ENHANCED CUSTOMER JOURNEY USING MULTICHANNEL CONTACT CENTER
First Claim
1. A contact center, comprising:
- a work assignment engine which receives contacts from customers, generates a corresponding work item for the contacts received from the customers, and selects one or more resources in the contact center to connect with the customer such that the customer can receive service from the contact center;
a channel manager that facilitates the contact center to connect with a first customer simultaneously via both a first communication channel and a second communication channel; and
an experience manager that binds information received during a communication session on the second communication channel with a communication session occurring on the first communication channel.
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Abstract
A contact center, communication system, and server are disclosed. An illustrative contact center is disclosed as being a multichannel contact center. A customer of the illustrative multichannel contact center is allowed to switch their engagement with the contact center from using a first media type to using a second media type. Upon making such a switch of engagement, the customer may be provided with information regarding resources in the contact center, statistics/metrics of those resources, the ability to provide real-time feedback regarding the engagement, and possibly the ability to select a resource from among a plurality of resources. In this way, the customer may be incentivized to switch their method of engagement to a benefit of both the contact center and the customer.
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20 Claims
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1. A contact center, comprising:
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a work assignment engine which receives contacts from customers, generates a corresponding work item for the contacts received from the customers, and selects one or more resources in the contact center to connect with the customer such that the customer can receive service from the contact center; a channel manager that facilitates the contact center to connect with a first customer simultaneously via both a first communication channel and a second communication channel; and an experience manager that binds information received during a communication session on the second communication channel with a communication session occurring on the first communication channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A communication system that enables multichannel communications between a customer and one or more resources of a contact center, the communication system comprising:
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a first communication interface that facilitates communications with customer communication devices via a first communication channel; a second communication interface that facilitates communications with customer communication devices via a second communication channel; and an experience manager that is executable by a microprocessor and which binds information received during a communication session on the second communication channel with a communication session occurring on the first communication channel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A server for use in a multichannel contact center, comprising:
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a microprocessor; computer memory including instructions stored thereon that are executable by the microprocessor, the instructions including; a work assignment engine which receives contacts from customers, generates a corresponding work item for the contacts received from the customers, and selects one or more resources in the contact center to connect with the customer such that the customer can receive service from the contact center; a channel manager that facilitates the contact center to connect with a first customer simultaneously via both a first communication channel and a second communication channel; and an experience manager that binds information received during a communication session on the second communication channel with a communication session occurring on the first communication channel. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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