Public safety answering point language detection
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1. A method performed by a processor of servicing an emergency contact in a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) call center, the method comprising:
- receiving a contact from a caller at a work assignment mechanism and generating a corresponding work item to represent the contact in the PSAP call center;
prior to assigning the work item to a first PSAP agent, performing a first language assessment process at a work assignment engine based on data sources associated with the caller stored in a customer information database, wherein the data sources are two or more of the following;
location information for the caller, caller identification information, caller name information, phonetic information, customer history information, and language probabilities;
based on the first language assessment process, making a first probabilistic determination of an at least one of a language preference and requirement of the caller;
based on the first probabilistic determination of the at least one of a language preference and requirement of the caller, assigning the work item to a first PSAP agent who meets the at least one language preference and requirement;
during an interaction between the first PSAP agent and caller, determining that the at least one of a language preference and requirement of the caller is not completely satisfied by the first PSAP agent; and
enabling the first PSAP agent to invoke a processor-executable language assessment module, the language assessment module providing the first PSAP agent with one or more tools to determine the at least one of a language preference and requirement of the caller.
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Abstract
A Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) is disclosed. The PSAP is configured to enable the detection of language preferences, capabilities, or inabilities and, based on such detection, assist the PSAP agent in assisting the PSAP caller. The PSAP may additionally or alternatively utilize the detection of language information to assist in the decision to route or re-route the PSAP caller to appropriate PSAP resources.
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1. A method performed by a processor of servicing an emergency contact in a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) call center, the method comprising:
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receiving a contact from a caller at a work assignment mechanism and generating a corresponding work item to represent the contact in the PSAP call center; prior to assigning the work item to a first PSAP agent, performing a first language assessment process at a work assignment engine based on data sources associated with the caller stored in a customer information database, wherein the data sources are two or more of the following;
location information for the caller, caller identification information, caller name information, phonetic information, customer history information, and language probabilities;based on the first language assessment process, making a first probabilistic determination of an at least one of a language preference and requirement of the caller; based on the first probabilistic determination of the at least one of a language preference and requirement of the caller, assigning the work item to a first PSAP agent who meets the at least one language preference and requirement; during an interaction between the first PSAP agent and caller, determining that the at least one of a language preference and requirement of the caller is not completely satisfied by the first PSAP agent; and enabling the first PSAP agent to invoke a processor-executable language assessment module, the language assessment module providing the first PSAP agent with one or more tools to determine the at least one of a language preference and requirement of the caller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 17, 18, 19)
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7. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions that cause a computing system to execute a method of servicing a contact in a contact center, the instructions comprising:
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instructions configured to receive a contact from a caller at a work assignment mechanism and generate a corresponding work item to represent the contact in the contact center; instructions configured to perform a first language assessment process at a work assignment engine based on data sources associated with the caller stored in a customer information database, wherein the data sources are two or more of the following; location information for the caller, caller identification information, caller name information, phonetic information, customer history information, and language probabilities; instructions configured to, based on the first language assesment process, make a first probabilistic determination of an at least one of a language preference and requirement of the caller; instructions configured to, based on the first probabilistic determination of the at least one of a language preference and requirement of the caller, assign the work item to a first agent; instructions configured to, during an interaction between the first agent and caller, determine that the at least one of a language preference and requirement of the caller is not completely satisfied by the first agent; and instructions configured to enable the first agent to invoke a processor-executable language assessment module, the processor-executable language assessment module providing the first agent with one or more tools to determine the at least one of a language preference and requirement of the caller. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20)
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13. A contact center, comprising:
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a processor configured to execute programming instructions stored in memory; and memory comprising instructions that are executable by the processor, the instructions including; a work assignment instruction performed by a work assignment mechanism to receive a contact from a caller, generate a corresponding work item to represent the contact in the contact center, and assign the work item to a first agent based on a preliminary language assesment process based on data sources associated with the caller stored in a customer information database, wherein the data sources are two or more of the following;
location information for the caller, caller identification information, caller name information, phonetic information, customer history information, and language probabilities; anda language assessment instruction performed by a processor-executable language assesment module to, during an interaction between the first agent and caller, determine that at least one of a language preference and requirement of the caller is not completely satisfied by the first agent, and, in response thereto, provide the first agent with one or more tools to determine the at least one of a language preference and requirement of the caller. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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