Patents by Inventor Jeffery D. Garratt

Jeffery D. Garratt has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20030035532
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer program products, and methods of doing business by improving automated processing of customer contact requests such as telephone calls, wherein incoming contact requests (including voice and corresponding data, if any) are programmatically routed to an available customer service representative (“CSR”). A distributed architecture is defined for call center operation, which enables CSRs to access the call center using thin-client devices and also to move about from one physical location to another, yet still be able to access the call center and handle incoming calls. The CSRs may therefore be remotely located. The call center system stores information regarding the CSR's current location, and uses this information when routing customer contact requests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Suresh Ganesan, Jeffery D. Garratt