Data collection system
First Claim
1. A system for collecting data from callers, including a customer'"'"'s database corresponding to a customer'"'"'s Dialed Number Identification Service (DNIS) and in which system the caller has an identification code, including the steps of:
- connecting a computer system to a telephone network;
when a call is received, detecting the DNIS;
comparing the DNIS with said customer'"'"'s database to determine the data to collect during the call;
if the caller identification code is required, then obtaining the caller identification code;
comparing the caller identification code, via said computer, with an algorithm without referencing a caller identification code database; and
creating a call record for the received call.
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Accused Products
Abstract
A computer-based system is provided for collecting data from callers, including a customer'"'"'s database corresponding to a customer'"'"'s Dialed Number Identification Service (DNIS) and in which system the caller has an identification code. When a call is received, the DNIS is detected and is compared with the customer'"'"'s database to determine the data to collect during the call. If a caller identification code is required, then the caller identification code is obtained and the caller identification code is compared, via the computer, with a check digit algorithm without referencing a caller identification code database. After the call is terminated, a call record is created for the received call.
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Citations
14 Claims
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1. A system for collecting data from callers, including a customer'"'"'s database corresponding to a customer'"'"'s Dialed Number Identification Service (DNIS) and in which system the caller has an identification code, including the steps of:
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connecting a computer system to a telephone network; when a call is received, detecting the DNIS; comparing the DNIS with said customer'"'"'s database to determine the data to collect during the call; if the caller identification code is required, then obtaining the caller identification code; comparing the caller identification code, via said computer, with an algorithm without referencing a caller identification code database; and creating a call record for the received call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for collecting data from callers, including a customer'"'"'s database corresponding to a customer'"'"'s Dialed Number Identification Service (DNIS) and in which system the caller has an identification code, including the steps of:
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connecting a computer system to a telephone network; when a call is received, detecting the DNIS and the ANI; comparing the DNIS with said customer'"'"'s database to determine the data to collect during the calls; if a caller identification code is required, then obtaining the caller identification code from the caller; comparing the caller identification code, via said computer, with an algorithm without referencing a caller identification code database, said algorithm comprising a check digit algorithm and said caller identification code comprising a series of numbers; if the customer'"'"'s database does not require the obtaining of the caller'"'"'s identification code, then skipping the steps of obtaining the caller'"'"'s identification code and comparing the identification code with an algorithm; creating a call record for the received call, the step of creating said call record including the steps of after the call is terminated, accessing a caller identification code database, accessing a call database having date and time information, and accessing an ANI database, for obtaining from said databases, for said call record, the identification of the caller, the date and time of the call, and the location from where the call was made; and said customer being a company with employees that provide services to a client, said caller being one of said employees and said client being the person receiving services from said employee at the ANI location. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A system for collecting data from callers, including a customer'"'"'s database corresponding to a customer'"'"'s Dialed Number Identification Services (DNIS) and in which the system the caller has an identification code, which system comprises:
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a computer system connected to a telephone network; means for detecting the DNIS when a call is received; means for comparing the DNIS with said customer'"'"'s database to determine the data to collect during the call; means for obtaining the caller identification code if the caller identification code is required; computer means for comparing the caller identification code with an algorithm without referencing a caller identification code database; and means for creating a call record for the received call. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A system for collecting data from callers, including a customer'"'"'s database corresponding to a customer'"'"'s Dialed Number Identification Service (DNIS), and in which system the caller has an identification code, including the steps of:
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requiring the caller to call from a video telephone; connecting a computer system to a telephone network; when a call is received from the video telephone, detecting the DNIS and Automatic Number Identification (ANI); comparing the DNIS with said customer'"'"'s database to determine the data to collect during the call; if the caller identification code is required, then obtaining the caller identification code; comparing the caller identification code, via said computer, with an algorithm without referencing a caller identification code database; storing video information transmitted from said video telephone; and creating a call record for the received call, said call record including the identification of the caller, the ANI, and video information.
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Specification