SYSTEM FOR COORDINATING COMMUNICATIONS VIA CUSTOMER CONTACT CHANNEL CHANGING SYSTEM USING CALL CENTRE FOR SETTING UP THE CALL BETWEEN CUSTOMER AND AN AVAILABLE HELP AGENT
Patent №
US 5,884,032
Granted
1999-03-16
Filed 1995
Owner
NEW BRUNSWICK TELEPHONE COMPANY, LIMITED, THE
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Lab
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AI components
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nlp · speech · kr · planning
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
08532537
This invention (The Customer Contact Channel Changer) enables the integration of different Customer Contact Channels such as live call center ACD (Automatic Call Distribution) agents, ADSI (Analog Display Services Interface) enhanced IVR (Interactive Voice Response) systems and WWW (World Wide Web) servers. The world wide web servers are used to allow customers with computer equipment to access information from an organizations databases in a self service mode. Frequently these customers have questions best answered by human ACD agents. With this invention the connection between the customer with the question and the agent with the answer is done quickly and efficiently with both parties sharing screens of common information. Also control is retained by the customer to make the call happen when they want it.
AI classification
Ownership
NEW BRUNSWICK TELEPHONE COMPANY, LIMITED, THE
assignment · 78560133
NBTEL GLOBAL INC.
assignment · 110770260
INNOVATIA INC.
assignment · 121530849
BELL ALIANT REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
assignment · 234270834
Assignors
BATEMAN, THOMAS HOWARD, KIERSTEAD, BRUCE EDWARD, NOBLE, WILLIAM ALEXANDER (SANDY), CURRY, TIMOTHY LEE, LOCKETT, JOHN ALAN, MERSEREAU, LAURIE EDWARD, OUELLETTE, ROBERT JAMES
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