Routing callers out of queue order for a call center routing system
First Claim
1. A method for routing callers to agents in a call-center routing environment, the method comprising the acts of:
- identifying caller data for a caller of a plurality of callers in a queue; and
routing the caller from the queue out of queue order.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for routing callers to agents in a call-center routing environment. An exemplary method includes identifying caller data for a caller of a plurality of callers in a queue, and routing the caller from the queue out of queue order. For example, a caller that is not at the top of the queue may be routed from the queue based on the identified caller data, out of order with respect to the queue order. The caller may be routed to another queue of callers, a pool of callers, or an agent based on the identified caller data, where the caller data may include one or both of demographic and psychographic data. The caller may be routed from the queue based on comparing the caller data with agent data associated with an agent via a pattern matching algorithm and/or computer model for predicting a caller-agent pair outcome. Additionally, if a caller is held beyond a hold threshold (e.g., a time, “cost” function, or the like) the caller may be routed to the next available agent.
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42 Claims
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1. A method for routing callers to agents in a call-center routing environment, the method comprising the acts of:
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identifying caller data for a caller of a plurality of callers in a queue; and routing the caller from the queue out of queue order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Apparatus for routing callers to agents in a call-center environment, the apparatus comprising logic for causing:
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identifying caller data for a caller of a plurality of callers in a queue; and routing the caller from the queue out of queue order. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. Computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable instructions for carrying out a method comprising the acts of:
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identifying caller data for a caller of a plurality of callers in a queue; and routing the caller from the queue out of queue order. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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