Computer telephony integration (CTI) complete customer contact center
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1. A computer telephony integration system having a private branch exchange for connecting a plurality of agent stations with at least one telephone line, the system comprising:
- detection means for detecting an incoming communication;
at least one input/output processor to input and to output data associated with the incoming communication;
at least one communications interface for communicating with a communications device associated with a designated party of a call center;
a memory device for storing the data;
a processor communicating with the memory device, the processor selecting data stored in the memory device based upon a communications profile associated with at least one of the incoming communication and the data, the communications profile providing at least one of (1) customer data associated with the incoming communication, (2) data associated with the designated party, (3) data associated with at least one of services, products, and business operations affiliated with the call center, (4) data associated with network configuration, (5) data associated with a configuration profile of the communications device, and (6) data associated with communications systems of the call center; and
a call center application for managing the communications profile.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for enabling a dynamic contact center (DCC) that leverages the assets of a business'"'"' communications systems including internal telecommunications networks, information systems, data networks, and applications, of public telecommunications networks, of public data networks, and/or of various communications devices to facilitate improved access, sharing, notification, and/or management of incoming calls and associated data of the business'"'"' call center.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer telephony integration system having a private branch exchange for connecting a plurality of agent stations with at least one telephone line, the system comprising:
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detection means for detecting an incoming communication;
at least one input/output processor to input and to output data associated with the incoming communication;
at least one communications interface for communicating with a communications device associated with a designated party of a call center;
a memory device for storing the data;
a processor communicating with the memory device, the processor selecting data stored in the memory device based upon a communications profile associated with at least one of the incoming communication and the data, the communications profile providing at least one of (1) customer data associated with the incoming communication, (2) data associated with the designated party, (3) data associated with at least one of services, products, and business operations affiliated with the call center, (4) data associated with network configuration, (5) data associated with a configuration profile of the communications device, and (6) data associated with communications systems of the call center; and
a call center application for managing the communications profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising the steps of:
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communicating an incoming communication to a private branch exchange for connecting a plurality of agent stations with at least one telephone line;
associating a communications profile with the incoming communication, the communications profile comprising at least one of (1) customer data associated with the incoming communication, (2) data associated with a designated party, (3) data associated with at least one of services, products, and business operations affiliated with a call center, (4) data associated with network configuration, (5) data associated with a configuration profile of a communications device associated with a designated party of the call center, and (6) data associated with communications systems of the call center;
accessing a communications system of the call center to determine a status, the status comprising at least one of availability data of the designated party, location data of the designated party, availability data of the communications device, location data of the communications device, messaging delivery capability data of the communications device, and messaging delivery confirmation data to the communications device; and
communicating at least one of the incoming communication and the data to the communications device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system, comprising:
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a network of interconnected communications devices associated with a call center;
a rule-based application dataserver for managing the exchange of at least one of an incoming communication and associated data between an agent station of the call center and a communications device of a designated party affiliated with the call center; and
an application program installed in the agent station, the application program allowing an agent to manage a communications profile associated with at least one of (1) customer data associated with the incoming communication, (2) data associated with a designated party, (3) data associated with at least one of services, products, and business operations affiliated with a call center, (4) data associated with network configuration, (5) data associated with a configuration profile of a communications device associated with a designated party of the call center, and (6) data associated with communications systems of the call center. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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