Patent · US Expired

Call overflow system and method for an automatic call distribution system

US5724419A · kind A · utility

30Cited by
4References
20Claims
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Filing dateFeb 20, 1997
Grant dateMar 3, 1998
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q2213/13344
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A call overflow system for transferring an overflow call received from a caller at an originating automatic call distributor to a destination automatic call distributor. The system includes an originating compilation portion at the originating automatic call distributor for compiling data relating to the overflow call to be transmitted to the destination automatic call distributor, the data including identification of whether the caller attempted to block a caller identification process, the overflow call being a type of telephone call wherein a call identifier is provided through the call identification process to the originating automatic call distributor and originating compilation portion even where the caller has requested a blocking of the caller identification process. The system further includes sending portion for sending the data from the originating automatic call distributor to the destination automatic call distributor and for transferring the overflow call to the destination automatic call distributor.

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