METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING CONTACTS IN A CONTACT CENTER
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of handling contacts at a contact center, the method including the steps of:
- a) identifying a characteristic associated with a contact received at the contact center;
b) labeling a contact entity representing the contact with a label identifying the characteristic;
c) responsive to receipt of a request from an agent of the contact center to handle the contact based on the label of the contact entity, assigning the contact to the agent; and
d) responsive to the agent successfully handling the contact, updating an agent record associated with the agent, to indicate a proficiency in handling contacts associated with the characteristic.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method of handling contacts at a contact center. The method includes the steps of identifying a characteristic associated with a contact received at the contact center, and labeling a contact entity representing the contact with a label identifying the characteristic. In response to receipt of a request from an agent of the contact center to handle the contact based on the label of the contact entity, the contact is assigned to the agent and in response to the agent successfully handling the contact, an agent record associated with the agent, is updated to indicate a proficiency in handling contacts associated with the characteristic.
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39 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of handling contacts at a contact center, the method including the steps of:
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a) identifying a characteristic associated with a contact received at the contact center; b) labeling a contact entity representing the contact with a label identifying the characteristic; c) responsive to receipt of a request from an agent of the contact center to handle the contact based on the label of the contact entity, assigning the contact to the agent; and d) responsive to the agent successfully handling the contact, updating an agent record associated with the agent, to indicate a proficiency in handling contacts associated with the characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for handling contacts at a contact center, the system comprising:
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a) a natural language processing, NLP, engine arranged to identify a characteristic associated with a contact received at the contact center; b) a contact manager arranged to label a contact entity representing the contact, with a tag identifying the characteristic; c) an agent manager arranged to assign the contact to an agent in response to a request from the agent to handle the contact based on the label of the contact entity; and d) the agent manager being further arranged to update an agent record, associated with the agent, to indicate a proficiency of the agent in handling contacts associated with the characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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