Tracking and preventing mute abuse by contact center agents
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- setting a threshold value associated with a minimum amount of time required for a call answered in a contact center, wherein the threshold value associated with the minimum amount of time required for the call answered in the contact center is used to identify a potential abuse of a mute feature;
monitoring one or more calls in the contact center;
determining whether answered calls among the one or more monitored calls comprise a duration at least equal to the threshold value; and
for answered calls among the one or more monitored calls having a duration that is less than the threshold value, reporting the potential abuse of the mute feature.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus to detect and prevent mute abuse by contact center agents provided by an application with an event listener in a contact center communication system are described along with various methods and mechanisms for administering the same. Based on predefined thresholds, the event listener can detect and notify a contact center supervisor and/or a systems administrator when certain mute timing thresholds are not met and/or mute timing thresholds are exceeded. If the exceptions provided by the event listener suggest that an agent is deliberately circumventing a metrics scoring system and/or avoiding work by placing a caller on mute rather than accepting and addressing a work item, service observing monitoring, logging, and disciplinary action can occur.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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setting a threshold value associated with a minimum amount of time required for a call answered in a contact center, wherein the threshold value associated with the minimum amount of time required for the call answered in the contact center is used to identify a potential abuse of a mute feature; monitoring one or more calls in the contact center; determining whether answered calls among the one or more monitored calls comprise a duration at least equal to the threshold value; and for answered calls among the one or more monitored calls having a duration that is less than the threshold value, reporting the potential abuse of the mute feature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A contact center, comprising:
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a telecommunication component that is connected to a communication network of the contact center, thereby enabling the telecommunication component to send and receive information regarding calls in the contact center; and an event listener that monitors one or more calls in the contact center, determines whether answered calls among the one or more monitored calls comprise a duration at least equal to a threshold value and wherein the threshold value is associated with a minimum amount of time required for the answered calls to identify a potential abuse of a mute feature by a contact center agent, and, for answered calls among the one or more monitored calls having a duration that is less than the threshold value, reports the potential abuse of the mute feature by the contact center agent. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communication system, comprising:
an event listener deployed at a telecommunication component of a contact center, wherein the event listener determines whether answered calls among one or more monitored calls comprise a duration at least equal to a threshold value and wherein the threshold value is associated with a minimum amount of time required for the answered calls to identify a potential abuse of a mute feature by a contact center agent, and, for answered calls having a duration that is less than the threshold value, reports the potential abuse of the mute feature by the contact center agent. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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