System and method for controlling the dialing order of call record lists in an automated dialing system
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1. A method for controlling the dialing order of a plurality of call record lists by a predictive dialing system, including a predictive dialer, said method comprising the steps of:
- selecting at least a first call record list and a second call record list from said plurality of call record lists, each of said first and second call record lists including at least one call record;
providing at least a first link from one of said at least one call records selected from a first one of said at least first and second call record lists, to one of said at least one call records selected from a second one of said at least first and second call record lists, for linking said at least first call record list and said second call record list in a predetermined order providing at least first and second linked lists to form at least a first list flow campaign; and
providing said at least a first list flow campaign to said predictive dialing system, to allow said predictive dialing system to dial telephone numbers included in each call record according to the predetermined order of said at least first and second linked lists in said first list flow campaign.
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling the dialing order of a plurality of call record lists by a predictive dialing system are disclosed. The system includes a flow controller and a list controller. The list controller receives a number of call records from a call list provider for establishing a plurality of call record lists. The flow controller links one or more call lists in a predetermined order to form one or more list flow campaigns which may be later edited or joined together by the flow controller. A predictive dialer receives the call lists according to the list flow campaign and dials telephone numbers in the order directed by the linked call record lists which form the flow campaign. Also disclosed is a method for linking call record lists. The method includes the steps of selecting at least a first call list and a second call list from a plurality of active call record lists, and linking one call record in the first call list to one call record in the second call list to form a flow campaign, and subsequently applying the flow campaign to a dialing system.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for controlling the dialing order of a plurality of call record lists by a predictive dialing system, including a predictive dialer, said method comprising the steps of:
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selecting at least a first call record list and a second call record list from said plurality of call record lists, each of said first and second call record lists including at least one call record; providing at least a first link from one of said at least one call records selected from a first one of said at least first and second call record lists, to one of said at least one call records selected from a second one of said at least first and second call record lists, for linking said at least first call record list and said second call record list in a predetermined order providing at least first and second linked lists to form at least a first list flow campaign; and providing said at least a first list flow campaign to said predictive dialing system, to allow said predictive dialing system to dial telephone numbers included in each call record according to the predetermined order of said at least first and second linked lists in said first list flow campaign. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A predictive dialing system comprising:
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a call list controller, responsive to a source of call records, each call record including at least one telephone number to be called, for establishing a plurality of call lists, each of said call lists including at least one said call record; a flow controller, coupled to said call list controller and responsive to said plurality of established call lists, for linking a plurality of call lists in a predetermined order to form at least a first list flow campaign; and a predictive dialer, coupled to at least said flow controller, and responsive to said at least a first list flow campaign, for dialing at least one telephone number included in each call record of said plurality of linked call record lists forming said first list flow campaign according to said predetermined order of linked call record lists. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A predictive dialing system comprising:
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a call list controller, responsive to a source of call records, each call record including at least one telephone number to be called, for establishing a plurality of call record lists, each of said call record lists including at least one said call record; a flow controller, coupled to said call list controller and responsive to said established call record lists, for providing at least a first link from a first call record in a first call record list selected from said plurality of call record lists, to a first call record in a second call record list selected from said plurality of call record lists, for linking and ordering said first call record list to said second call record list in a first predetermined order to form at least a first list flow campaign, and for applying said at least first list flow campaign to a predictive dialer, and for providing at least a third link from a first call record in a third call record list selected from said plurality of call record lists, to a fourth call record in a fourth call record list selected from said plurality of call record lists, for linking and ordering said third call record list to said fourth call record list in a first predetermined order to form at least a second list flow campaign, and for applying said second list flow campaign to said predictive dialer; said flow controller responsive to at least said first and second list flow campaigns and to at least one list flow controller list flow control command, for joining and re-ordering said at least first and second list flow campaigns in a second predetermined order once applied to said predictive dialer; and a predictive dialer, coupled to at least said flow controller, and responsive to said at least first and second list flow campaigns, for dialing at least one telephone number included in each call record of said plurality of linked call record lists forming said at least first and second list flow campaigns according to said predetermined order of linked call record lists and list flows.
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