Telephone relay system
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1. A telephone relay system that includes a first party connected to a second party in a call through a customer care agent, the telephone relay system comprising:
- a back-end processor, wherein after receiving a control signal from the customer care agent after the call is terminated, the back-end processor responds to an instruction received from the first party, by performing an instructed action.
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Abstract
The invention provides a telephone relay system for responding to instructions from a first party, or caller. The telephone relay system includes a back-end processor. The back-end processor includes a customer care agent interface, a first party interface, and a controller. The back-end processor allows a customer care agent to go on-hook with respect to the first party and to transfer the call to a controller that sends messages and receives instructions from the first party.
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1. A telephone relay system that includes a first party connected to a second party in a call through a customer care agent, the telephone relay system comprising:
a back-end processor, wherein after receiving a control signal from the customer care agent after the call is terminated, the back-end processor responds to an instruction received from the first party, by performing an instructed action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for operating a telephone relay system that includes a first party connected to a second party in a call through a customer care agent, the method comprising:
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receiving a control signal from the customer care agent after the call is terminated with a back-end processor;
thenresponding to an instruction received from the first party; and performing an instructed action in response to the instruction from the first party. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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