Data model of participation in multi-channel and multi-party contacts
US8731177B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/5175
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a contact center that includes a switching fabric 110, 130 operable to configure a communication session between a first customer and a first resource 138 for servicing of a first contact by the first resource and a contact tracking agent 232 operable, during the servicing of the first contact by the first resource, to (a) monitor the first contact center endpoint for at least one of (i) a change in contact state, (ii) the connection of the first resource and the first customer through a second (new) communication channel, and (iii) the addition of a party to and/or removal of a party from the communication session and (b), when the at least one of (i)-(iii) occurs, terminate a first contact part and create a second contact part. The first and second contact parts are associated with the communication session.
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