Inventor · Chapel Hill, NC, US

Mark Franklin Sidell

23Patents
20h-index
12Co-inventors
82Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 12, 1985 → Jan 19, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6170011A Method and apparatus for determining and initiating interaction directionality within a multimedia communication center Electricity 530 Expired
US6138139A Method and apparatus for supporting diverse interaction paths within a multimedia communication center Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 469 Expired
US6230197A Method and apparatus for rules-based storage and retrieval of multimedia interactions within a communication center Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 343 Expired
US6167395A Method and apparatus for creating specialized multimedia threads in a multimedia communication center Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 331 Expired
US6108711A Operating system having external media layer, workflow layer, internal media layer, and knowledge base for routing media events between transactions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 312 Expired
US6212178A Method and apparatus for selectively presenting media-options to clients of a multimedia call center Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 285 Expired
US6381640B1 Method and apparatus for automated personalization and presentation of workload assignments to agents within a multimedia communication center Electricity 237 Expired
US4783803A Speech recognition apparatus and method Physics 211 Expired
US6345305B1 Operating system having external media layer, workflow layer, internal media layer, and knowledge base for routing media events between transactions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 207 Expired
US6332154A Method and apparatus for providing media-independent self-help modules within a multimedia communication-center customer interface Electricity 195 Expired
US6370508B2 Interface engine for managing business processes within a multimedia communication-center Electricity 142 Expired
US6910072B2 Method and apparatus for providing media-independent self-help modules within a multimedia communication-center customer interface Electricity 86 Expired
US6718366B2 Method and apparatus for providing media-independent self-help modules within a multimedia communication-center customer interface Electricity 68 Expired
US6539419B2 Method and apparatus for providing media-independent self-help modules within a multimedia communication-center customer interface Electricity 61 Expired
US8316128B2 Methods and system for creating and managing identity oriented networked communication Electricity 58 Active
US8250150B2 Methods and apparatus for identifying and facilitating a social interaction structure over a data packet network Electricity 53 Expired
US7120700B2 Method and system for processing multi-media transactions in a communication center Electricity 40 Expired
US7039857B2 Method and apparatus for building multimedia applications using interactive multimedia viewers Electricity 36 Expired
US6874119B2 Stored-media interface engine providing an abstract record of stored multimedia files within a multimedia communication center Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US7779067B2 User specific support in communications systems Electricity 22 Active
US9350808B2 Method for routing transactions between internal and external partners in a communication center Electricity 14 Active
US9537933B2 Server-client interaction and information management system Electricity 8 Active
US8971216B2 Method for routing transactions between internal and external partners in a communication center Electricity 6 Active

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