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John M Ford

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Most Active Art Unit
1201
Art Unit(s)
1202, 1205, 1611, 1624, 1201
Total Applications
2711
Issued Applications
2304
Pending Applications
29
Abandoned Applications
378

Applications

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17/411338
Systems and methods relating to asynchronous resolution of customer requests in contact center Aug 24, 2021 Issued
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17/411934
Headphones with timing capability and enhanced security Aug 24, 2021 Issued
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17/445360
Systems and methods for handling calls based on call insight information Aug 17, 2021 Issued
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17/403094
System and methods for dynamically routing and rating customer service communications Aug 15, 2021 Issued
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17/390771
Data aggregation for user interaction enhancement Jul 29, 2021 Issued
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17/389214
Multi-channel hybrid models for efficient routing Jul 28, 2021 Issued
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17/386604
Real-time agent assistance using real-time automatic speech recognition and behavioral metrics Jul 27, 2021 Issued
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17/379526
Hand cleanliness monitoring Jul 18, 2021 Issued
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17/376400
Footsteps tracking method and system thereof Jul 14, 2021 Issued
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17/369888
COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY, COMPUTER-READABLE CONTROL MEDIUM Jul 6, 2021 Abandoned
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17/359734
System and method for providing contextual assistance for contact center applications Jun 27, 2021 Issued
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17/356689
Intent analysis for call center response generation Jun 23, 2021 Issued
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17/345712
Real-time contact center speech analytics, with critical call alerts, deployed across multiple security zones Jun 10, 2021 Issued
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17/340348
Systems for transitioning telephony-based and in-person servicing interactions to and from an artificial intelligence (AI) chat session Jun 6, 2021 Issued
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17/337933
System and methods for operating and testing real-time communications between web browsers and contact centers Jun 2, 2021 Issued
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17/329127
Computer-assisted patient navigation and information systems and methods May 23, 2021 Issued
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17/327400
Method and apparatus for teleconference May 20, 2021 Issued
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17/325381
Interbot communication May 19, 2021 Issued
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17/765200
Display panel, display device, fabricating method and control method of display panel May 19, 2021 Issued
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17/314718
System and method for data augmentation for multi-microphone signal processing May 6, 2021 Issued
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