Customer communication system including scheduling
First Claim
1. A customer communication system comprising:
- a gatekeeper configured to receive digital identification data and to ratify the digital identification data by comparing the digital identification data to previously stored customer authentication data; and
a customer relationship management system configured to receive a customer service request from an access device and to connect the customer service request to an agent interface,the customer relationship management system including authentication logic configured to authenticate a source of the customer service request by providing digital identification data received from the source of the customer service request to the gatekeeper and receiving an automated ratification of the digital identification data from the gatekeeper,the customer relationship management system being further configured to provide available times for a call back in response to the customer service request, the times being based on a prediction of when a customer service agent will be available.
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Abstract
A system for automatic authentication of service requests includes authentication of a remote access device. This authentication may be accomplished automatically prior to text or audio communication between a customer and a service agent. In some embodiments, authentication is accomplished automatically by authentication of the remote access device or accomplished by asking the customer questions. A single authentication of the remote access device may be used to authenticate a service request transferred between service agents. The authentication of the remote device may include, for example, use of a personal identification number, a fingerprint, a photograph, and/or a hardware identifier. Some embodiments include automatic call backs.
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1. A customer communication system comprising:
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a gatekeeper configured to receive digital identification data and to ratify the digital identification data by comparing the digital identification data to previously stored customer authentication data; and a customer relationship management system configured to receive a customer service request from an access device and to connect the customer service request to an agent interface, the customer relationship management system including authentication logic configured to authenticate a source of the customer service request by providing digital identification data received from the source of the customer service request to the gatekeeper and receiving an automated ratification of the digital identification data from the gatekeeper, the customer relationship management system being further configured to provide available times for a call back in response to the customer service request, the times being based on a prediction of when a customer service agent will be available. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An access device comprising:
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a display; a user input; an input/output configured to initiate communication to a customer relationship management system; an authentication agent configured to receive an authentication request from the customer relationship management system and to automatically provide digital identification data to a gatekeeper in response to the authentication request; scheduling logic configured to receive available times for a call back from a customer service agent and to compare these times with a calendar of a user of the access device; and a processor configured to execute at least the authentication agent or the scheduling logic. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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