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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.