Automatic call distributor with programmable window display system and method
First Claim
1. In an automatic call distributor having a multiport switch controlled by a central processing unit for interconnecting external telephonic units of an external telephonic network with internal telephonic units of the call distributor and a plurality of data display terminals each with a display screen coupled with the automatic call distributor for displaying information concerning automatic call distributor activities, the improvement being a programmable data window display system, comprising:
- means for storing a plurality of different types of information for display;
means at one of the display terminals for selectively displaying the different types of information at different window areas including an active window area and a plurality of nonactive window areas of the display screen of the one data display terminal;
means for establishing a default priority for all of said plurality of data display terminals relating to the order in which the window areas are displayed; and
means at one of the display terminals for overriding the default priority for selectively changing a predetermined priority of the window areas of said one display terminal to one differing from the default priority in response to a command entered at the one display terminal to change the order in which the nonactive window areas overlap on the display screen of said one terminal when there is insufficient room on the screen for full simultaneous display of the active window area and the nonactive window areas.
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Abstract
An automatic call distributor (10) having a multiport switch (12) controlled by a central processing unit (14) for interconnecting external telephonic units (20) of an external telephonic network (22) with internal telephonic units (18) of the call distributor (10) and a data display terminal (32) coupled with the automatic call distributor and having a display screen (34) employing a programmable window display system and method of establishing a priority for a plurality of different types of information stored (40'"'"'-48'"'"') for display at a plurality of different window areas (40-48) and in which the priority of the window areas (40-48) controls a selectable order in which nonactive window areas (40-48) overlap on the display screen when there is insufficient room on the screen (36) for full simultaneous display of an active window area and all the nonactive window areas.
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23 Claims
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1. In an automatic call distributor having a multiport switch controlled by a central processing unit for interconnecting external telephonic units of an external telephonic network with internal telephonic units of the call distributor and a plurality of data display terminals each with a display screen coupled with the automatic call distributor for displaying information concerning automatic call distributor activities, the improvement being a programmable data window display system, comprising:
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means for storing a plurality of different types of information for display; means at one of the display terminals for selectively displaying the different types of information at different window areas including an active window area and a plurality of nonactive window areas of the display screen of the one data display terminal; means for establishing a default priority for all of said plurality of data display terminals relating to the order in which the window areas are displayed; and means at one of the display terminals for overriding the default priority for selectively changing a predetermined priority of the window areas of said one display terminal to one differing from the default priority in response to a command entered at the one display terminal to change the order in which the nonactive window areas overlap on the display screen of said one terminal when there is insufficient room on the screen for full simultaneous display of the active window area and the nonactive window areas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In an automatic call distributor having a multiport switch controlled by a central processing unit for interconnecting external telephonic units of an external telephonic network with internal telephonic units of the call distributor and a plurality of data display terminals each with a display screen coupled with the automatic call distributor for displaying information concerning activities within the automatic call distributor, the improvement being a method of selectively programming data window displays, comprising the steps of:
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storing a plurality of different types of information for display; selectively displaying at one of the data display terminals the different types of information at different window areas including an active window area and a plurality of nonactive window areas of the display screen of the one data display terminal; establishing a default priority for all of said plurality of data display terminals relating to the order in which the window areas are displayed; and overriding the default priority at one of the display terminals for selectively changing a predetermined priority of the window areas of said one display terminal to one differing from the default priority in response to a command entered at the one display terminal to change the order in which the nonactive window areas overlap on the display screen on said one terminal when there is insufficient room on the screen for full simultaneous display of the active window area and all the nonactive window areas. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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