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Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020

Filed:

Jul. 08, 2011
Applicants:

Joylee E. Kohler, Northglenn, CO (US);

Andrew D. Flockhart, Westminster, CO (US);

Robert C. Steiner, Westminster, CO (US);

Inventors:

Joylee E. Kohler, Northglenn, CO (US);

Andrew D. Flockhart, Westminster, CO (US);

Robert C. Steiner, Westminster, CO (US);

Assignee:

Avaya Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/06 (2012.01); G06Q 30/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/06311 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2013.01); G06Q 30/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided herein is a system and method for determining a service agent start time objective for a customer contact and matching agents and customers based on meeting that objective. The method may include: receiving a customer contact to request service; determining a service completion objective for the customer contact based upon a service-level agreement; determining a handling time limit based on a historical elapsed handling time; and subtracting the handling time limit from the service completion objective, to produce the service agent start time.


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