IP Library Granted Patent US 11,889,022
Granted Patent B2
US 11,889,022 · App. 17/559,260 · Granted Jan 30, 2024

Systems and methods for handling customer conversations at a contact center

Inventors: Rajkumar Koneru (Windermere, FL); Prasanna Kumar Arikala Gunulan (Hyderabad, IN); Rajavardhan Nalluri (Hyderabad, IN)
Assignee: Kore.ai, Inc.
H04M3/4936G06N20/00G10L15/063G10L15/1822G10L15/22H04M3/5175G10L2015/0638G10L2015/227G10L2015/228
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Patent No.
US 11,889,022
App. No.
17/559,260
Granted
Jan 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A contact center server receives an utterance from a customer device as part of a conversation. The contact center server identifies utterance parameters of the utterance, generates a first response to the utterance based on the utterance parameters, and outputs the utterance parameters and the first response to an agent device. The contact center server receives agent-identified-information corresponding to the utterance or agent-modified-information corresponding to the utterance parameters from the agent device. Subsequently, the contact center server generates a second response to the utterance based on the agent-identified-information or the agent-modified-information and outputs the second response to the agent device.

Claims (53)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a contact center server, an utterance from a customer device as part of a conversation;

identifying, by the contact center server, utterance parameters of the utterance;

generating, by the contact center server, a first response to the utterance based on the utterance parameters;

outputting, by the contact center server, the utterance parameters and the first response to an agent device;

receiving, by the contact center server, from the agent device agent-identified-information corresponding to the utterance or agent-modified-information corresponding to the utterance parameters;

generating, by the contact center server, a second response to the utterance based on the agent-identified-information or the agent-modified-information; and

outputting, by the contact center server, the second response to the agent device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the contact center server, from the agent device an agent response which includes the second response, or a combination of the first response and second response;

outputting, by the contact center server, the agent response to the customer device; and

training, by the contact center server, an artificial intelligence based model based on the agent response.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the utterance parameters include at least one of: one or more intents, one or more entity types, or one or more entity values.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the agent-identified-information comprises one or more agent-identified utterance parameters of the utterance.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the agent-modified-information comprises a modification of one or more of the utterance parameters of the utterance.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second response includes at least part of the first response.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first response or the second response comprise: an intent suggestion, a response suggestion, or action suggestion.

8. A contact center server comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor which is configured to be capable of executing programmed instructions stored in the memory to:

receive an utterance from a customer device as part of a conversation;

identify utterance parameters of the utterance;

generate a first response to the utterance based on the utterance parameters;

output the utterance parameters and the first response to an agent device;

receive from the agent device agent-identified-information corresponding to the utterance or agent-modified-information corresponding to the utterance parameters;

generate a second response to the utterance based on the agent-identified-information or the agent-modified-information; and

output the second response to the agent device.

9. The contact center server of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive from the agent device an agent response which includes the second response, or a combination of the first response and second response;

output the agent response to the customer device; and

train an artificial intelligence based model based on the agent response.

10. The contact center server of claim 8 , wherein the utterance parameters include at least one of: one or more intents, one or more entity types, or one or more entity values.

11. The contact center server of claim 8 , wherein the agent-identified-information comprises one or more agent-identified utterance parameters of the utterance.

12. The contact center server of claim 8 , wherein the agent-modified-information comprises a modification of one or more of the utterance parameters of the utterance.

13. The contact center server of claim 8 , wherein the second response includes at least part of the first response.

14. The contact center server of claim 8 , wherein the first response or the second response comprise: an intent suggestion, a response suggestion, or action suggestion.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions for managing customer conversations which when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:

receive an utterance from a customer device as part of a conversation;

identify utterance parameters of the utterance;

generate a first response to the utterance based on the utterance parameters;

output the utterance parameters and the first response to an agent device;

receive from the agent device agent-identified-information corresponding to the utterance or agent-modified-information corresponding to the utterance parameters;

generate a second response to the utterance based on the agent-identified-information or the agent-modified-information; and

output the second response to the agent device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the executable instructions when executed by the processor further causes the processor to:

receive from the agent device an agent response which includes the second response, or a combination of the first response and second response;

output the agent response to the customer device; and

train an artificial intelligence based model based on the agent response.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the utterance parameters include at least one of: one or more intents, one or more entity types, or one or more entity values.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the agent-identified-information comprises one or more agent-identified utterance parameters of the utterance.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the agent-modified-information comprises a modification of one or more of the utterance parameters of the utterance.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the second response includes at least part of the first response.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the first response or the second response comprise: an intent suggestion, a response suggestion, or action suggestion.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2024
From: WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK
To: KORE.AI, INC.
Reel/Frame 068954/0195 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2024
From: KORE.AI, INC.
To: STIFEL BANK
Reel/Frame 068958/0891 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2024
From: HERCULES CAPITAL, INC.
To: KORE.AI, INC.
Reel/Frame 068767/0081 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2023
From: KORE.AI, INC.
To: WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK
Reel/Frame 063248/0711 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 31, 2023
From: KORE.AI, INC.
To: HERCULES CAPITAL, INC., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AND COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063213/0700 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2022
From: KONERU, RAJKUMAR; GUNALAN, PRASANNA KUMAR ARIKALA; NALLURI, RAJAVARDHAN
To: KORE.AI, INC.
Reel/Frame 060523/0151 →
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