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Social messaging hold and wait treatment systems

US10425363B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 10, 2016
Grant dateSep 24, 2019
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Expiry dateApr 13, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2203/655
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems are provided to manage pauses, including on-hold, conditions in communications, such as text-based communications. Users may be provided with messages at a pace that, among other things, allows a particular cadence of messages to be maintained, even if a reply has been created. Accordingly, resources of a contact center may be better allocated to other matters requiring attention without causing undue customer dissatisfaction or the burden of handling additional messages. While voice-based “hold” conditions may be managed with messages or music on hold, text-based communications may be managed with social messaging content and/or comfort messages.

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