Method and system for automatically synchronizing and auditing databases of telephone call center switching systems in a telephone call center network
First Claim
1. A telephone call center system for directing incoming calls from callers to agents, the system comprising:
- a first call center switch having a configuration corresponding to call distribution rules such that the first call center switch distributes incoming calls from callers to the agents in accordance with the call distribution rules;
a second call center switch having a configuration; and
a synchronizer in communication with the call center switches for determining the configurations of the call center switches, wherein upon the synchronizer determining that the configuration of the second call center switch is different than the configuration of the first call center switch the synchronizer replicates the configuration of the first call center switch to the second call center switch such that the second call center switch has the same configuration as the first call center switch whereby both call center switches distribute incoming calls to the agents in accordance with the call distribution rules.
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Abstract
A telephone call center system for directing incoming calls from callers to agents includes first and second call center switches such as ACDs and PBXs. The first switch has a configuration corresponding to call distribution rules such that the first switch distributes incoming calls from callers to the agents in accordance with the call distribution rules. A synchronizer is in communication with the switches for determining the configurations of the switches. Upon the synchronizer determining that the configuration of the second switch is different than the configuration of the first switch the synchronizer replicates the configuration of the first switch to the second switch such that the second switch has the same configuration as the first switch whereby both switches distribute incoming calls to the agents in accordance with the call distribution rules.
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20 Claims
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1. A telephone call center system for directing incoming calls from callers to agents, the system comprising:
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a first call center switch having a configuration corresponding to call distribution rules such that the first call center switch distributes incoming calls from callers to the agents in accordance with the call distribution rules;
a second call center switch having a configuration; and
a synchronizer in communication with the call center switches for determining the configurations of the call center switches, wherein upon the synchronizer determining that the configuration of the second call center switch is different than the configuration of the first call center switch the synchronizer replicates the configuration of the first call center switch to the second call center switch such that the second call center switch has the same configuration as the first call center switch whereby both call center switches distribute incoming calls to the agents in accordance with the call distribution rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for use with a telephone call center network having a plurality of call center switches for directing incoming calls from callers to agents, the system comprising:
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a control points table indicating which one of the switches is a publisher of a first resource and which one of the switches is a publisher of a second resource;
a subscriptions table indicating which of the switches are subscribers of the first resource publisher and which of the switches are subscribers of the second resource publisher; and
a synchronizer in communication with the switches and the tables, wherein the synchronizer replicates the first resource of the first resource publisher to the subscribers of the first resource publisher and replicates the second resource of the second resource publisher to the subscribers of the second resource publisher in accordance with the indications of the tables. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14, 15)
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13. The system of claim 111 wherein:
the resources include at least one of agent logins, vectors, virtual directory numbers, hunt groups, and announcements.
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16. A method for a telephone call center system operable for directing incoming calls from callers to agents, the method comprising:
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providing a first call center switch having a configuration corresponding to call distribution rules such that the first call center switch distributes incoming calls from callers to the agents in accordance with the call distribution rules;
providing a second call center switch having a configuration;
communicating with the call center switches to determine the configurations of the call center switches using a synchronizer in communication with the call center switches;
upon determining that the configuration of the second call center switch is different than the configuration of the first call center switch, replicating the configuration of the first call center switch from the synchronizer to the second call center switch such that the second call center switch has the same configuration as the first call center switch whereby both call center switches distribute incoming calls to the agents in accordance with the call distribution rules. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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