Resource based queue management system and method
First Claim
1. A queue management system for interfacing with a resource management system and a queuing system, to make an interim system available to clients based on resource availability data and/or a scheduled change in resource availability, the queue management system comprising:
- an interface to the resource management system for obtaining resource availability data, the resource availability data representing a resource termination time; and
a management system for;
obtaining a value representing an expected interim system handling time period, the expected interim system handling time period representing a time period that is expected to elapse before an interim system completes its handling of a subject client; and
making an interim system available for handling the subject client only if the expected interim system handling time period terminates prior to the resource termination time.
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Abstract
A queue management system interfaces with a resource management system and a queuing system in an environment that further includes an interim system. The queue management system comprises an interface to the resource management system for obtaining resource availability data and a management system. The resource availability data represents a resource termination time—and may include the resource termination time or data useful for calculating the resource termination time. The control system: i) obtains a value representing the expected interim system handling time, and ii) makes the interim system available for handling a subject client only if the expected interim system handling time period terminates prior to the resource termination time. The control system transfers the subject client to the queuing system to hold while waiting for connection to a resource for handling upon determining that the resource termination time is scheduled to occur prior to termination of the expected interim system handling time period.
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22 Claims
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1. A queue management system for interfacing with a resource management system and a queuing system, to make an interim system available to clients based on resource availability data and/or a scheduled change in resource availability, the queue management system comprising:
- an interface to the resource management system for obtaining resource availability data, the resource availability data representing a resource termination time; and
a management system for;
obtaining a value representing an expected interim system handling time period, the expected interim system handling time period representing a time period that is expected to elapse before an interim system completes its handling of a subject client; and
making an interim system available for handling the subject client only if the expected interim system handling time period terminates prior to the resource termination time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 19)
- an interface to the resource management system for obtaining resource availability data, the resource availability data representing a resource termination time; and
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7. A method for connecting a subject client to a resource by make an interim system available to clients based on resource availability data and/or a scheduled change in resource availability, the method comprising:
- receiving a connection request from the subject client;
obtaining resource availability data, the resource availability data representing a resource termination time;
obtaining a value representing an expected interim system handling time period, the expected interim system handling time period representing a time period that is expected to elapse before an interim system completes its handling of a subject client; and
making an interim system available for handling the subject client only if the expected interim system handling time period terminates prior to the resource termination time. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20)
- receiving a connection request from the subject client;
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13. A queue management system for operation with a resource management system and a queuing system to make an interim system available to clients based on resource availability data and/or a scheduled change in resource availability, the queue management system comprising:
- an interface to the resource management system for obtaining resource availability data, the resource availability data representing a resource termination time; and
a management system for;
obtaining a value representing an expected interim system handling time period, the expected interim system handling time period being a time period that is expected to elapse before an interim system completes its handling of a subject client;
coupling the subject client to a queue of the queuing system for waiting for connection to a resource for handling upon determining that the resource termination time is scheduled to occur prior to termination of the expected interim system handling time period; and
coupling the subject client to an interim system for handling upon determining that the expected interim system handling time period is expected to elapse prior to resource termination time. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 21)
- an interface to the resource management system for obtaining resource availability data, the resource availability data representing a resource termination time; and
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16. A queue management system for operation with a resource management system and an automated call director to make an interim system available to clients based on resource availability data and/or a scheduled change in resource availability, the queue management system comprising:
- an interface to the resource management system for obtaining resource availability data, the resource availability data representing a resource termination time; and
a management system for;
obtaining a value representing an expected interim system handling time period, the expected interim system handling time period being a time period that is expected to elapse before an interim system completes its handling of a subject client;
coupling the subject client to a queue of the automated call director for waiting for connection to a resource for handling upon determining that the resource termination time is scheduled to occur prior to termination of the expected interim system handling time period; and
coupling the subject client to an interim system for handling upon determining that the expected interim system handling time period is expected to elapse prior to the resource termination time. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 22)
- an interface to the resource management system for obtaining resource availability data, the resource availability data representing a resource termination time; and
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