Method and apparatus for selectively presenting media-options to clients of a multimedia call center
First Claim
1. An enterprise-hosted multimedia telecommunication center, comprising:
- a client-facing media processing layer for receiving client-initiated transaction requests and for linking clients and enterprise resources by a plurality of media types;
a processing layer for processing client transaction requests to establish client communication according to enterprise rules; and
a principal media interactive interface;
wherein the center restricts all first time users to the principal media interactive interface, the principal media interface is capable of identifying clients, and clients are offered communication choices after client identification according to the identification.
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Abstract
In an enterprise-hosted multimedia telecommunications center, a client-facing interactive single-media pre-processing interface has an answering facility adapted for greeting and pre-instructing a client making a contact to the pre-processing interface, an identifying facility adapted for identifying the client through one or both of data accompanying the contact and information elicited from the client, and a discrimination facility adapted for offering the client one or more communication choices based on the client identification established by the identifying facility. In one embodiment the pre-processing interface is a WEB page. Also in a preferred embodiment, client transaction history is recorded in an enterprise data repository, including current projects, and clients are offered choices based on transaction history. In one such embodiment, live calls are reserved for clients engaged in current projects.
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24 Claims
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1. An enterprise-hosted multimedia telecommunication center, comprising:
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a client-facing media processing layer for receiving client-initiated transaction requests and for linking clients and enterprise resources by a plurality of media types;
a processing layer for processing client transaction requests to establish client communication according to enterprise rules; and
a principal media interactive interface;
wherein the center restricts all first time users to the principal media interactive interface, the principal media interface is capable of identifying clients, and clients are offered communication choices after client identification according to the identification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14)
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9. In an enterprise-hosted multimedia telecommunications center, a client-facing interactive single-media pre-processing interface, comprising:
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an answering facility for greeting and pre-instructing a client making a contact to the pre-processing interface;
an identifying facility for identifying the client through one or both of data accompanying the contact and information elicited from the client; and
a discrimination facility adapted for offering the client one or more communication choices based on the client identification established by the identifying facility. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16)
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17. A method for controlling client media access in an enterprise-hosted telecommunications center, comprising steps of:
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(a) receiving all client-initiated transaction requests through a restricted media interactive interface;
(b) identifying a client through one or both of data accompanying the request and information elicited from the client; and
(c) offering the client one or more communication choices based on the client identification established in step (b). - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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