System and method for providing agent directed automatic call backs
First Claim
1. A method of providing an agent directed automatic call back to a customer in a call center comprising:
- establishing a screen display on an agent'"'"'s computer, the screen display requesting call back information on the customer, the call back information having at least one of a work key identifier and an application identifier;
receiving by manual input from the agent at least some of the call back information;
coupling the call back information via a call center network into a computer system associated with a telephone switching system;
scheduling, using the computer system, a call back time for the automatic call back; and
instructing, via the computer system, the telephone switching system to automatically place the automatic call back at the call back time.
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Abstract
A method and system of providing an agent directed automatic call back to a customer in a call center is presented. A screen display is established on an agent'"'"'s computer, the screen display requests call back information on the customer. The call back information includes a work key identifier and/or an application identifier. The agent manually inputs at least some of the call back information. The call back information is coupled via a call center network into a computer system associated with a telephone switching system. A call back time is scheduled and the computer system instructs the telephone switching system to automatically place the automatic call back at the call back time.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing an agent directed automatic call back to a customer in a call center comprising:
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establishing a screen display on an agent'"'"'s computer, the screen display requesting call back information on the customer, the call back information having at least one of a work key identifier and an application identifier;
receiving by manual input from the agent at least some of the call back information;
coupling the call back information via a call center network into a computer system associated with a telephone switching system;
scheduling, using the computer system, a call back time for the automatic call back; and
instructing, via the computer system, the telephone switching system to automatically place the automatic call back at the call back time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer readable medium having encoded therein computer executable instructions for performing a method of providing an agent directed automatic call back to a customer in a call center, the method comprising:
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establishing a screen display on an agent'"'"'s computer, the screen display requesting call back information on the customer, the call back information having at least one of a work key identifier and an application identifier;
receiving by manual input from the agent at least some of the call back information;
coupling the call back information via a call center network into a computer system associated with a telephone switching system;
scheduling, using the computer system, a call back time for the automatic call back; and
instructing, via the computer system, the telephone switching system to automatically place the automatic call back at the call back time. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for providing an agent directed automatic call back to a customer comprising:
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at least one agent PC, each PC connected to a computer system;
a telephone switching system, the telephone switching system connected to the computer system;
an agent phone connected to the telephone switching system; and
the computer system, the computer system comprising a server for generating a screen display on the agent PC, an input device for the agent to manually enter call back information, and the screen display requesting the call back information, the call back information having at least one of a work key identifier and an application identifier. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for providing an agent directed automatic call back to a customer comprising:
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means for establishing a screen display on an agent'"'"'s computer, the screen display requesting call back information on the customer, the call back information having at least one of a work key identifier and an application identifier;
means for receiving by manual input from the agent at least some of the call back information;
means for coupling the call back information via a call center network into a computer system associated with a telephone switching system;
means for scheduling, using the computer system, a call back time for the automatic call back; and
means for instructing, via the computer system, the telephone switching system to automatically place the automatic call back at the call back time. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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