Method by which call centers can vector inbound TTY calls automatically to TTY-enabled resources
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1. A contact processing method, comprising:
- (a) receiving at a contact server, an incoming contact from a communication device of a contactor;
(b) in response to step (a), transmitting, by a gateway, at least one TTY character to the contactor'"'"'s communication device;
(c) determining, by the server whether a TTY response from the contactor'"'"'s communication device is received by the gateway within a selected time, wherein steps (b) and (c) are performed before the contact is routed to a contact center resource; and
(d) applying, by the server, the following rules;
(D1) when a TTY response is received within the selected time, routing, by the server, the contact to a TTY-enabled contact center resource; and
(D2) when no TTY response is received within the selected time, processing, by the server, the contact as a non-TTY-enabled contact and routing the contact to the contact center resource.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a contact processing system that includes:
- (a) a gateway operable to receive an incoming contact and transmit at least one TTY character to the contactor; and
- (b) a TTY contact identifier operable to (i) determine whether a TTY response is received within a selected time from the contactor, wherein steps (b) and (c) are performed before the contact is routed to a contact center resource; (ii) when a TTY response is received within the selected time, rout the contact to a TTY-enabled contact center resource; and (iii) when no TTY response is received within the selected time, process the contact as a non-TTY-enabled contact.
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1. A contact processing method, comprising:
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(a) receiving at a contact server, an incoming contact from a communication device of a contactor; (b) in response to step (a), transmitting, by a gateway, at least one TTY character to the contactor'"'"'s communication device; (c) determining, by the server whether a TTY response from the contactor'"'"'s communication device is received by the gateway within a selected time, wherein steps (b) and (c) are performed before the contact is routed to a contact center resource; and (d) applying, by the server, the following rules; (D1) when a TTY response is received within the selected time, routing, by the server, the contact to a TTY-enabled contact center resource; and (D2) when no TTY response is received within the selected time, processing, by the server, the contact as a non-TTY-enabled contact and routing the contact to the contact center resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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8. A contact processing system comprising:
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gateway means for receiving an incoming contact from a contactor communication device and transmitting at least one TTY character to the contactor'"'"'s communication device; and contact center means for (i) determining whether a TTY response from the contactor'"'"'s communication device is received by the gateway means within a selected time, wherein function (i) is performed before the contact is routed to a contact center resources;
(ii) when a TTY response is received within a selected time, routing the contact to a TTY-enabled contact center resource; and
(iii) when no TTY response is received within the selected time, processing the contact as a non-TTY-enabled contact. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A contact processing system, comprising:
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a contact center gateway operable to receive an incoming contact from a communication device of a contactor and transmit at least one TTY character to the contactor'"'"'s communication device; and a TTY contact identifier operable to (i) determine whether a TTY response from the contactor'"'"'s communication device is received by the gateway within a selected time, wherein operation (i) is performed before the contact is routed to a contact center resource;
(ii) when a TTY response is received within the selected time, route the contact to a TTY-enabled contact center resource; and
(iii) when no TTY response is received within the selected time, process the contact as a non-TTY-enabled contact. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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