Patent · US Expired

Agent registration and bidding system

US7773740B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 9, 2003
Grant dateAug 10, 2010
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Expiry dateMar 15, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M3/5235
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for assigning a call to one of a plurality of agents. The method includes the steps of providing a description of the call to each of the plurality of agents, receiving a bid to handle the call from each of the plurality of agents and assigning the call to an agent of the plurality of agents with a highest relative received bid.

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