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Automatic call distributor with agent controlled call connection

US5970135A · kind A · utility

7Cited by
13References
7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 29, 1996
Grant dateOct 19, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 29, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M3/54
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An automatic call distributor (12) having a device (10) for routing application telephone calls to any agent (20), a device (10) for routing an exterior position call directly to a particular agent (20), a device (10) for routing an interior position call directly to the particular agent (20), a device (10) for indicating the type of call being received among the application, external position, and internal position calls to the particular agent (20), and a device (10) for connecting the desired indicated call to the particular agent (20).

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