Abstract: Techniques for benchmarking performance in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for benchmarking contact center system performance comprising cycling, by at least one computer processor configured to perform contact center operations, between a first contact-agent pairing strategy and a second contact-agent pairing strategy for pairing contacts with agents in the contact center system; determining an agent-utilization bias in the first contact-agent pairing strategy comprising a difference between a first agent utilization of the first contact-agent pairing strategy and a balanced agent utilization; and determining a relative performance of the second contact-agent pairing strategy compared to the first contact-agent pairing strategy based on the agent-utilization bias in the first contact-agent pairing strategy.

Abstract: Systems and methods balance loads of traffic directed to various response entities. Systems and methods alternatively or complementarily generate simulated loads of traffic for handling by various response entities or load balancing algorithms.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media consistent with the present disclosure manage multiple telephone calls by managing a session record associated with the call, amending the session record according to a plurality of rules to reflect a plurality of instructed actions, evaluating an amended session record to derive at least one of the plurality of instructed actions, and implementing a derived instructed action on the call under the control of an automated apparatus.

Abstract: Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for enhancing a customer service process. Aspects include receiving customer data associated with a customer and creating a customer profile based on the customer data. Aspects also include obtaining customer service representative data comprising a customer service profile for each of a plurality of customer service representatives and determining a matching subset of the plurality of customer service representatives for the customer based upon the customer profile and the customer service representative data. Next, aspects include displaying, to the customer, the matching subset of the plurality of customer services representatives for the customer. Aspects also include selecting a first customer service representative from the matching subset of the plurality of customer service representatives for the customer based on a customer input.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a noise reduction processing method, system and terminal device. In the present disclosure, a position angle of a far-field audio input sound source and a microphone array as well as a rotation angle of a head servo of a robot are obtained, and then a target rotation angle of the robot is calculated. The head servo of the robot is controlled to rotate according to the target rotation angle such that the robot moves along with the far-field sound source, and a beam area is changed according to the target rotation angle to enable a sound source enhancement area to process far-field audios. As a result, the noise reduction performance of the microphone array beam is effectively improved.

Abstract: Techniques are described for generating metric(s) that predict survey score(s) for a service session. Model(s) may be trained, through supervised or unsupervised machine learning, using training data such as communications from previous service sessions between service representative(s) and individual(s), and survey scores provided by the serviced individual to rate the session on one or more criteria (e.g., survey questions). The model(s) may be trained to output, based on an input session record, metric(s) that each correspond to a survey score that would have been provided by the individual had they completed the survey. The model may be a concatenated model that combines a language model output from a language classifier recurrent neural network, and an acoustic model output from an acoustic feature layer convolutional neural network. Individuals can be clustered according to the metric(s) and/or other factors, and the cluster(s) can be employed for routing incoming service requests.

Abstract: An enhanced abandoned call recovery (“E-ACR”) process allows certain abandoned calls to be eligible for a callback call. An E-ACR assignment point defines which abandoned calls in an inbound campaign or interactive voice response (“IVR”) menu are eligible to be processed to determine whether the E-ACR callback should occur. The determination of whether a callback occurs involves various compliance tests, such as ensuring calling window, call attempts, and other regulatory concerns are addressed. Once a callback is determined to occur, it is associated with a specific campaign to ensure the called party is provided with agents having the skill set as defined for that assignment point. In this manner, only eligible callers receive an E-ACR callback, and further receive the callback in a compliant manner and handled by the same skill set of agents as would have been allocated to the caller had they not abandoned their call.

Abstract: Provided is an office receptionist system formed from a distributed set of system valets and a system concierge. The system valets record and pass human inquiries at various points of ingress and egress to the system concierge. The system concierge parses each inquiry, determines the type of inquiry being made, and further determines whether the inquiry provides sufficient information for the determined inquiry type. The sufficiency of the inquiry is determined from a rule set that further defines different data sources from which the system concierge obtains data elements for generating a response to the inquiry as well as the actions to perform as part of responding to the inquiry. The response is returned to the system valet originating the inquiry for playback thereon.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a method for providing a call center supplemental workflow tool, including: receiving from a database a workflow decisional matrix, a plurality of questions, and a plurality of scripts; displaying a web-based graphical user interface on a display providing at least one question or one script; receiving user input; determining, at least another question or at least another script, to be displayed, wherein determining is based upon the user input and the decisional matrix and advances the workflow; based upon the decisional matrix, determining that the workflow has been completed; providing an output of the questions displayed and the user input received; and the output being provided to a primary software application. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable medium are disclosed for facilitating management of consent related information for an agent in a contact center. Upon receiving a request from a party to modify consent for receiving future communications, the agent may select an icon on their computer to manage consent. In one embodiment, one or more telephone numbers and their associated consent status is displayed to the agent. The agent may modify the consent status for a telephone number associated with the party. In another embodiment, the agent may select an icon that modifies the consent related information to reflect that consent has been revoked for all numbers and channel types thereof associated with the party.

Abstract: Methods and devices for protecting telephone privacy are provided. Privacy is provided by altering the pitch of a person's voice, recording the call, changing caller ID information, routing a call straight to voicemail, playing background sounds during the call, call forwarding, and messaging. The various privacy mechanisms can be performed alone, or in combination with certain triggers, such as receiving a call from a certain number, dialing a call to a certain number, transmitting caller ID information with a certain number, or contacting a certain dial-in number of a call handling system.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention provide methods, systems, and computer program products for changing an interaction taking place between an agent and a party from a first channel of communication to a second channel of communication. A communication assembly comprising the interaction is linked to a first communication session currently being held between the agent and party using the first channel of communication. A second communication session to be held between the agent and party using the second channel of communication at a future time is reserved and linked to the communication assembly. The first communication session is then terminated and at the future time, a communication involving the party and using the second channel of communication is established. Accordingly, the communication is linked with the second communication session and routed to the agent so that the agent can interact with the party over the second channel of communication.

Abstract: Various disclosed implementations involve processing and/or playback of a recording of a conference involving a plurality of conference participants. Some implementations disclosed herein involve receiving audio data corresponding to a recording of at least one conference involving a plurality of conference participants. The audio data may include conference participant speech data from multiple endpoints, recorded separately and/or conference participant speech data from a single endpoint corresponding to multiple conference participants and including spatial information for each conference participant of the multiple conference participants. A search of the audio data may be based on one or more search parameters. The search may be a concurrent search for multiple features of the audio data. Instances of conference participant speech may be rendered to at least two different virtual conference participant positions of a virtual acoustic space.

Abstract: The method may include simulating a call and determining a propensity score associated with the call. The method may also include selecting a first destination, from a plurality of destinations, for the call based on a routing algorithm and the propensity score. The method may include routing the call to the first destination and updating a first call load associated with the first destination based on the call. The method may also include comparing the first call load to a plurality of other call loads. Each of the other call loads may be associated with at least one of the plurality of destinations. The method may also include updating the routing algorithm based on the comparing.

Abstract: A communications routing system, and method, for representing a plurality of predicted characteristics of a plurality of communications sources, each having an economic utility; representing a plurality of predicted characteristics of a plurality of communications targets each having an economic utility; and determining an optimal routing between the plurality of communications sources and the plurality of communications targets, by maximizing an aggregate utility with respect to the respective predicted characteristics of communications source and communications destination represented by linkages.

Abstract: A contact center system for switching a communication event from one communication medium to another in a contact center, the system includes: a processor; and memory, wherein the memory has stored therein instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive a first interaction request via a first media channel from an endpoint device; identify a second media channel different from the first media channel; transmit a signal for reserving a resource associated with the second media channel; and transmit a unique identifier associated with the reservation request to the endpoint device for establishing a second interaction request via the second media channel.

Abstract: A method and system for creating contact center models are described. Model parameters may be derived from and optimized using historical data. The model parameters may be used to construct an analytic model, which said analytic model may be used to create a contact center model using the optimized parameters. In an embodiment, a distribution may be determined that is demonstrative of a virtual representation of the historical environment of the contact center operation environment at different time intervals. The distribution may be used to transform inputs where there is a discrepancy between the simulation model time interval and the time interval for a generated forecast.

Abstract: An intermediary device to enhance and route data messages between end user and contact center agent computing devices in a contact center environment is provided. The intermediary device can be disposed in a data communication path of a contact center between an electronic communications network and a contact center agent computing device. The intermediary device can include a data message replication mechanism, a data message aggregator mechanism, or a data message analysis mechanism. The intermediary device can receive a data message. The data message replication mechanism can intercept and replicate the data message to generate a replicated data message. The data message analysis mechanism can generate, from the replicated data message, derivative content. The data message aggregator mechanism can combine the derivative content with the data message to create an enhanced data message that can be provided to the contact center agent computing device in the contact center environment.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method that includes receiving customer identification information, verifying a customer identity using the customer identification information, receiving inputs related to customer intent from a predictive intent module, processing the inputs related to the customer intent to select a customer service representative from a plurality of customer service representatives, delivering the inputs related to the customer intent to the customer service representative, and connecting a customer device to the customer service representative to facilitate an interaction.

Abstract: A communications handler receiving incoming communications determines an appropriate contact center agent to receive the communication and modifies a graphical user interface (“GUI”) to notify the agent of the incoming communication. A plurality of communication session indicators provide status information for various communication sessions, and allow the agent to select one of several simultaneous communication sessions, which in turn alters the GUI to present information about that selected communication session. By selecting the corresponding communication session identifier, the agent can replace information for one communication session with another. The communication session indicators are updated to reflect the corresponding status of the communication session. The communication sessions include voice and non-voice channel types, wherein the non-voice channel types may include chat sessions, text sessions, and email sessions.