Patent · US Expired

Systems configured to distribute a telephone call, communication systems, communication methods and methods of routing a telephone call to a service representative

US6704412B1 · kind B1 · utility

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54Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 24, 1998
Grant dateMar 9, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 24, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2242/22
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention includes systems configured to distribute a telephone call, communication systems, communication methods and methods of routing a telephone call to a customer service representative. In one embodiment of the invention, a system configured to distribute a telephone call within a network includes a distributor adapted to connect with a telephone system, the distributor being configured to connect a telephone call using the telephone system and output the telephone call and associated data of the telephone call; and a plurality of customer service representative terminals connected with the distributor and a selected customer service representative terminal being configured to receive the telephone call and the associated data, the distributor and the selected customer service representative terminal being configured to synchronize, application of the telephone call and associated data from the distributor to the selected customer service representative terminal.

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