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Emergency call load management for call centers

  • US 7,016,485 B2
  • Filed: 07/28/2004
  • Issued: 03/21/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/03/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A network-level transaction load-handling system, comprising:

  • routing intelligence in a network for receiving, processing, prioritizing and routing incoming transactions to a destination; and

    at least one intelligent peripheral in the network communicating with the routing intelligence for negotiating with a transaction initiator to ascertain priority of the transaction;

    characterized in that the routing intelligence monitors transaction loading for individual destinations, and transactions are prioritized or otherwise selectively processed using specific programmed rules based upon a specific input provided to the routing unit with or following the transaction, and selected transactions determined to have priority based upon the input and programmed rules are routed to their original destinations, and further characterized in that transaction selection and prioritization may be at least partly based on negotiation with the transaction initiator by the at least one network-level intelligent peripheral.

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