Abstract:
Systems and methods are disclosed for routing callers to agents in a contact center, along with an intelligent routing system. An exemplary method includes mapping a first portion (or fraction) of callers to agents according to a performance and/or pattern matching algorithm based on comparing caller data associated with the callers and agent data associated with the agents. The method further includes mapping a second portion of the callers (e.g., the remaining portion or fraction of all callers) to agents differently than the first portion of the callers (e.g., mapping based on queue order or performance based), which may provide a control group for monitoring or analyzing the effect of the pattern matching algorithm. The method may further include displaying the effect of the routing on at least one outcome variable, which may include revenue generation, cost, customer satisfaction, first call resolution, cancellation, or other variable outputs from the pattern matching algorithm of the system.
Abstract:
A phone call status reenactment device for reenacting connection status of a phone call includes a storage and a display unit. The storage stores event data for each event in which connection status of a phone call has changed. The event data includes time data indicating a time when the connection status changed and type data indicating a type of event. The display unit displays data on connection status in response to an instruction. The data on connection status is displayed in order of time in accordance with the event data stored in the storage. The data on connection status includes a quantity of phone calls before answered by a phone call taker, a quantity of phone calls ended without answered by a phone call taker, and a quantity of phone calls answered by a phone call taker.
Abstract:
In a method for displaying messages, a system displays messages from a single user account in multiple viewports. Each viewport orders messages based on an importance score that is calculated based on the user's prior interactions with messages in his user account through that viewport. Each viewport associated with the user account orders messages using a distinct message importance model.
Abstract:
A system for responding to queries has an interface for receiving request communications from requesters. An agent platform is configured to receive the request communications and to provide replies to the requesters. A tracking module tracks the request communications and the replies and a news module tracks news events. A correlation module correlates increases in request communications relative to a first news event over a set time frame. An analysis module generates a search assistance routine based on the correlated increases in request communications relative to the first news events over a set time frame, where the search assistance routine is activated when a second news event is detected, similar to the first news event.
Abstract:
Restriction on call connections is controlled by grouping a plurality of terminals. One or more groups each including one or more terminals are provided. Each of the one or more groups is associated with the maximum number of calling terminals and a group restriction relaxing ratio indicating a relaxing degree of restriction with respect to a predetermined normal restriction ratio. Restriction on a call connection of a terminal belonging to a group is controlled on the basis of a group restriction ratio assigned to the group when the number of terminals being making phone calls is less than the maximum number of calling terminals that is provided for the group. The group restriction ratio is calculated using the predetermined normal restriction ratio and the group restriction relaxing ratio associated with the group.
Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for routing callers to agents in a call-center routing environment. An exemplary method includes identifying caller data for at least one caller in a queue of callers, and skipping a caller at the front of the queue of callers for another caller based on the identified caller data. The caller data may include one or both of demographic data and psychographic data. Skipping the caller may be further based on comparing caller data with agent data associated with an agent via a pattern matching algorithm such as a correlation algorithm. In one example, if the caller at the front of the queue has been skipped a predetermined number of times the caller at the front is the next routed (and cannot be skipped again).
Abstract:
A system and method track short term and long term intervals to assess whether a voice message source is a likely source of voice spam. Upon detection of a spamming threshold, calls from the source are blocked until detection that a sufficient time interval has elapsed without generation of messages.
Abstract:
Computer-implemented methods and systems for management of real-time and historical data for multiple call centers in which real-time and historical data are received electronically from a plurality of call center sites and displayed simultaneously for each of the plurality of call center sites on a single display screen in a separate call center site column for each call center and integrated and displayed for all of the plurality of call center sites in a separate division column on the single display screen.
Abstract:
A telephone communication system and method for transmitting reply messages are provided. The telephone communication system includes a plurality of telephone devices, wherein at least a first telephone device has hardware circuitry, a display, and a processor. The hardware circuitry receives a signal from a second telephone device. The display is in communication with the hardware circuitry and displays an image when the signal is received. The processor is in communication with the hardware circuitry and the display, and the processor performs the steps including communicating the image that is displayed on the display when the signal is received, wherein at least one prerecorded reply message is made available for selection when the signal is received, and receiving a command inputted by a user of the first telephone device selecting one of the available reply messages, wherein the selected reply message is transmitted to the second telephone device.
Abstract:
In one method and apparatus for blocking unwanted calls in a callback system, parameters associated with a callback request (e.g., the user device to which the call is to be directed, the IP address from which the request originated or an identifier of the source computer from which the callback request originated, the party from whom the call is requested) are tracked for each call. A decision to automatically block the requested callback is made based on one or more criteria based on a combination of these parameters, which may be a total over a period of time. In a second method, one or both of the parties to the callback is queried as to whether the callback is unwanted and, if so, one or more parameters associated with the request are blacklisted.