Call tracking using SIP presence mechanism
First Claim
1. A method of processing a call within an automatic contact distributor between a caller of the call and the automatic contact distributor, such method comprising the steps of:
- assigning a call identifier to the call when it arrives at the automatic contact distributor; and
transferring a SIP REGISTER message from a resource of the automatic contact distributor to a tracking server of the automatic call distributor to register a presence of the call at the resource using the assigned call identifier.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for processing a call within an automatic contact distributor between a caller of the call and the automatic contact distributor. The method includes the steps of assigning a call identifier to the call when it arrives at the automatic contact distributor and transferring a call registration message from a resource of the automatic contact distributor to a tracking server of the automatic call distributor to register a presence of the call at the resource using the assigned call identifier.
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40 Claims
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1. A method of processing a call within an automatic contact distributor between a caller of the call and the automatic contact distributor, such method comprising the steps of:
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assigning a call identifier to the call when it arrives at the automatic contact distributor; and
transferring a SIP REGISTER message from a resource of the automatic contact distributor to a tracking server of the automatic call distributor to register a presence of the call at the resource using the assigned call identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Apparatus for processing a call within an automatic contact distributor between a caller of the call and the automatic contact distributor, such comprising:
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means for assigning a call identifier to the call when it arrives at the automatic contact distributor; and
means for transferring a call registration message from a resource of the automatic contact distributor to a tracking server of the automatic call distributor to register a presence of the call at the resource using the assigned call identifier. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. Apparatus for processing a call within an automatic contact distributor between a caller of the call and the automatic contact distributor, such comprising:
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a router of the automatic contact distributor adapted to assign a call identifier to the call when it arrives at the automatic contact distributor; and
a tracking server of the automatic contact distributor adapted to receive a call registration message from a resource of the automatic contact distributor to register a presence of the call at the resource using the assigned call identifier. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of processing a call within a communication system between a caller of the call and a plurality of resources of the communication system, such method comprising the steps of:
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assigning a call identifier to the call when it arrives at the communication system; and
transferring a call registration message from a resource of the plurality of resources of the communication server to a presentity server of the communication system to register a presence of the call at the resource using the assigned call identifier. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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