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Accessory queue management system and method for interacting with a queuing system

US8514872B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 19, 2007
Grant dateAug 20, 2013
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Expiry dateJun 19, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2203/2011
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A virtual queuing system and method provides for dynamic control of queue data in accordance with queue control instructions provided by a separate queue control source. The virtual queuing system comprises an interface to a queuing system and an interface to the separate queue control source. The interface to the queuing system provides for obtaining queue data and controlling the queue data in accordance with the queue control instructions provided by a separate queue control source. The interface to the separate queue control source for: i) providing the queue data to the separate queue control source; and ii) obtaining the queue control instructions there from.

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