IP Library Granted Patent US 11,818,291
Granted Patent B2
US 11,818,291 · App. 17/463,781 · Granted Nov 14, 2023

Combination of real-time analytics and automation

Inventors: David Warren Singer (Indianapolis, IN); Daniel Thomas Spohrer (Alpharetta, GA); Marc Adam Calahan (Milton, GA); Paul Michael Munro (Scotland, GB); Gary Andrew Duke (Fleet, GB); Padraig Carberry (Lifford, IE); Christopher Jerome Schnurr (Culmore, IE)
Assignee: Verint Americas Inc.
H04M3/5175G06Q20/4016G10L17/00G10L17/06
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Patent No.
US 11,818,291
App. No.
17/463,781
Granted
Nov 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Real-time speech analytics (RTSA) provides maintaining real-time speech conditions, rules, and triggers, and real-time actions and alerts to take. A call between a user and an agent is received at an agent computing device. The call is monitored to detect in the call one of the real-time speech conditions, rules, and triggers. Based on the detection, at least one real-time action and/or alert is initiated.

Claims (45)

1. A real-time speech analytics (RTSA) system, comprising:

a rules module configured to maintain a plurality of rules pertaining to a call between a user computing device and an agent computing device;

a detection module configured to listen to the call according to the plurality of rules and to detect that one of the plurality of rules directed to an event is triggered as a match to an event;

an analysis module configured to analyze the match to the event and determine at least one of an action or an alert to perform; and

an action and alerts module configured to receive an instruction from the analysis module pertaining to the at least one of the action or the alert to perform, and configured to perform the at least one of the action or the alert,

wherein the plurality of rules is directed to a credit check disclosure scenario, and when the detection module recognizes that a discussion is occurring pertaining to a credit check, provides an indicator that the discussion is occurring, and determines whether a credit check was discussed, and wherein if the credit check was not discussed, then a reminder is sent to an agent via the agent computing device.

2. A real-time speech analytics (RTSA) system, comprising:

a rules module configured to maintain a plurality of rules pertaining to a call between a user computing device and an agent computing device;

a detection module configured to listen to the call according to the plurality of rules and to detect that one of the plurality of rules directed to an event is triggered as a match to an event;

an analysis module configured to analyze the match to the event and determine at least one of an action or an alert to perform; and

an action and alerts module configured to receive an instruction from the analysis module pertaining to the at least one of the action or the alert to perform, and configured to perform the at least one of the action or the alert,

wherein the plurality of rules is directed to a credit check disclosure scenario, and when the detection module recognizes that a discussion is occurring pertaining to a credit check, provides a credit check discussion reminder to an agent via the agent computing device.

3. A system, comprising:

an agent computing device configured to receive a call from a user computing device; and

a computing device comprising:

a real-time speech analytics (RTSA) engine comprising:

a rules module configured to maintain a plurality of rules pertaining to a call between the user computing device and the agent computing device, wherein the plurality of rules dictates the call to be analyzed and how the call is analyzed, and wherein the plurality of rules defines a plurality of keywords to detect and sentiment to detect;

a detection module configured to listen to the call according to the plurality of rules and to detect that one of the plurality of rules directed to an event is triggered as a match to an event;

an analysis module configured to analyze the match to the event and determine at least one of an action or an alert to perform; and

an action and alerts module configured to receive an instruction from the analysis module pertaining to the at least one of the action or the alert to perform, and configured to perform the at least one of the action or the alert,

wherein the plurality of rules is directed to a credit check disclosure scenario, and when the detection module recognizes that a discussion is occurring pertaining to a credit check, provides an indicator that the discussion is occurring, and determines whether a credit check was discussed, and wherein if the credit check was not discussed, then a reminder is sent to an agent via the agent computing device.

4. A method comprising:

maintaining, at a rules module, a plurality of rules pertaining to a call between a user computing device and an agent computing device;

maintaining, at an analysis module, a plurality of real-time actions and alerts to take;

receiving a call at the agent computing device;

detecting, at a detection module, in the call that one of the plurality of rules directed to an event is triggered;

analyzing, at the analysis module, the match to the event and determine at least one of the real-time actions or alerts to perform; and

initiating the at least one of the real-time actions or alerts to perform,

wherein the plurality of rules is directed to a credit check disclosure scenario, and when the detection module recognizes that a discussion is occurring pertaining to a credit check, provides an indicator that the discussion is occurring, and determines whether a credit check was discussed, and wherein if the credit check was not discussed, then a reminder is sent to an agent via the agent computing device.

5. A method comprising:

maintaining, at a rules module, a plurality of rules pertaining to a call between a user computing device and an agent computing device;

maintaining, at an analysis module, a plurality of real-time actions and alerts to take;

receiving a call at the agent computing device;

detecting, at a detection module, in the call that one of the plurality of rules directed to an event is triggered;

analyzing, at the analysis module, the match to the event and determine at least one of the real-time actions or alerts to perform; and

initiating the at least one of the real-time actions or alerts to perform,

wherein the plurality of rules is directed to a credit check disclosure scenario, and when the detection module recognizes that a discussion is occurring pertaining to a credit check, provides a credit check discussion reminder to an agent via the agent computing device.

6. A system, comprising:

an agent computing device configured to receive a call from a user computing device; and

a computing device comprising:

a real-time speech analytics (RTSA) engine comprising:

a rules module configured to maintain a plurality of rules pertaining to a call between the user computing device and the agent computing device, wherein the plurality of rules dictates the call to be analyzed and how the call is analyzed, and wherein the plurality of rules defines a plurality of keywords to detect and sentiment to detect;

a detection module configured to listen to the call according to the plurality of rules and to detect that one of the plurality of rules directed to an event is triggered as a match to an event;

an analysis module configured to analyze the match to the event and determine at least one of an action or an alert to perform; and an action and alerts module configured to receive an instruction from the analysis module pertaining to the at least one of the action or the alert to perform, and configured to perform the at least one of the action or the alert,

wherein the plurality of rules is directed to a credit check disclosure scenario, and when the detection module recognizes that a discussion is occurring pertaining to a credit check, provides a credit check discussion reminder to an agent via the agent computing device.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2025
From: VERINT AMERICAS INC.
To: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 074034/0292 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2021
From: SINGER, DAVID WARREN; SPOHRER, DANIEL THOMAS; CALAHAN, MARC ADAM; MUNRO, PAUL MICHAEL; DUKE, GARY ANDREW; CARBERRY, PADRAIG; SCHNURR, CHRISTOPHER JEROME
To: VERINT AMERICAS INC.
Reel/Frame 057447/0958 →
Continuity (2)
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