Avaya Inc.

Nortel Networks Corporation

Sheldon Joseph Davis

Shmuel Shaffer

Patrick Tendick

Robert C Steiner

Michael Peter Montemurro

Valentine C Matula

Andrew Derek Flockhart

Alan Bernard Johnston

Wen-Hua Ju

Seamus Hayes

Seth C Neumann

A first communication session is created with a first application written in first language. A change is detected in first variables in the first application. The first variables are retrieved from the first application in response to detecting a change in the first variables. The first communication session is transferred to a second application written in a second language. A change is detected in a second variable in the second application. The second variable is retrieved from the second application in response to detecting the change in the second variable. A common pair of variables are matched between the first variables and the second variable. The first communication session and the transferred first communication session are associated as a common communication session in response to matching the common pair of variables. One or more of the first plurality of variables is then used by the second application.

Variable capture between applications

An agent rating prediction and routing mechanism provided by a contact center communication system for work assignment optimization is described along with various methods and mechanisms for administering the same. The prediction system proposed herein analyzes past agent performance, agent attributes, contact attributes, and customer attributes to calculate an outcome value and to provide a performance prediction for use in work item routing to contact center resources.

Agent rating prediction and routing

A predictive model for abandoned calls provided by a contact center communication system for routing optimization is described along with various methods and mechanisms for administering the same. Based on multiple attributes, the system can calculate the probabilities, risks, and costs associated with abandonment and wait, taking into account the patience of a caller, region where the caller lives, agents available to handle the call, length of time that the caller has already been waiting, potential cost of having the caller and call type abandon, and potential total cost of having the caller wait to be served.

Predictive model for abandoned calls

System and method to respond to a streaming media link quality problem in a communication session, the method including: monitoring textual messages in the communication session for an indication of a quality of service (QoS) problem; forming a hypothesized cause of the QoS problem; retrieving evidence relevant to the hypothesized cause, the relevant evidence comprising system logs; and determining whether the retrieved evidence supports the hypothesized cause. The system includes: a processor coupled to a memory; a monitoring module configured to monitor textual messages in the communication session for an indication of a quality of service (QoS) problem; an inference module configured to form a hypothesized cause of the QoS problem; a retrieval module configured to retrieve evidence relevant to the hypothesized cause, the relevant evidence comprising system logs stored in the memory; and a calculation module configured to determine whether the retrieved evidence supports the hypothesized cause.

Dynamic management of collaboration sessions using real-time text analytics

A distributed contact center and method of managing data transfers between the distributed parts of the contact center is provided. Distributed parts of the contact center are joined together through a known communications initiation protocol such as SIP, then status information and/or control signals are transferred between the distributed parts using lossless communication protocols.

Mechanism for status and control communication over SIP using CODEC tunneling

The system and method described herein allows for full monitoring and recording of SIP calls by using standard SIP messages. During the call set up between a first SIP device and a second SIP device, information is derived from a first SIP INVITE message from a first SIP device. Information is then derived from a response message from the second SIP device. The monitor/recorder receives one or more SIP INVITE messages to set up a first media stream from the first SIP device and a second media stream from the second SIP device to the monitor/recorder. The monitor/recorder receives the first and/or second media stream. The monitor/recorder then records the first and/or second media stream. In addition, the system and method provide for recording on demand, required recording, and pause-and-resume recording of SIP calls.

System and method for distributed call monitoring/recording using the session initiation protocol (SIP)

A call center allows a customer to select the type of callback service which the customer wishes the call center to utilize when placing a call back to the customer. The call center then tests for the presence of a device specified by the customer. When the presence of the device is detected on an Internet/network, the call center will place a call to the customer via a device specified by the customer. Also, a call center allows a user to select the type of callback service which the customer wishes to use for a later communication with the call center. When the call center has the capability of providing the selected type of callback service, the call center indicates this capability by publishing a service presence. A customer device detects the published service presence and alerts the customer who establishes communication with the callback center.

Apparatus and method for call center call-back

A method and system for handling, that is routing and tracking, a plurality of incoming media streams of varying types&mdash;such as faxes, e-mail, Voice over IP, and others&mdash;is disclosed. The system analyzes the incoming media's type, header information and content and, in conjunction with other databases available within an enterprise, such as a human resources or customer information management databases, determines a plurality of suitable enterprise resources that may be able to adequately respond to said incoming media stream. The system may, again in conjunction with the enterprise databases, determine the availability of an identified enterprise resource and, if available, routes said incoming media stream to said identified and available resource. If the identified resource is unavailable, alternate resources are selected from said plurality of identified resources for possible routing of the incoming media stream. The system also tracks the disposition of the media stream by the identified and available resource, and if said disposition of said media stream does not occur within a predetermined time, the system increases the priority of said media stream and re-routes the media stream within the enterprise. The system also maintains a database of statistics relating to the receipt and disposition of incoming media streams.

Workflow manager

A communications handling center in which agents are assigned to handling queues for handling incoming communications, and handling attributes are assigned to the agents, is disclosed. The center forwards incoming communications, such as telephone calls, by determining handling requirements, including an appropriate handling queue and required agent attributes. An available agent within a queue is first located, and then an assessment is made whether that agent possesses required attributes in order to handle the communication. If so, the call is forwarded to the located agent. Preferably, the assigned agent attributes are relevant to all queues to which the agent may be assigned, allowing for the easy administration of the communications handling center, by reducing the number of queues that must be maintained.

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Sheldon Joseph Davis