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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022

Filed:

Nov. 26, 2019
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

John Thomas Richards, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);

Rachel Katherine Emma Bellamy, Bedford, NY (US);

Robert G. Farrell, Cornwall, NY (US);

Qingzi Liao, White Plains, NY (US);

David John Piorkowski, White Plains, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/00 (2006.01); H04M 5/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/66 (2006.01); H04M 3/523 (2006.01); H04M 3/51 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/5237 (2013.01); H04M 3/5175 (2013.01); H04M 3/5183 (2013.01); H04M 3/5233 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method, a computer program product, and a computer system determine when to transfer a communication session from an agent to a bot. The method includes monitoring the communication session between the agent and a user. The method includes determining a continuing utility value indicating a predicted continuing cost to maintaining the communication session with the agent. The continuing utility value is indicative of a predicted continuing benefit to maintaining the communication with the agent. The method includes determining a transferring utility value indicating a predicted transferring cost to transferring the communication session from the agent to the bot. The transferring utility value is indicative of a predicted transferring benefit to transferring the communication session from the agent to the bot. The method includes, as a result of the predicted transferring benefit being greater than the predicted continuing benefit, transferring the communication session from the agent to the bot.


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