language characteristic, the non-word symbol, the acoustic characteristic, and the context, wherein the alert concerns a presence or an absence of specific language; and an interface for displaying at least one visual, textual, or numerical indication representative of the alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Michael C. Dwyer, Erik A. Strand, Scott R. Wolf, Frank Salinas, Jeffrey A. Gallino, Scott A. Kendrick, Shaoyu Xue
  • Publication number: 20170011232
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for redacting sensitive information. Certain methods involve receiving a copy of a communication and automatically, under computer control, analyzing the communication and identifying sensitive information in accordance with one or more rules, and identifying the location of the sensitive information in the communication. Automatically, under computer control, the sensitive information is redacted from the communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Shaoyu Xue, Michael C. Dwyer, Erik A. Strand, Scott R. Wolf, Frank Salinas, Jeffrey A. Gallino, Scott A. Kendrick
  • Publication number: 20170011233
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for redacting sensitive information. Certain systems include a speech-to-text converter for converting a vocal stream to text, a text analysis module for automatically analyzing the text and identifying sensitive information in accordance with a plurality of rules, and identifying the location of the sensitive information in the vocal stream, and a multi-level redactor for redacting sensitive information from the vocal stream in accordance with the plurality of the rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Shaoyu Xue, Michael C. Dwyer, Erik A. Strand, Scott R. Wolf, Frank Salinas, Jeffrey A. Gallino, Scott A. Kendrick
  • Publication number: 20170013127
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for redacting sensitive information. Certain methods involve caching an incoming communication in a cache of the machine, optionally, when the communication is a vocal stream, using a speech processor, converting the vocal stream to text before analyzing, and automatically analyzing the communication and identifying sensitive information in accordance with one or more rules and identifying the location of the sensitive information in the communication. The sensitive information is automatically redacted from the communication and the redacted communication is at least one of stored and transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Shaoyu Xue, Michael C. Dwyer, Erik A. Strand, Scott R. Wolf, Frank Salinas, Jeffrey A. Gallino, Scott A. Kendrick
  • Patent number: 9413891
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for receiving a communication, analyzing the communication in real-time or near real-time using a computer-based communications analytics facility for at least one of a language characteristic and an acoustic characteristic, wherein for analyzing the language characteristic of voice communications, the communication is converted to text using computer-based speech recognition, determining at least one of the category, the score, the sentiment, or the alert associated with the communication using the at least one language and/or acoustic characteristic, and providing a dynamic graphical representation of the at least one category, score, sentiment, or alert through a graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: CallMiner, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Dwyer, Erik A. Strand, Scott R. Wolf, Frank Salinas, Jeffrey A. Gallino, Scott A. Kendrick, Shaoyu Xue