Abstract: A method, system, and program for managing a caller profile for multiple callers across multiple call hold centers are provided. Multiple call centers preferably subscribe to a remote caller profile server that manages caller profiles that are distributable to the multiple call centers. Each of the multiple call centers utilizes caller profiles to specify services to the callers related to the caller profiles when those callers are placed on hold within the caller centers. In addition, each of the call centers monitors the activity of callers while on hold and transfers the monitored activity information to the remote caller profile server to update the caller profiles.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 3, 2001
Date of Patent:
November 30, 2004
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation
Inventors:
Michael Wayne Brown, David R. Cheng, Wing-Ying Stephanie Leung, Folu Okunseinde, Michael A. Paolini, Seema Sheth-Voss, Scott Lee Winters
Abstract: A method, system, and program for identifying parties to a call to an incoming calling party are provided. A context for a current call is identified, wherein the context comprises at least an identity of a caller and an identity of a callee to the current call. An identifier for an incoming calling party to the current call is identified. The context is filtered according to the identifier for the incoming calling party. Output of the filtered context to the incoming calling party is controlled.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 17, 2001
Date of Patent:
July 27, 2004
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation
Inventors:
Michael Wayne Brown, Joseph Herbert McIntyre, Michael A. Paolini, Scott Lee Winters