Abstract:
A method for handling crossing calls between a first and a second party in a communication network is proposed. A first call between the first and the second party is disconnected. The first party attempts to establish a subsequent second call towards the second party. A number of the first party is stored in a database during establishment of the first call. It is further checked if a number of the first party attempting to establish the second call is the same with the number stored in the database and if the second party is attempting to establish a third call, simultaneous to the second call, towards the first party. In case both checks are positive, the second call is established towards the second party and the third call attempt is terminated.
Abstract:
The invention involves local media rendering of a multi -party call, performed by a Client User Equipment (1). The media is encoded by each party in the call, and sent as a media stream to a Media server (2), and the media server receives a request for media streams from each Client User Equipment, each media stream in the request associated with a client priority. The Media server selects the media streams to send to each Client User Equipment, based on the request, and further such that the number of streams does not exceed a determined maximum number, which is based e.g. on the available bandwidth.
Abstract:
A method for routing a call having services provided by a first network and a second network comprises: receiving the call in the first network; correlating the first network with the second network for the call; and sending the call to the second network. The correlation between the first network and the second network allows the call for returning back to the first network from the second network, after the services provided by the second network have been applied. A communication node for carrying out the method comprises: an input module for receiving the call in the first network; a generator of a correlation between the first and second networks for the call; and an output module for sending the call to the second network.
Abstract:
A directory assistance system includes a request handling module for receiving a plurality of incoming directory assistance requests from requesters and an agent platform for handling the directory assistance requests by providing at least one listing to the requester, A record database stores a record relating to the first request, and includes a first identifier, a time and a listing entry, An incoming request tracking module tracks second incoming directory assistance requests, by reviewing a second identifier associated with the directory assistance request, comparing the second identifier against the first identifiers in the records, and if a record has a matching first identifier to second identifier from request, then, prior to the second request being sent to the agent platform, offering to automatically provide the stored listing entry from the record to the requester.
Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for routing callers to agents in a call-center routing environment. An exemplary method includes identifying caller data for at least one caller in a queue of callers, and skipping a caller at the front of the queue of callers for another caller based on the identified caller data. The caller data may include one or both of demographic data and psychographic data. Skipping the caller may be further based on comparing caller data with agent data associated with an agent via a pattern matching algorithm such as a correlation algorithm, hi one example, if the caller at the front of the queue has been skipped a predetermined number of times the caller at the front is the next routed (and cannot be skipped again).
Abstract:
Methods are disclosed for routing callers to agents in a contact center, along with an intelligent routing system. One or more agents are graded on achieving an optimal interaction, such as increasing revenue, decreasing cost, or increasing customer satisfaction. Callers are then preferentially routed to a graded agent to obtain an increased chance at obtaining a chosen optimal interaction. In a more advanced embodiment, caller and agent demographic and psychographic characteristics can also be determined and used in a pattern matching algorithm to preferentially route a caller with certain characteristics to an agent with certain characteristics to increase the chance of an optimal interaction.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus to process an incoming message is described. The method may comprise, at a recipient system, receiving an incoming message from a message communicator and automatically analyzing message content to identify a keyword included in the message content. Thereafter, a predefined action associated with the keyword may be identified and the action may be performed. In an example embodiment, the predefined action may be a priority with the message, alerting an intended recipient of the message, routing the message to the intended recipient, paging the intended recipient, emailing the message to the intended recipient, sending an SMS message to the intended recipient, or the like. In an example embodiment, a user/owner of a mailbox may search a message database to identify incoming messages which includes the search term in the message content.