Patents Assigned to Afiniti, Ltd.
  • Patent number: 10924612
    Abstract: Techniques for benchmarking pairing strategies in a contact center system are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventor: Zia Chishti
  • Patent number: 10917526
    Abstract: Techniques for decisioning behavioral pairing in a task assignment system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for decisioning behavioral pairing in a task assignment system comprising: determining, by at least one computer processor communicatively coupled to and configured to operate in the task assignment system, a plurality of possible task-agent pairings among at least one task waiting for assignment and at least one agent available for assignment; and selecting, by the least one computer processor for assignment in the task assignment system, a first task-agent pairing of the plurality of possible task-agent pairings based at least in part on a first offer set to be offered by the agent or a first compensation to be received by the agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventors: Caroline O'Brien, Julian Lopez-Portillo, Karl Garbacik, Ittai Kan
  • Publication number: 20210037139
    Abstract: Techniques for benchmarking pairing strategies in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for benchmarking pairing strategies in a contact center system including determining results for a first plurality of contact-agent interactions, determining results for a second plurality of contact-agent interactions, and determining combined results across the first and second pluralities of contact-agent interactions corrected for a Yule-Simpson effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventor: Syed Meesum Raza RIZVI
  • Patent number: 10897540
    Abstract: Techniques for benchmarking pairing strategies in a contact center system are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventor: Zia Chishti
  • Patent number: 10893146
    Abstract: Techniques for benchmarking pairing strategies in a contact center system are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventor: Zia Chishti
  • Publication number: 20200401982
    Abstract: Techniques for behavioral pairing in a task assignment system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for behavioral pairing in a task assignment system comprising: receiving, by at least one computer processor communicatively coupled to and configured to operate in the task assignment system, information about a plurality of tasks; transmitting, by the at least one computer processor, the received information to a plurality of queues, each queue including a plurality of agents; and pairing, by the at least one computer processor, a task allocated to a first queue of the plurality of queues to an agent allocated to the first queue based at least in part on the received information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventor: Muhammad ARBAB
  • Patent number: 10873664
    Abstract: Techniques for benchmarking pairing strategies in a contact center system are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventor: Zia Chishti
  • Patent number: 10867263
    Abstract: Techniques for behavioral pairing in a multistage task assignment system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for behavioral pairing in a multistage task assignment system comprising: determining, by at least one computer processor communicatively coupled to and configured to operate in the multistage task assignment system, one or more characteristics of a task; determining, by the at least one computer processor and based at least on the one or more characteristics of the task, a sequence of agents; and pairing, by the at least one computer processor, the task with the sequence of agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventors: David J. Delellis, Randal E. Holl
  • Patent number: 10863026
    Abstract: Techniques for workforce management in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for workforce management in a contact center system comprising generating historical workforce data regarding an agent workforce capacity of the contact center system, and initiating an increase or decrease to an agent workforce of the contact center system based at least in part on the historical workforce data to increase an amount of choice among available agents or waiting contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventor: Zia Chishti
  • Patent number: 10863029
    Abstract: Techniques for benchmarking pairing strategies in a contact center system are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventor: Zia Chishti
  • Patent number: 10863030
    Abstract: Techniques for benchmarking pairing strategies in a contact center system are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventor: Zia Chishti
  • Patent number: 10863028
    Abstract: Techniques for benchmarking pairing strategies in a contact center system are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventor: Zia Chishti
  • Patent number: 10860371
    Abstract: Techniques for adapting behavioral pairing to runtime conditions in a task assignment system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for adapting behavioral pairing to runtime conditions in a task assignment system comprising: determining, by at least one computer processor communicatively coupled to and configured to operate in the task assignment system, at least two pairing models for assigning tasks in the task assignment system; monitoring, by the at least one computer processor, at least one parameter of the task assignment system; and selecting, by the at least one computer processor, one of the at least two pairing models based on a value of the at least one parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Afiniti Ltd.
    Inventors: Syed Meesum Raza Rizvi, Vikash Khatri
  • Patent number: 10757261
    Abstract: Techniques for pairing contacts and agents in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for pairing contacts and agents in a contact center system comprising: assigning, by at least one computer processor communicatively coupled to and configured to operate in the contact center system, a contact to an agent based on information associated with a prior interaction of the contact with the contact center system. The assigning of the contact to the agent may result in a less favorable outcome for the contact assigned to the agent and an increase in an overall performance of the contact center system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventor: Vikash Khatri
  • Patent number: 10757262
    Abstract: Techniques for decisioning behavioral pairing in a task assignment system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for decisioning behavioral pairing in a task assignment system comprising: determining, by at least one computer processor communicatively coupled to and configured to operate in the task assignment system, a plurality of possible task-agent pairings among at least one task waiting for assignment and at least one agent available for assignment; and selecting, by the least one computer processor for assignment in the task assignment system, a first task-agent pairing of the plurality of possible task-agent pairings based at least in part on a first offer set to be offered by the agent or a first compensation to be received by the agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventors: Caroline O'Brien, Julian Lopez-Portillo, Karl Garbacik, Ittai Kan
  • Publication number: 20200233700
    Abstract: Techniques for behavioral pairing in a task assignment system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for behavioral pairing in a task assignment system comprising determining, by at least one computer processor communicatively coupled to and configured to operate in the task assignment system, availability of at least one task in a queue; querying, based on at least one variable pertaining to the at least one task, at least one data source for information associated with the at least one task; receiving, from the at least one data source, the information associated with the at least one task; and pairing, based at least in part on the information associated with the at least one task, the at least one task to an agent in the task assignment system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventor: Jason DELKER
  • Publication number: 20200236218
    Abstract: Techniques for behavioral pairing in a task assignment system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for behavioral pairing in a task assignment system comprising receiving, by at least one computer processor communicatively coupled to and configured to operate in the task assignment system, information associated with a task to be assigned to an agent in the task assignment system, wherein receipt of the information is triggered by an action taken by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventor: Jason DELKER
  • Publication number: 20200104168
    Abstract: Techniques for adapting behavioral pairing to runtime conditions in a task assignment system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for adapting behavioral pairing to runtime conditions in a task assignment system comprising: determining, by at least one computer processor communicatively coupled to and configured to operate in the task assignment system, at least two pairing models for assigning tasks in the task assignment system; monitoring, by the at least one computer processor, at least one parameter of the task assignment system; and selecting, by the at least one computer processor, one of the at least two pairing models based on a value of the at least one parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventors: Syed Meesum Raza RIZVI, Vikash KHATRI
  • Publication number: 20190370724
    Abstract: Techniques for workforce management in a task assignment system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for workforce management in a task assignment system comprising: determining, by at least one computer processor configured to operate in the task assignment system, a first efficiency level of a first task assignment strategy for a first number of agents to be employed in the task assignment system; determining, by the at least one computer processor, a second efficiency level of a second task assignment strategy for a second number of agents to be employed in the task assignment system; comparing, by the at least one computer processor, the first and second efficiency levels; and selecting, by the at least one computer processor, one of the first and second numbers of agents having the higher of the first and second efficiency levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventor: Denys LIUBYVYI
  • Patent number: RE48412
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for routing callers to agents in a contact center utilizing a multi-layer processing approach to matching a caller to an agent. A first layer of processing may include two or more different computer models or methods for scoring or determining caller-agent pairs in a routing center. The output of the first layer may be received by a second layer of processing for balancing or weighting the outputs and selecting a final caller-agent match. The two or more methods may include conventional queue based routing, performance based routing, pattern matching algorithms, affinity matching, and the like. The output or scores of the two or more methods may be processed be the second layer of processing to select a caller-agent pair and cause the caller to be routed to a particular agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventor: Zia Chishti