Transaction outcome state mapping
First Claim
1. A method of expediting subject matter evolution of an information exchange during a contact through a communication system between a client and an agent of an organization that possesses an expertise in the subject matter of the contact, such method comprising the steps of:
- providing a state map of subject matter progression of the subject matter of the contact from a starting point to subject matter resolution along a plurality of subject matter paths joining the starting point and at least one common subject matter resolution point;
fitting a subject matter progression of the contact within a progression of subject matter of a most likely one of the plurality of subject matter paths of the state map; and
prompting the agent with prospective subject matter from the most likely one of the plurality of subject matter paths.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for expediting subject matter evolution of an information exchange during a contact through a communication system between a client and an agent of an organization that possesses an expertise in the subject matter of the contact. The method includes the steps of providing a state map of subject matter progression of the subject matter of the contact from a starting point to subject matter resolution along a plurality of parallel subject matter paths, fitting a subject matter progression of the contact within a progression of subject matter of a most likely one of the plurality of parallel subject matter paths of the state map and prompting the agent with prospective subject matter from the most likely one of the plurality of subject matter paths.
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40 Claims
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1. A method of expediting subject matter evolution of an information exchange during a contact through a communication system between a client and an agent of an organization that possesses an expertise in the subject matter of the contact, such method comprising the steps of:
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providing a state map of subject matter progression of the subject matter of the contact from a starting point to subject matter resolution along a plurality of subject matter paths joining the starting point and at least one common subject matter resolution point; fitting a subject matter progression of the contact within a progression of subject matter of a most likely one of the plurality of subject matter paths of the state map; and prompting the agent with prospective subject matter from the most likely one of the plurality of subject matter paths. - 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. An apparatus for expediting subject matter evolution of an information exchange during a contact through a communication system between a client and an agent of an organization that possesses an expertise in the subject matter of the contact, such apparatus comprising:
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means for providing a state map of subject matter progression of the subject matter of the contact from a starting point to a common subject matter resolution point along a plurality of subject matter paths joining the starting point to the subject matter resolution point; means for fitting a subject matter progression of the contact within a progression of subject matter of a most likely one of the plurality of subject matter paths of the state map; and means for prompting the agent with prospective subject matter from the most likely one of the plurality of subject matter paths. - 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. An apparatus for expediting subject matter evolution of an information exchange during a contact through a communication system between a client and an agent of an organization that possesses an expertise in the subject matter of the contact, such apparatus comprising:
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a state map adapted to provide subject matter progression of the subject matter of the contact from a starting point to subject matter resolution along a plurality of subject matter paths joining the starting point to at least one common end point; a cross-correlation processor adapted to fit a subject matter progression of the contact within a progression of subject matter of a most likely one of the plurality of subject matter paths of the state map; and a prompting processor adapted to prompt the agent with prospective subject matter from the most likely one of the plurality of subject matter paths. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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40. A method of expediting subject matter evolution of an exchange during a current contact between a client and an agent of an organization that possesses an expertise in the subject matter of the contact, such method comprising the steps of:
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analyzing a plurality of prior exchanges with other clients; dividing the analyzed prior exchanges into a plurality of contact types based upon subject matter resolution; forming a database of progressive subject matter content of prior contacts along a plurality of subject matter paths leading to a common subject matter resolution for each of the contact types; fitting a progression of the subject matter of the current contact with a progression of subject matter of a most likely one of the plurality of the prior contacts; and prompting the agent with prospective subject matter from the most likely one of the prior contacts.
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Specification