Patents by Inventor William Duane Skeen

William Duane Skeen 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: 10448887
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods to receive and analyze biometric measurements from a customer service agent are provided. The analysis of the biometric measurements may be used to identify correlations between the biometric measurements, agent health, and agent performance. These correlations may then be used to route communications to the agent and/or modify the performance and/or increase the heath of the agent. The biometric measurements may also be correlated to an empathy level of the agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: MATTERSIGHT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher Danson, William Duane Skeen
  • Patent number: 10218850
    Abstract: The methods, apparatus, and systems described herein are designed to route customer communications to the best agent or best available agent. The methods include identifying origination data for a customer contacting a contact center with a customer task, determining a predicted personality type of the customer based on the identified origination data and a customer profile, providing a routing recommendation to a communication distributor to route the customer to an agent based on the predicted personality type of the customer and historical customer data, routing the customer via the communication distributor to the agent based on the routing recommendation, and updating the customer profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: MATTERSIGHT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kelly Conway, David Gustafson, Douglas Brown, Michael Glen Gates, William Duane Skeen, Brendan Joyce
  • Publication number: 20180205828
    Abstract: The methods, apparatus, and systems described herein are designed to route customer communications to the best agent or best available agent. The methods include identifying origination data for a customer contacting a contact center with a customer task, determining a predicted personality type of the customer based on the identified origination data and a customer profile, providing a routing recommendation to a communication distributor to route the customer to an agent based on the predicted personality type of the customer and historical customer data, routing the customer via the communication distributor to the agent based on the routing recommendation, and updating the customer profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Kelly CONWAY, David GUSTAFSON, Douglas BROWN, Michael Glen GATES, William Duane SKEEN, Brendan JOYCE
  • Publication number: 20180110460
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods to receive and analyze biometric measurements from a customer service agent are provided. The analysis of the biometric measurements may be used to identify correlations between the biometric measurements, agent health, and agent performance. These correlations may then be used to route communications to the agent and/or modify the performance and/or increase the heath of the agent. The biometric measurements may also be correlated to an empathy level of the agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher DANSON, William Duane SKEEN
  • Patent number: 9936075
    Abstract: The methods, apparatus, and systems described herein are designed to route customer communications to the best agent or best available agent. The methods include receiving a customer communication, predicting a demographic profile of the customer associated with the customer communication, monitoring real-time agent performance data and modifying a predetermined work threshold based on the real-time agent performance data, and providing a routing recommendation to route the customer to an agent based on the prediction and historical customer data for agents who have not exceeded the predetermined work threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: MATTERSIGHT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kelly Conway, David Gustafson, Douglas Brown, Michael Glen Gates, William Duane Skeen, Brendan Joyce
  • Patent number: 9848085
    Abstract: The methods, apparatus, and systems described herein relate to routing based on customer satisfaction, and include receiving the customer communication; retrieving or predicting a first profile of a customer associated with a customer communication, wherein the retrieved or predicted profile includes a customer satisfaction score; predicting a second profile of a future customer; providing a list of currently available and expected available agents, wherein the currently available agents are selected by including only agents that exceed a predetermined work threshold based on an average customer satisfaction score determined over a selected time period; providing a routing recommendation to a communication distributor based on the retrieved or predicted first profile, the predicted second profile, and currently available agents' and expected available agents' proficiency at handling customers with the retrieved or predicted first and second profiles, wherein the communication distributor routes the communicat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: MATTERSIGHT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kelly Conway, David Gustafson, Douglas Brown, Michael Glen Gates, William Duane Skeen, Brendan Joyce, Christopher Danson
  • Publication number: 20170208177
    Abstract: The methods, apparatus, and systems described herein relate to routing based on customer satisfaction, and include receiving the customer communication; retrieving or predicting a first profile of a customer associated with a customer communication, wherein the retrieved or predicted profile includes a customer satisfaction score; predicting a second profile of a future customer; providing a list of currently available and expected available agents, wherein the currently available agents are selected by including only agents that exceed a predetermined work threshold based on an average customer satisfaction score determined over a selected time period; providing a routing recommendation to a communication distributor based on the retrieved or predicted first profile, the predicted second profile, and currently available agents' and expected available agents' proficiency at handling customers with the retrieved or predicted first and second profiles, wherein the communication distributor routes the communicat
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Kelly CONWAY, David GUSTAFSON, Douglas BROWN, Michael Glen GATES, William Duane SKEEN, Brendan JOYCE, Christopher DANSON
  • Patent number: 9667795
    Abstract: The methods, apparatus, and systems described herein facilitate dynamic occupancy routing decisions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Mattersight Corporation
    Inventors: Kelly Conway, David Gustafson, Douglas Brown, Michael Glen Gates, William Duane Skeen, Brendan Joyce, Christopher Danson
  • Publication number: 20170149976
    Abstract: The methods, apparatus, and systems described herein are designed to route customer communications to the best agent or best available agent. The methods include receiving a customer communication, predicting a demographic profile of the customer associated with the customer communication, monitoring real-time agent performance data and modifying a predetermined work threshold based on the real-time agent performance data, and providing a routing recommendation to route the customer to an agent based on the prediction and historical customer data for agents who have not exceeded the predetermined work threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Kelly CONWAY, David GUSTAFSON, Douglas BROWN, Michael Glen GATES, William Duane SKEEN, Brendan JOYCE
  • Patent number: 9565312
    Abstract: The methods, apparatus, and systems described herein are designed to route customer communications to the best agent or best available agent. The methods include receiving a customer communication, predicting a demographic profile of the customer associated with the customer communication, and providing a routing recommendation to route the customer to an agent based on the prediction and historical customer data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Mattersight Corporation
    Inventors: Kelly Conway, David Gustafson, Douglas Brown, Michael Glen Gates, William Duane Skeen, Brendan Joyce
  • Publication number: 20160330325
    Abstract: The methods, apparatus, and systems described herein facilitate dynamic occupancy routing decisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Kelly CONWAY, David GUSTAFSON, Douglas BROWN, Michael Glen GATES, William Duane SKEEN, Brendan JOYCE, Christopher DANSON
  • Patent number: 9398157
    Abstract: The methods, apparatus, and systems described herein facilitate optimizing routing decisions. The methods include retrieving and/or predicting a profile of a current customer and future customers, determining which agents are currently available and which agents are expected to be available, and providing a routing recommendation based on the profile retrieval or prediction for the current customer and the future customers, and the currently available agents' and expected available agents' proficiency at handling customers with the retrieved and/or predicted profiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Mattersight Corporation
    Inventors: Kelly Conway, David Gustafson, Douglas Brown, Michael Glen Gates, William Duane Skeen, Brendan Joyce, Christopher Danson
  • Publication number: 20150341496
    Abstract: The methods, apparatus, and systems described herein are designed to route customer communications to the best agent or best available agent. The methods include receiving a customer communication, predicting a demographic profile of the customer associated with the customer communication, and providing a routing recommendation to route the customer to an agent based on the prediction and historical customer data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Kelly CONWAY, David GUSTAFSON, Douglas BROWN, Michael Glen GATES, William Duane SKEEN, Brendan JOYCE
  • Publication number: 20150312417
    Abstract: The methods, apparatus, and systems described herein facilitate optimizing routing decisions. The methods include retrieving and/or predicting a profile of a current customer and future customers, determining which agents are currently available and which agents are expected to be available, and providing a routing recommendation based on the profile retrieval or prediction for the current customer and the future customers, and the currently available agents' and expected available agents' proficiency at handling customers with the retrieved and/or predicted profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Kelly CONWAY, David GUSTAFSON, Douglas BROWN, Michael Glen GATES, William Duane SKEEN, Brendan JOYCE, Christopher DANSON
  • Patent number: 9137373
    Abstract: The methods, apparatus, and systems described herein are designed to route customer communications to the best agent or best available agent. The methods include receiving a customer communication, predicting a personality type of the customer associated with the customer communication, and providing a routing recommendation to route the customer to an agent based on the personality type prediction and historical customer data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Mattersight Corporation
    Inventors: Kelly Conway, David Gustafson, Douglas Brown, Michael Glen Gates, William Duane Skeen, Brendan Joyce
  • Patent number: 9137372
    Abstract: The methods, apparatus, and systems described herein are designed to route customer communications to the best available agent. The methods include predicting a personality type of the customer, determining the occupancy level of agents to provide a list of available agents, providing a routing recommendation based on the predicted personality type of the customer and agent data such as proficiency in handling customers with the predicted personality type, and/or analyzing real-time customer-agent interactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: MATTERSIGHT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kelly Conway, David Gustafson, Douglas Brown, Michael Glen Gates, William Duane Skeen, Brendan Joyce
  • Patent number: 9106748
    Abstract: The methods, apparatus, and systems described herein facilitate optimizing routing decisions. The methods include retrieving and/or predicting a profile of a current customer and future customers, determining which agents are currently available and which agents are expected to be available, and providing a routing recommendation based on the profile retrieval or prediction for the current customer and the future customers, and the currently available agents' and expected available agents' proficiency at handling customers with the retrieved and/or predicted profiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: MATTERSIGHT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kelly Conway, David Gustafson, Douglas Brown, Michael Glen Gates, William Duane Skeen, Brendan Joyce, Christopher Danson
  • Patent number: 9083804
    Abstract: The methods, apparatus, and systems described herein facilitate optimizing routing decisions. The methods include retrieving and/or predicting a profile of a current customer and future customers, determining which agents are currently available and which agents are expected to be available, and providing a routing recommendation based on the profile retrieval or prediction for the current customer and the future customers, and the currently available agents' and expected available agents' proficiency at handling customers with the retrieved and/or predicted profiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: MATTERSIGHT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kelly Conway, David Gustafson, Douglas Brown, Michael Glen Gates, William Duane Skeen, Brendan Joyce, Christopher Danson
  • Publication number: 20150036815
    Abstract: The methods, apparatus, and systems described herein are designed to route customer communications to the best agent or best available agent The methods include receiving a customer communication, predicting a personality type of the customer associated with the customer communication, and providing a routing recommendation to route the customer to an agent based on the personality type prediction and historical customer data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Kelly CONWAY, David GUSTAFSON, Douglas BROWN, Michael Glen GATES, William Duane SKEEN, Brendan JOYCE
  • Publication number: 20140355748
    Abstract: The methods, apparatus, and systems described herein facilitate optimizing routing decisions. The methods include retrieving and/or predicting a profile of a current customer and future customers, determining which agents are currently available and which agents are expected to be available, and providing a routing recommendation based on the profile retrieval or prediction for the current customer and the future customers, and the currently available agents' and expected available agents' proficiency at handling customers with the retrieved and/or predicted profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Kelly CONWAY, David Gustafson, Douglas Brown, Michael Glen Gates, William Duane Skeen, Brendan Joyce, Christopher Danson