CONTACT ADVOCATE
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1. A method of facilitating contact center operations, the method comprising:
- receiving a communication from a customer of a contact center;
based on the received communication, invoking a contact center advocate on behalf of the customer;
subscribing, by the contact center advocate, to one or more contact center events based on at least one of (i) information contained in the received communication and (ii) information known within the contact center about the customer;
receiving information regarding the one or more contact center events at the contact center advocate, wherein the information is received at the contact center advocate based on the contact center advocate subscribing to the one or more contact center events; and
performing a function on the received information with the contact center advocate.
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Abstract
A contact center work assignment engine communication system hosts a multi-functional contact advocate to manage communications and history for customers, including the ability to report issues, provide updates, identify and solve problems, store history, interface with contact center components, including agents and experts, creating a proactive automatic assistant for contact center customers.
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1. A method of facilitating contact center operations, the method comprising:
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receiving a communication from a customer of a contact center; based on the received communication, invoking a contact center advocate on behalf of the customer; subscribing, by the contact center advocate, to one or more contact center events based on at least one of (i) information contained in the received communication and (ii) information known within the contact center about the customer; receiving information regarding the one or more contact center events at the contact center advocate, wherein the information is received at the contact center advocate based on the contact center advocate subscribing to the one or more contact center events; and performing a function on the received information with the contact center advocate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions, the instruction comprising:
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instructions configured to receive, by a processor, a communication from a customer of a contact center; based on the received communication, instructions configured to invoke a contact center advocate on behalf of the customer; instructions configured to subscribe, by the contact center advocate, to one or more contact center events based on at least one of (i) information contained in the received communication and (ii) information known within the contact center about the customer; instructions configured to receive information regarding the one or more contact center events at the contact center advocate, wherein the information is received at the contact center advocate based on the contact center advocate subscribing to the one or more contact center events; and instructions configured to perform a function on the received information with the contact center advocate. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A communication system, comprising:
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a contact advocate module configured to receive a communication from a customer of a contact center and perform the following operations; based on the received communication, invoke a contact center advocate on behalf of the customer; subscribe via the contact center advocate to one or more contact center events based on at least one of (i) information contained in the received communication and (ii) information known within the contact center about the customer; receive information regarding the one or more contact center events at the contact center advocate, wherein the information is received at the contact center advocate based on the contact center advocate subscribing to the one or more contact center events; and perform a function on the received information with the contact center advocate. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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