Patents Assigned to Afiniti, Ltd.
  • Patent number: 10496438
    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: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventors: Syed Meesum Raza Rizvi, Vikash Khatri
  • Publication number: 20190253553
    Abstract: Techniques for behavioral pairing in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for behavioral pairing in a contact center system comprising determining, by at least one computer processor communicatively coupled to and configured to operate in the contact center system, a preferred hold activity for a contact; presenting, by the at least one computer processor, the preferred hold activity to the contact; and assigning, by the at least one computer processor, the contact to an available agent based on the preferred hold activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventor: Zia CHISHTI
  • Publication number: 20190179667
    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, a priority for each of a plurality of tasks; determining, by the at least one computer processor, an agent available for assignment to any of the plurality of tasks; and assigning, by the at least one computer processor, a first task of the plurality of tasks to the agent using a task assignment strategy, wherein the first task has a lower-priority than a second task of the plurality of tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ittai KAN, Zia CHISHTI, Vikash KHATRI, James Edward ELMORE
  • Publication number: 20190166254
    Abstract: Techniques for data matching in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for data matching in a contact center system comprising determining, by at least one computer processor communicatively coupled to and configured to operate in the contact center system, an interaction event time associated with a historical contact interaction; determining, by the at least one computer processor, an outcome event time associated with a historical contact interaction outcome; analyzing, by the at least one computer processor, the interaction event time and the outcome event time to determine a correlation; and matching, by the at least one computer processor, the historical contact interaction with the historical contact interaction outcome based on the correlation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventor: Zia CHISHTI
  • Publication number: 20190138351
    Abstract: Techniques for benchmarking pairing strategies in a task assignment system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for benchmarking pairing strategies in a task assignment system comprising determining first and second pluralities of historical task assignments paired using first and second pairing strategies, respectively, during a first period, determining a value attributable to each task of the first plurality of historical task assignments and the second plurality of historical task assignments during a second period after the first period, determining a difference in performance between the first and second pairing strategies based on the value attributable to each task during the second period, and outputting the difference in performance between the first pairing strategy and the second pairing strategy for benchmarking at least the first pairing strategy and the second pairing strategy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventors: Zia CHISHTI, David Zachary HUDSON, Phil DAVIS, Akbar A. MERCHANT, Ittai KAN
  • Publication number: 20180316793
    Abstract: Techniques for behavioral pairing in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for behavioral pairing in a contact center system comprising: determining, by at least one computer processor communicatively coupled to and configured to operate in the contact center system, a plurality of agents available for connection to a contact; determining, by the at least one computer processor, a plurality of preferred contact-agent pairings among possible pairings between the contact and the plurality of agents; selecting, by the at least one computer processor, one of the plurality of preferred contact-agent pairings according to a probabilistic model; and outputting, by the at least one computer processor, the selected one of the plurality of preferred contact-agent pairings for connection in the contact center system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ittai KAN, Michael Richard KLUGERMAN, Blake Jay RILEY
  • Publication number: 20180316794
    Abstract: Techniques for behavioral pairing in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for behavioral pairing in a contact center system comprising: determining, by at least one computer processor communicatively coupled to and configured to operate in the contact center system, a plurality of agents available for connection to a contact; determining, by the at least one computer processor, a plurality of preferred contact-agent pairings among possible pairings between the contact and the plurality of agents; selecting, by the at least one computer processor, one of the plurality of preferred contact-agent pairings according to a probabilistic model; and outputting, by the at least one computer processor, the selected one of the plurality of preferred contact-agent pairings for connection in the contact center system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ittai KAN, Michael Richard KLUGERMAN, Blake Jay RILEY
  • Patent number: 9942405
    Abstract: Techniques for behavioral pairing in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for behavioral pairing in a contact center system comprising: determining, by at least one computer processor communicatively coupled to and configured to operate in the contact center system, a plurality of contacts available for connection to an agent; determining, by the at least one computer processor, a plurality of preferred contact-agent pairings among possible pairings between the agent and the plurality of contacts; selecting, by the at least one computer processor, one of the plurality of preferred contact-agent pairings according to a probabilistic network flow model; and outputting, by the at least one computer processor, the selected one of the plurality of preferred contact-agent pairings for connection in the contact center system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ittai Kan, Michael Richard Klugerman, Blake Jay Riley
  • Patent number: 9930180
    Abstract: Techniques for behavioral pairing in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for behavioral pairing in a contact center system comprising: determining, by at least one computer processor communicatively coupled to and configured to operate in the contact center system, a plurality of agents available for connection to a contact; determining, by the at least one computer processor, a plurality of preferred contact-agent pairings among possible pairings between the contact and the plurality of agents; selecting, by the at least one computer processor, one of the plurality of preferred contact-agent pairings according to a probabilistic model; and outputting, by the at least one computer processor, the selected one of the plurality of preferred contact-agent pairings for connection in the contact center system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ittai Kan, Michael Richard Klugerman, Blake Jay Riley