Abstract: A method for routing interactions arriving at a contact center. The method may include: providing a cost schedule for the interactions that includes a classifier in which categories of interaction types are defined and a cost value corresponding to each of the interaction types; providing a capacity value for agents; and routing the interactions in accordance with a routing process. The routing process may include: receiving the first interaction; pursuant to the classifier, classifying the first interaction as being a first interaction type; determining the cost value of the first interaction as being the cost value corresponding to the first interaction type in the cost schedule; calculating for each of the agents an available capacity; and routing the first interaction to a first agent based on the available capacity of the first agent being sufficient given the cost value.

Abstract: A method for routing interactions arriving at a contact center. The method may include: providing a cost schedule for the interactions that includes a classifier in which categories of interaction types are defined and a cost value corresponding to each of the interaction types; providing a capacity value for agents; and routing the interactions in accordance with a routing process. The routing process may include: receiving the first interaction; pursuant to the classifier, classifying the first interaction as being a first interaction type; determining the cost value of the first interaction as being the cost value corresponding to the first interaction type in the cost schedule; calculating for each of the agents an available capacity; and routing the first interaction to a first agent based on the available capacity of the first agent being sufficient given the cost value.

Abstract: A system and method for handling interactions of a contact center. A processor of the system monitors a real-time interaction between a contact center agent and a user. The monitoring may include analyzing a first input by the user, and a first response by the contact center agent to the first input. The processor identifies an intent of the user based on monitoring the real-time interaction, and in response to identifying the intent, monitors for a first trigger condition. In response to identifying the first trigger condition, the processor invokes an automated agent for outputting a second response to a second input provided by the user. The first trigger condition may be a command to invoke the automated agent, or deviance by the agent from dialog in a dialog script associated with the identified intent.

Abstract: A system includes a contact center to provide an interaction between a consumer and an agent workstation of the contact center, where the consumer conducts a transaction with a provider through a third party marketplace. A database stores information about a relationship between the consumer, the provider and the marketplace. The contact center to routes the consumer to the agent workstation based on the relationship.

Abstract: A system and method for providing secure access to electronic records. A processor receives, from a first client, a first request to access the electronic records, authenticates the first client, and provides access to the electronic records in response to determining that the first client is authenticated. The processor receives user input data from the first client and stores the user input data in association with the electronic records. The processor further receives from a second client a second request to access the electronic records, retrieves the user input data associated with the electronic records in response to the second request, and transmits a prompt to the second client in response to the retrieved user input data. The processor also receives an answer to the prompt and provides access to the electronic records in response to the answer.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided and includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions that when executed from a non-transitory physical medium by the processor cause the processor to detect when a request for interaction that is configured for a scheduled processing is received or otherwise registered at a service access point associated with a contact center, identify schedule data from the request and add the schedule data along with a request identification and a location identifier to a scheduling and reporting application, consult a contact center interaction routing system in response to determining that the scheduled interaction request is to be processed, and route or cause processing of the interaction request based on the schedule data. According to one embodiment, the schedule data includes a scheduled time and date for processing the request.

Abstract: In a contact center, a system for processing communication events has an interaction server for managing events waiting to be routed, a routing server for routing the events, a rules engine, and a gateway server executing rules invocation logic and interacting with the rules engine. The interaction server tracks incoming events, initiates and sends a routing request to the routing server, including a special routing object, for each event that requires conformance to business rules, the routing server, executing the routing object, sends an execution request to the gateway server, which upon receipt of the request prepares a business object model (BOM), being a set of facts upon which the rules engine executes rules appropriate to the facts, resulting in routing direction for the routing server to route the event.

Abstract: A communication system has a network-connected server comprising a processor and a coupled data repository and software executing on the processor from a non-transitory medium. The software provides a first function establishing a communication session between an initiator and an agent of an enterprise hosting the system, a second function gathering information about persons other than the initiator and the agent as potential conference participants, a third function generating and sending invitations to a conference to include the initiator and the agent to individual ones of the potential conference participants, and a fourth function connecting those accepting invitations to the conference.

Abstract: Systems and methods are shown for routing task objects to multiple agents that involve analyzing content of each task object in an input buffer to determine a classification relevant to the content of the task object that is added to task object metadata, which is placed in a second buffer. Objects in the second buffer are analyzed and the classification in the object metadata used to search workforce management data representing agent characteristics to identify agents who match the classification. A routing strategy is applied to the object to select an agent and the object is routed to the agent's workbin. Another aspect involves organizing workbin tasks objects by priority, according to recent system conditions excluding objects that cannot presently be processed based on a workflow strategy or status data, and presenting remaining objects based on order of priority, or re-arranging objects between workbins based on recent status info.

Abstract: A method for prioritizing processing of interactions at a contact center, the method including: identifying an interaction to be prioritized for processing; identifying a person associated with the interaction; identifying an influence level of the person associated with the interaction; and prioritizing the interaction for processing based on the influence level of the person associated with the interaction.

Abstract: A system for routing short message service (SMS) messages to endpoints in a contact center includes a first node for receiving SMS message streams from multiple sources operating variant protocols and for multiplexing the multiple streams into a single message stream following a universal protocol, a media gateway server connected to the first node for receiving the single message stream and for forwarding individual ones of the messages therein to individual ones of a plurality of connected servers, and a router connected to at least one of the connected servers for routing individual messages represented therein to individual ones of a plurality of network-supported endpoint devices.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided and includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions that when executed from a non-transitory physical medium by the processor cause the processor to detect when a request for interaction that is configured for a scheduled processing is received or otherwise registered at a service access point associated with a contact center, identify schedule data from the request and add the schedule data along with a request identification and a location identifier to a scheduling and reporting application, consult a contact center interaction routing system in response to determining that the scheduled interaction request is to be processed, and route or cause processing of the interaction request based on the schedule data. According to one embodiment, the schedule data includes a scheduled time and date for processing the request.

Abstract: In a contact center, a system for processing communication events has an interaction server for managing events waiting to be routed, a routing server for routing the events, a rules engine, and a gateway server executing rules invocation logic and interacting with the rules engine. The interaction server tracks incoming events, initiates and sends a routing request to the routing server, including a special routing object, for each event that requires conformance to business rules, the routing server, executing the routing object, sends an execution request to the gateway server, which upon receipt of the request prepares a business object model (BOM), being a set of facts upon which the rules engine executes rules appropriate to the facts, resulting in routing direction for the routing server to route the event.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided and includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions that when executed from a non-transitory physical medium by the processor cause the processor to detect when a request for interaction that is configured for a scheduled processing is received or otherwise registered at a service access point associated with a contact center, identify schedule data from the request and add the schedule data along with a request identification and a location identifier to a scheduling and reporting application, consult a contact center interaction routing system in response to determining that the scheduled interaction request is to be processed, and route or cause processing of the interaction request based on the schedule data. According to one embodiment, the schedule data includes a scheduled time and date for processing the request.

Abstract: In a contact center, a system for processing communication events has an interaction server for managing events waiting to be routed, a routing server for routing the events, a rules engine, and a gateway server executing rules invocation logic and interacting with the rules engine. The interaction server tracks incoming events, initiates and sends a routing request to the routing server, including a special routing object, for each event that requires conformance to business rules, the routing server, executing the routing object, sends an execution request to the gateway server, which upon receipt of the request prepares a business object model (BOM), being a set of facts upon which the rules engine executes rules appropriate to the facts, resulting in routing direction for the routing server to route the event.

Abstract: Systems and methods are shown for routing task objects to multiple agents that involve analyzing content of each task object in an input buffer to determine a classification relevant to the content of the task object that is added to task object metadata, which is placed in a second buffer. Objects in the second buffer are analyzed and the classification in the object metadata used to search workforce management data representing agent characteristics to identify agents who match the classification. A routing strategy is applied to the object to select an agent and the object is routed to the agent's workbin. Another aspect involves organizing workbin tasks objects by priority, according to recent system conditions excluding objects that cannot presently be processed based on a workflow strategy or status data, and presenting remaining objects based on order of priority, or re-arranging objects between workbins based on recent status info.

Abstract: A system for optimizing response time to events or representations thereof waiting in a queue has a first server having access to the queue; a software application running on the first server; and a second server accessible from the first server, the second server containing rules governing the optimization. In a preferred embodiment, the software application at least periodically accesses the queue and parses certain ones of events or tokens in the queue and compares the parsed results against rules accessed from the second server in order to determine a measure of disposal time for each parsed event wherein if the determined measure is sufficiently low for one or more of the parsed events, those one or more events are modified to a reflect a higher priority state than originally assigned enabling faster treatment of those events resulting in relief from those events to the queue system load.

Abstract: A software application for recommending workforce resource allocation in a communication center based on requirements of events represented in a communication-center queue has a first interface for accessing information from the queue; a second interface for accessing information from a data source about workforce availability and state information; a processing component for processing queue information and workforce information; and a message generation and delivery component for generating a workforce allocation recommendation based on processing results and sending the recommendation to a target entity. In a preferred embodiment, the application periodically accesses the queue and the data source to obtain the most recent information for processing and generates periodic recommendations based on real-time requirements of events and availability states of resources, the recommendations sent ahead of time before the resources are required.

Abstract: A software application for recommending workforce resource allocation in a communication center based on requirements of events represented in a communication-center queue has a first interface for accessing information from the queue; a second interface for accessing information from a data source about workforce availability and state information; a processing component for processing queue information and workforce information; and a message generation and delivery component for generating a workforce allocation recommendation based on processing results and sending the recommendation to a target entity. In a preferred embodiment, the application periodically accesses the queue and the data source to obtain the most recent information for processing and generates periodic recommendations based on real-time requirements of events and availability states of resources, the recommendations sent ahead of time before the resources are required.

Abstract: A software application for recommending workforce resource allocation in a communication center based on requirements of events represented in a communication-center queue has a first interface for accessing information from the queue; a second interface for accessing information from a data source about workforce availability and state information; a processing component for processing queue information and workforce information; and a message generation and delivery component for generating a workforce allocation recommendation based on processing results and sending the recommendation to a target entity. In a preferred embodiment, the application periodically accesses the queue and the data source to obtain the most recent information for processing and generates periodic recommendations based on real-time requirements of events and availability states of resources, the recommendations sent ahead of time before the resources are required.