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Method and apparatus for establishing communication

  • US 7,620,722 B1
  • Filed: 06/20/2000
  • Issued: 11/17/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method executing on hardware of establishing communication between an information source defined by a data processing system and a user accessing the information source with a data processing device via a communications network, the method comprisingassigning a position in a queue to the user according to one or more rules;

  • determining contact information relating to the user which enables an agent to contact the user; and

    establishing communication between an agent and the user at the head of the queue using the contact information;

    characterized in thatat least one rule relates to the use of the information source by the user, the method further comprising monitoring the interaction of the user with the information source, one or more of the rules using the monitored interaction with the information source to assign a position in the queue to the user, wherein the information source is a Web server and the user accesses the information source using a Web browser.

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