Method, system and apparatus for tracking support calls and determining proactive support strategies

• US 20070019801A1
• Filed: 06/30/2005
• Published: 01/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Rose, Robert, Simons, Lewis, Brenneman, Kent
• Application Number:
  US11/171,614
• Publication Number:
  US 20070019801A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/265.110
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/551 Call history
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5231 with call back arrangements

Abstract

A method and system are provided for increasing the efficiency and satisfaction rating of service calls regarding a product. The system can contain a telecommunications system to receiving calls from customers, and for contacting the customers in return. Databases retain information regarding the products sold to the customers, and the customer'"'"'s calls to the call center. When a given customer calls the call center more often within a given time period, the customer'"'"'s call is forwarded to another, more specialized queue so that more intensive attention is given to resolve the customer'"'"'s problem. At that point, the extent and quality of contact with the customer is carefully recorded and correlated with similar problems so that swift resolution of the problem is achieved.

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium containing a data structure, comprising:

instructions for receiving, by a first queue agent, one or more calls from a customer about a product;

instructions for determining if the customer has called a predetermined number of times within a first predetermined time period; and

if the customer has called a predetermined number of times within the first predetermined time period, then instructions for forwarding information about the customer call and the product to a second queue agent, and instructions for contacting the customer within a second predetermined time period.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the database is linked to one or more secondary databases containing information on one or more parts that are used in one or more products.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the database is linked to one or more secondary databases containing information on one or more service events for one or more products.

2. A system comprising:

a database having one or more tables;

a database engine operative with the database, the database engine capable of executing one or more SQL statements on the database, the database engine further operative with a network;

a call center, the call center having one or more call center technicians, the one or more call center technicians having access to an information handling system, each information handling system operative with the network to enable the technician to track and respond to calls from customers at disparate times with information retrieved from the database.

5. A method for increasing efficiency of a call center comprising:

receiving, by a first queue agent, one or more calls from a customer about a product;

determining if the customer has called a predetermined number of times within a first predetermined time period; and

if the customer has called a predetermined number of times within the first predetermined time period, then forwarding information about the customer call and the product to a second queue agent, contacting the customer within a second predetermined time period.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the step of determining comprises:

querying a database containing information on one or more parts that are used in the product.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the step of determining comprises:

querying a database containing information on one or more service events for the product.

8. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

querying a database containing information on one or more service events and one or more parts that are used in the product to obtain one or more database results.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

reporting the results.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

modifying one or more procedures based upon the results.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the step of modifying is performed in real-time.