Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Call centers with image or video based priority
- Patent Title (中): 呼叫中心以图像或视频为主
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Application No.: US11485053Application Date: 2006-07-11
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Publication No.: US07792277B2Publication Date: 2010-09-07
- Inventor: Shmuel Shaffer , Labhesh Patel , Mukul Jain , Sanjeev Kumar
- Applicant: Shmuel Shaffer , Labhesh Patel , Mukul Jain , Sanjeev Kumar
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP
- Main IPC: H04M3/00
- IPC: H04M3/00

Abstract:
Disclosed are apparatus and methods for utilizing the camera or video capability of particular communication devices, such as cell phones, to enhance handling of calls, such as emergency calls. In one implementation, when a call is made to an emergency response center (ERC) using an image/video capable communication device is queued until an agent is available for handling the call, one or more images or video may be collected from such caller by utilizing the image/video capability of the caller's communication device. The images collected from a plurality of different callers may then be sorted into different event groups. For instance, all the images/video that relate to a same emergency event, such as a traffic accident, are grouped together into a same event group. The different groups can then be prioritized for handling by an available agent. Additionally, the individual callers for each group may also be prioritized based on the collected images/video, e.g., the caller that is closest to the emergency event may be called first.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080037762A1 Call centers with image or video based priority Public/Granted day:2008-02-14
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