Call and data correspondence in a call-in center employing virtual restructuring for computer telephony integrated functionality
US7903807B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13389
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A call center having agent stations comprising telephones connected to computer stations by a Telephone Application Programming Interface (TAPI)-compliant bridge has data pertaining to callers stored in a database on a local area network (LAN) to which the computer stations are also connected. Origination data for incoming calls, both conventional calls to the telephones and computer-simulated calls to the computer platforms, is used as a key to extract data pertaining to calls from the database for display on video display units (VDUs) of the computer workstations where the calls are terminated. In some cases, data is only extracted and displayed for calls from previously listed origination points.
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