Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a system that can provide an extended communication capability to a mobile unit on a virtual private network(VPN). SOLUTION: A service communication system has a cellular phone communication interface and a GPS system for each mobile vehicle (25) to set up a telephone communication event with a cellular base station (17). The base station 17 bridges an event between a cellular protocol and a public exchange telephone service protocol that are sent and broadcast from the vehicle 25. A specific network level routing system (63) is connected to the base station 17 though a 1st telephone communication relay channel, can receive a GPS position from the telephone communication event, is connected to service centers (71, 73) through other relay channels and decides the destination of each telephone communication event with the service centers depending on the extracted GPS position.
Abstract:
A computerized Internet-Protocol Network Telephony (IPNT) routing system has a routing processor for receiving and forwarding IPNT calls based on information stored in an associated database regarding operation and status of possible destinations for the call. In some embodiments destinations are call centers adapted for receiving IPNT calls at workstations associated with a central processor, and the information in the database at the routing processor is collected and processed at the call centers that are potential destinations for the calls. The information is collected processed and forwarded to the database for the purpose of enhancing call-routing efficiency and accuracy.
Abstract:
A telephony call center has agent workstations having telephones connected to station-side ports of a telephone switching apparatus adapted to receive and switch conventional telephone calls to the telephones, and also computer platforms connected on a local area network (LAN). A processor also connected on the LAN has a wide area network (WAN) port and is adapted to receive and distribute computer-simulated telephone calls from the WAN to computer platforms at the agent stations. At individual agent stations the telephone and computer platform is connected by a Telephone Application Programming Interface (TAPI)-compliant bridge. Status of calls of both types at agent workstations is communicated to a network-level router by the processor having a WAN connection, which may also receive computer-simulated calls. The router may then make routing decisions based on agent status relative to both kinds of calls.
Abstract:
A communication transaction management system has a computerized appliance executing software from a digital medium for a particular enterprise, a holding function of the software tracking received transactions initiated by associated persons, and selecting individual transactions for connection to live agents, and a monitoring function for determining behavior of the persons associated with individual transactions on hold relative to an interactive presentation. Individual transactions on hold are prioritized for connection to live agents at least in part depending on the behavior determined by the monitoring function.
Abstract:
A call center system has a computerized server executing software (SW) from a machine-readable medium, a data collection function of the SW enabled for collecting data regarding incoming transactions, a data processing function coupled to the data collection engine and enabled for processing the data collected against a set of business rules, the data processing function determining a priority level for individual ones of the incoming transactions, and a distribution function enabled for distributing a priority indication determined by the data processing function to one or more presentation interfaces accessible to agents, at or near the time the associated transaction is engaged by the agent.
Abstract:
A communication software module executing on a computerized appliance from a machine-readable medium includes functionality enabling a user to direct a communication event to a particular destination by an address of the destination, functionality for transmitting the destination address to a remote trust authority, functionality for initiating the communication event, and functionality for receiving trust information from the remote trust authority, the trust information associated with an enterprise or a person associated with the destination address. Various communication modules are provided, such as email clients, instant messaging systems, chat systems, and voice communication systems.
Abstract:
A software suite is disclosed for routing communication events over a data- packet-network using an IP session initiation and management protocol. The software suite comprises, a server application running on the network for computing and serving routing determinations per request, a session management application running on the network for initiating and managing routed and established session events, a parsing application running on the network for parsing request data received under session initiation protocol and a conversion application running on the network for converting data received under session initiation protocol into a routing request. All received communication requests for routing are in the form of the session initiation protocol wherein they are parsed and converted into routing requests processed by the server application and routed to determined destinations and wherein events are established as session events conducted under the session initiation and management protocol.
Abstract:
A system (100) for integrating a contact center (110), an agent station (122, 123), and a customer relation management server (128a, 128b) for communication includes a network adapter node (114) having port connection to the contact center (110), the agent station (122, 123), and the customer relation management server (128a, 128b); and one or more dynamic states running on the network adapter mode (114) wherein the one or more states described represent current agent activity and presence attributes according to model. In preferred application the customer relation management server (128a, 128b) is adapted to deliver data and or services or notification of availability thereof to the agent station (122, 123) based on the current state information for one or more events active or in queue for the agent station (122, 123).
Abstract:
A software application for recommending workforce resource allocation in a communication center based on requirements of events represented in a queue has a first interface for accessing information from the queue (1300), a second interface for accessing information from data source about workforce availability and state information (1302), a processing component for processing queue information and workforce information (1303), and a message generation and delivery component for generating a workforce allocation and recommendation based on processing results (1304) and sending the recommendation to a target entity (1305).
Abstract:
A system (9) for presenting a recorded message on behalf of an agent receiving a call at an agent station (51) in a call center (15), the agent station (51) having a telephony interface for receiving calls and a personal computer with a video display unit (PC/VDU), has a telephony switching apparatus (27) enhanced by a computer-telephony integration (CTI) processor (31), an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system executing a voice treatment option (VTO) software, coupled to the telephony switching apparatus (27) and the CTI processor (31); and a data repository (47) having recorded messages stored on behalf of the agent and accessible to the CTI processor (31). The CTI processor (31) routes incoming calls to the telepony interface for the agent, uses data associated with the calls for selecting appropriate recorded messages, and causes, by controlling the IVR, a retrieved recorded message to be played to a caller upon the agent picking up the routed call. The system is useful with both conventional telephone systems (23) anddata network telephony (13), such as over the Internet.