Unified call centre system for multiple service providers
First Claim
1. A unified call centre system for multiple service providers comprising:
- at least one server;
at least one database in communication with the at least one server,where, a service provider executes computer-executable instructions stored on the at least one server, which cause the system to register an account, the registration process requiring the service provider to enter a predetermined set of information, includingat least one identifier for an electronic voice communication device,an additional identifier for an electronic communication device (voice or text) and a personal identifier, andwhere, after entry of the predetermined set of information, the computer-executable instructions cause the system to generate a unique identifier for the account and communicates the unique identifier and a return destination address for activating the account,the service provider then operable to activate the account by storing the predetermined set of information in the at least one database and communicating the personal identifier of the service provider to the return destination address using the electronic communication device such that,when a caller calls the unified call centre system and communicates the unique identifier of the service provider to the unified call centre system, the unified call centre systemreferences the predetermined set of information,verifies one or more time periods during which the service provider is able to take calls, andoperates to establish a call with the service provider by way of one of the at least one electronic voice communication devices and,if able to establish said call, link the caller through to the service provider,where the caller being required to make a payment of an appropriate charge set by the service provider on termination of the linked call, andwhere, when a method of payment designated by the caller is by mobile phone credit, the unified call centre system includes a credit exchange system to equate a credit or air-time of the caller'"'"'s telecommunication carrier with a credit or air-time of the service provider'"'"'s telecommunication carrier.
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Abstract
In accordance with a first aspect of the invention there is a unified call center system for multiple service providers comprising at least one server; and at least one database in communication with the at least one server. A service provider executes software stored on the at least one server to register an account, the registration process requiring the service provider to enter a predetermined set of information, including at least one identifier for an electronic voice communication device, an additional identifier for an electronic communication device (voice or text) and a personal identifier. After entry of the predetermined set of information, the software generates a unique identifier for the account and communicates the unique identifier and a return destination address for activating the account. The service provider then operates to activate the account by communicating their personal identifier to the return destination address using the electronic communication device. Thereafter, when a caller calls the unified call center system and communicates the unique identifier of the service provider to the unified call center system, the unified call center system operates to establish a call with the service provider by way of one of the at least one electronic voice communication devices and, if able to establish said call, link the caller through to the service provider.
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51 Claims
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1. A unified call centre system for multiple service providers comprising:
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at least one server; at least one database in communication with the at least one server, where, a service provider executes computer-executable instructions stored on the at least one server, which cause the system to register an account, the registration process requiring the service provider to enter a predetermined set of information, including at least one identifier for an electronic voice communication device, an additional identifier for an electronic communication device (voice or text) and a personal identifier, and where, after entry of the predetermined set of information, the computer-executable instructions cause the system to generate a unique identifier for the account and communicates the unique identifier and a return destination address for activating the account, the service provider then operable to activate the account by storing the predetermined set of information in the at least one database and communicating the personal identifier of the service provider to the return destination address using the electronic communication device such that, when a caller calls the unified call centre system and communicates the unique identifier of the service provider to the unified call centre system, the unified call centre system references the predetermined set of information, verifies one or more time periods during which the service provider is able to take calls, and operates to establish a call with the service provider by way of one of the at least one electronic voice communication devices and, if able to establish said call, link the caller through to the service provider, where the caller being required to make a payment of an appropriate charge set by the service provider on termination of the linked call, and where, when a method of payment designated by the caller is by mobile phone credit, the unified call centre system includes a credit exchange system to equate a credit or air-time of the caller'"'"'s telecommunication carrier with a credit or air-time of the service provider'"'"'s telecommunication carrier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A server for a unified call centre system for multiple service providers,
the server in communication with at least one database, the server having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that allows a service provider to register an account, the registration process requiring the service provider to enter a predetermined set of information, including at least one identifier for an electronic voice communication device, an additional identifier for an electronic communication device (voice or text) and a personal identifier, and where, after entry of the predetermined set of information, the server, through the computer-executable instructions, generates a unique identifier for the account and communicates the unique identifier and a return destination address for activating the account, the server thereafter operable to store the predetermined set of information in the at least one database and receive a communication from the service provider at the return destination address including their personal identifier such that, when a caller calls the server and communicates the unique identifier of the service provider to the unified call centre system, the server references the predetermined set of information stored in the at least one database, verifies one or more time periods in which the service provider is able to take calls, and operates to establish a call with the service provider by way of one of the at least one electronic voice communication devices and, if able to establish said call, link the caller through to the service provider, where the server is operable to require a payment by the caller for an appropriate charge set by the service provider on termination of the linked call, and where, when a method of payment designated by the caller is by mobile phone credit, the server operable through a credit exchange system to equate a credit or air-time of the caller'"'"'s telecommunication carrier with a credit or air-time of the service provider'"'"'s telecommunication carrier.
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39. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, which when executed on a computer system for a unified call center, perform a method comprising:
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allowing a service provider to register an account the registration process requiring the service provider to enter a predetermined set of information, including at least one identifier for an electronic voice communication device, an additional identifier for an electronic communication device (voice or text) and a personal identifier, and where, after entry of the predetermined set of information by the service provider, generating a unique identifier for the account and communicating the unique identifier and a return destination address for activating the account, activating the service provider'"'"'s account on receipt of a communication from the service provider at the return destination address including their personal identifier and storing the predetermined set of information in the at least one database, upon receipt of a communication from a caller specifying the unique identifier of a service provider, referencing the stored predetermined set of information, verifying one or more time periods in which the service provider is able to take calls, establishing a call with the service provider by way of one of the at least one electronic voice communication devices, upon establishing said call, linking the caller through to the service provider, requiring the caller to make a payment of an appropriate charge set by the service provider on termination of the linked call, and where, when a method of payment designated by the caller is by mobile phone credit, equating, through a credit exchange system, a credit or air-time of the caller'"'"'s telecommunication carrier with a credit or air-time of the service provider'"'"'s telecommunication carrier. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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