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 computerized telephony bridge unit (87) has a Data Network Telephony (DNT) port (25) and a Connection Oriented/Switched Telephony (COST) trunk port (23), each associated with circuitry for receiving a placing calls in the data format required by connected networks. The bridge unit (87) further includes conversion circuitry for converting data dynamically between network protocols compatible with each connected network. Control routines executable on the computerized bridge unit are adapted to receive a first call from one of the COST and DNT networks, to place a call associated with the received call on the network other than the network on which the call is received, and to dynamically convert data between a call connected at one port and a call connected at the other port. The data network can be the Internet (15), and the COST network can be any publicly or privately switched dedicated-connection-oriented telephone network (13). Association between calls between two otherwise incompatible networks can be by a locally-stored lookup table, by negotiation with a caller, or by retrieval of data from incoming calls.
Abstract:
A system for soliciting and activating one or more groups of workers to service contact center business includes an interface accessible to the one or more groups for accepting group registration data, publishing contact center business and for enabling the groups to subscribe to receive business; a data repository for storing the registration data for subscribing groups; and a routing server for specifying routing strategies for event routing to the groups. The system is characterized in that the one or more groups of workers may be activated during contact center business activity to perform services based on need.
Abstract:
A system for enabling Data Network Telephony (DNT) communication through a WEB page includes a Web server (28) hosting an interactive WEB page and having an Internet port, as link in the WEB page adapted for launching a DNT-capable telephone module, and a DNT-capable telephone module associated with the link. In this system, upon selection of the link by a person accessing the WEB page over the Internet (13) using a computer platform, an instance of the IP telephone module is downloaded to computer platform, and an IP call is launched to an IP address prestored and associated with the link. The DNT network may be the Internet (13). In a preferred embodiment the system first investigates the computer platform for hardware and software characteristics, and attaches the determined characteristics to the instance of the IP telephone module to be downloaded. The downloaded module then self-launches and configures, and then launches the associated call. In some embodiments the module disappears after a single call, and thus serves as an instant enabler for IP telephony.
Abstract:
A data network telephony system (99) includes a router (410) connected to a DNT-capable data network (500) and a wireless transceiver (400) and adapted to operate the transceiver (400) by a two-way narrow-band, multiple-channel, real-time duplex radio protocol, and a plurality of portable computer-enhanced communicator units (100, 200, 300 and 600), including microphone and speaker apparatus (105 and 106), each adapted to communicate with the router (410) by the two-way real-time duplex radio protocol and to process DNT calls.
Abstract:
A call center system supports remote agent stations (126) through a network (125) by establishing a data link (119, 129) between a computer platform (131) at the remote agent station (126) and a computer-telephony integration (CTI) processor (111) connected to a telephony switch (109) at a call center (101) and switching incoming calls from the call center (101) to a telephone (133) at the remote agent station (126) while sending data pertaining to the calls via the data link (119, 129) to the computer platform (131) at the remote agent station (126) to be displayed.
Abstract:
A system for soliciting and activating one or more groups of workers to service contact center business includes an interface accessible to the one or more groups for accepting group registration data, publishing contact center business and for enabling the groups to subscribe to receive business; a data repository for storing the registration data for subscribing groups; and a routing server for specifying routing strategies for event routing to the groups. The system is characterized in that the one or more groups of workers may be activated during contact center business activity to perform services based on need.