Patent · US Expired

Method of processing E-mail in an automatic call distributor

US6289373A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 24, 1998
Grant dateSep 11, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M3/48
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for processing an E-mail message in an automatic call processor. The method includes the steps of determining a telephone number of a sender of the E-mail message, setting-up a call connection between the automatic call distributor and sender of the E-mail message based upon the determined telephone number and delivering the call connection to an agent of the call distributor.

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