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1. A method for servicing customer contacts, comprising:
- (a) placing first and second contacts from first and second customers, respectively in a queue to wait for servicing by a selected resource;
(b) receiving a request from the first customer, but not from the second customer, to be notified when the first contact is eligible for servicing by the selected resource so that the first customer is free to perform a desired activity;
(c) maintaining a connection between the first customer and a contact center while the first contact advances in the queue and while the first customer is allowed to perform the desired activity; and
(d) in response to the first customer'"'"'s request, providing the first customer with an advanced notification that the first contact is eligible for servicing, wherein the advanced notification is provided via the connection, and wherein the second customer is not provided with the advanced notification when the second contact is eligible for servicing.
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The present invention, in one embodiment, is directed to an agent available notifier 250 that (a) receives a request from the first customer, but not from the second customer, to be notified when the first contact is eligible for servicing by a selected resource so that the first customer is free to perform a desired activity and (b) in response to the first customer'"'"'s request, provides the first customer with a selected notification that the first contact is eligible for servicing, wherein the second customer is not provided with the selected notification when the second contact is eligible for servicing.
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1. A method for servicing customer contacts, comprising:
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(a) placing first and second contacts from first and second customers, respectively in a queue to wait for servicing by a selected resource; (b) receiving a request from the first customer, but not from the second customer, to be notified when the first contact is eligible for servicing by the selected resource so that the first customer is free to perform a desired activity; (c) maintaining a connection between the first customer and a contact center while the first contact advances in the queue and while the first customer is allowed to perform the desired activity; and (d) in response to the first customer'"'"'s request, providing the first customer with an advanced notification that the first contact is eligible for servicing, wherein the advanced notification is provided via the connection, and wherein the second customer is not provided with the advanced notification when the second contact is eligible for servicing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for servicing a customer contact, comprising:
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(a) while the customer contact is enqueued, determining that a customer has placed the customer contact on hold to answer an incoming call; (b) when the customer contact has reached a determined position in the queue, providing an audible notification to the customer via a connection established between the customer and a contact center associated with the queue even though the customer has placed the customer contact on hold; and (c) in response to step (b), determining whether the customer is active on the customer contact. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A contact center in which first and second contacts from first and second customers are in a common queue, comprising:
an agent available notifier operable to (a) receive a request from the first customer, but not from the second customer, to be notified when the first contact is eligible for servicing by a selected resource so that the first customer is free to perform a desired activity and (b) in response to the first customer'"'"'s request, maintain a connection with a communication device associated with the first customer while the first contact advances in the queue and while the first customer is allowed to perform the desired activity and provide the first customer with a selected notification via the connection that the first contact is eligible for servicing, wherein the second customer is not provided with the selected notification when the second contact is eligible for servicing. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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