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Automatic call distributor having multiple audio sources

US5535270A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 6, 1994
Grant dateJul 9, 1996
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Expiry dateSep 6, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M3/523
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An automatic call distributor 16 and method for routing incoming telephone calls from a central office telephone switching system 14 to a plurality of agent stations 18 and 20 and for providing different types of audio communications, preferably music, to incoming telephone calls based on the gate 28 and 30 through which the telephone calls are routed are provided. The automatic call distributor 16 includes a control computer 24 for routing incoming telephone calls to the gates 28 and 30. Music sources 38 and 40 generate predetermined types of music in response to the control computer 24. The music sources 38 and 40 are connected to the gates 28 and 30, respectively, to provide the predetermined types of music to incoming telephone calls routed through the respective gates 28 and 30.

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