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System and method for event communication correlation

US7653186B2 · kind B2 · utility

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34Claims
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Filing dateMay 25, 2007
Grant dateJan 26, 2010
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Expiry dateJul 31, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M7/0024
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system, method, and apparatus method for receiving one or more communications from a remote terminal, transmitted via a telephone exchange, the communications comprising telemetry data and voice data; selecting a call center from a plurality of call centers to receive a communication from the remote terminal, wherein selecting the call center is based at least in part on the telemetry data; sending a message from the service provider to the call center over a side-channel, the message comprising at least a portion of the telemetry data, and further comprising a request for a communication path to one of a plurality of operator stations connected with the call center; and sending the voice data to the one operator station over a public switched telephone network (PSTN) connection via the communication path requested.

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