System initiated dialog adjustment
US10003692B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2203/2061
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Text-based automated customer service agents provide an attractive contact center interaction for may customer-agent communications. However, the “say anything” nature of text may result in additional problems not encountered in prompted interactions. A single misunderstanding or error may cause an automated communication to fail, however, by providing micro-tasks to a human agent, an automated communication may be maintained longer with benefit of a human agent's input. A lack of progress towards completion of a work item may cause the communication to be routed to a human agent and/or a different channel (e.g., voice, email, etc.). Accordingly, a micro-task or an opt-out operation may be provided to maintain the communication with an automated agent for as long as possible but yet provide improved customer service when necessary.
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