Apparatus and method for identifying records of overflowed ACD calls
First Claim
1. A method of providing an address pointer to a host computer for locating a call record of a telephone call received from a public switched telephone network (PSTN) and overflowed from a source automatic call distributor to a destination automatic call distributor in a call distribution system using telescripted call control, the call record having been stored under a call identifier of the source automatic call distributor in a memory of the host computer serving both the source automatic call distributor and the destination automatic call distributor, such method comprising the steps of:
- determining that a set of attributes of the telephone call meet an overflow criteria; and
when the overflow criteria is determined to have been met, executing a call status telescript sequence by the source automatic call distributor which enters a call identifier and a source identifier of the source automatic call distributor into a call overflow identification table of the host computer.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for identifying a call record by a source automatic call distributor to a host computer of a telephone call received from a PSTN and overflowed from the source automatic call distributor to a destination automatic call distributor in a call distribution system using telescripted call control. The call record is stored under a call identifier of the source automatic call distributor in a memory of a host computer serving both the source automatic call distributor and the destination automatic call distributor. The method comprises the steps of executing a telescript sequence by the source automatic call distributor which sends a call identifer assigned by the source automatic call distributor and an identifier of the source automatic call distributor to a call overflow identification table of the host and transferring the call to the destination automatic call distributor along with the call identifier of the source automatic call distributor.
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48 Claims
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1. A method of providing an address pointer to a host computer for locating a call record of a telephone call received from a public switched telephone network (PSTN) and overflowed from a source automatic call distributor to a destination automatic call distributor in a call distribution system using telescripted call control, the call record having been stored under a call identifier of the source automatic call distributor in a memory of the host computer serving both the source automatic call distributor and the destination automatic call distributor, such method comprising the steps of:
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determining that a set of attributes of the telephone call meet an overflow criteria; and when the overflow criteria is determined to have been met, executing a call status telescript sequence by the source automatic call distributor which enters a call identifier and a source identifier of the source automatic call distributor into a call overflow identification table of the host computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Apparatus for providing an address pointer to a host computer for a call record of a telephone call received from a public switched telephone network (PSTN) and overflowed from a source automatic call distributor to a destination automatic call distributor in a call distribution system using telescripted call control, the call record having been stored under a call identifier of the source automatic call distributor in a memory of the host computer serving both the source automatic call distributor and the destination automatic call distributor, such apparatus comprising:
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means for determining that a call attribute of the call has exceeded an overflow parameter; and means, coupled to the means for determining, for executing a call status telescript sequence by the source automatic call distributor when the means for executing determines that the call attribute exceeds the overflow parameter, said telescript sequence being adapted to enter a call identifier assigned by the source automatic call distributor and an identifier of the source automatic call distributor into a call overflow identification table of the host computer. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. Apparatus for providing an address pointer to a host computer for a call record of a telephone call received from a public switched telephone network (PSTN) and overflowed from the source automatic call distributor to a destination automatic call distributor in a call distribution system using telescripted call control, the call record having been stored under a call identifier of the source automatic call distributor in a memory of the host computer serving both the source automatic call distributor and the destination automatic call distributor, such apparatus comprising:
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a comparator which determines that a call attribute of the call has exceeded an overflow criteria; and a telescript processor coupled to the comparator which executes a call status telescript sequence by the source automatic call distributor when the comparator determines that the call attribute has exceeded the overflow criteria, said telescript sequence being adapted to enter a call identifier assigned by the source automatic call distributor and an identifier of the source automatic call distributor into a call overflow identification table of the host computer. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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Specification