METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UPGRADING A COMPUTER TELECOMMUNICATION INTEGRATION EQUIPMENT

• US 20110274265A1
• Filed: 12/14/2009
• Published: 11/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Fan, Zhanhua
• Application Number:
  US13/146,002
• Publication Number:
  US 20110274265A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/265.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/082 the condition being updates or upgrades of network functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/052 software update
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/22 Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42323 PBX's with CTI arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5183 Call or contact centers with computer-telephony arrangements

Abstract

A method and system for upgrading a computer telecommunication integration equipment is provided, the method comprises: a master computer telecommunication integration (CTI) equipment and a slave CTI equipment register respectively to an automatic call distributor; when the master CTI equipment is upgraded, one or more agents which are in an idle state log out from the master CTI equipment, and log in the slave CTI equipment which has been upgraded; and one or more agent which are in a non-idle state keeping connected with the master CTI equipment, log out from the master CTI equipment after changing to the idle state, and log in the slave CTI equipment which has been upgraded. In the method, it is allowed that an agent in a non-idle state can connect a call when only one CTI server is running during the upgrade of the CTI equipment, user call and communication can not be affected during upgrading the CTI equipment, and service quality of customers is improved.

Claims

1. A method for upgrading a computer telecommunication integration equipment, comprising:

a master computer telecommunication integration (CTI) equipment and a slave CTI equipment registering respectively to an automatic call distributor;

when the master CTI equipment is upgraded, one or more agents which are in an idle state logging out from the master CTI equipment, and logging in the slave CTI equipment which has been upgraded; and

one or more agent which are in a non-idle state keeping connected with the master CTI equipment, logging out from the master CTI equipment after changing to the idle state, and logging in the slave CTI equipment which has been upgraded.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein

at least one of IP addresses and port numbers comprised in the master CTI equipment and the slave CTI equipment differs from each other.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein when the master CTI equipment and the slave CTI equipment have different IP addresses, the method further comprises:

the one or more agents choosing at least one of two pre-configured IP addresses to log in;

the slave CTI equipment rejecting to establish a connection with the one or more agents according to the IP address; and

the master CTI equipment establishing a connection with the one or more agents according to the IP address.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the CTI equipment is upgraded, the method further comprises:

the master CTI equipment and the slave CTI equipment detecting an operation state of each other based on a predefined time, wherein the operation state comprises;

a master state, a slave state, or a master-to-slave state.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein when the CTI equipment is upgraded, the method comprises:

a CTI state monitoring unit monitoring in real time the operation states of the master CTI equipment and the slave CTI equipment, and controlling the master CTI equipment and the slave CTI equipment so as to switch the operation states.

11. The method according to claim 2, wherein when the CTI equipment is upgraded, the method further comprises:

the master CTI equipment and the slave CTI equipment detecting an operation state of each other based on a predefined time, wherein the operation state comprises;

a master state, a slave state, or a master-to-slave state.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein when the CTI equipment is upgraded, the method comprises:

a CTI state monitoring unit monitoring in real time the operation states of the master CTI equipment and the slave CTI equipment, and controlling the master CTI equipment and the slave CTI equipment so as to switch the operation states.

13. The method according to claim 3, wherein when the CTI equipment is upgraded, the method further comprises:

the master CTI equipment and the slave CTI equipment detecting an operation state of each other based on a predefined time, wherein the operation state comprises;

a master state, a slave state, or a master-to-slave state.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein when the CTI equipment is upgraded, the method comprises:

a CTI state monitoring unit monitoring in real time the operation states of the master CTI equipment and the slave CTI equipment, and controlling the master CTI equipment and the slave CTI equipment so as to switch the operation states.

6. A system for upgrading a computer integration equipment, wherein when a computer telecommunication integration (CTI) equipment is upgraded, the system comprises:

a master CTI equipment, configured to keep connected with one or more agents which are in a non-idle state, and disconnect with the one or more agents in a case that the one or more agents are in an idle state;

a slave CTI equipment, configured to establish connections with the one or more agents in the case that the one or more agents are in the idle state; and

an automatic call distributor, configured to connect a new incoming call to one or more agents connected with the slave CTI equipment, wherein the slave CTI equipment has been upgraded.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein

the master CTI equipment is further configured to receive a connection establishing request from the one or more agents, and establish connections with the one or more agents, wherein the connection establishing request carries master IP address information of the one or more agents, and the master CTI equipment is started earlier than the slave CTI equipment.

8. The system according to claim 6, wherein

the master CTI equipment and the slave CTI equipment are also configured to detect an operation state of each other based on a predefined time, wherein the operation state comprises:

a master state, a slave state, or a master-to-slave state.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the system further comprises:

a CTI state monitoring unit, configured to monitor in real time the operation states of the master CTI equipment and the slave CTI equipment.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein

the CTI state monitoring unit is also configured to control the master CTI equipment and the slave CTI equipment so as to switch the operation states.

15. The system according to claim 7, wherein

the master CTI equipment and the slave CTI equipment are also configured to detect an ration state of each other based on a predefined time, wherein the operation state comprises:

a master state, a slave state, or a master-to-slave state.

16. The system according to claim 15, wherein the system further comprises:

a CTI state monitoring unit, configured to monitor in real time the operation states of the master CTI equipment and the slave CTI equipment.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein

the CTI state monitoring unit is also configured to control the master CTI equipment and the slave CTI equipment so as to switch the operation states.