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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2011
Applicants:
Andrew D. Flockhart, Thornton, CO (US);
Joylee Kohler, Northglenn, CO (US);
Robert C. Steiner, Broomfield, CO (US);
Inventors:
Andrew D. Flockhart, Thornton, CO (US);
Joylee Kohler, Northglenn, CO (US);
Robert C. Steiner, Broomfield, CO (US);
Assignee:
Avaya Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/00 (2006.01); H04M 5/00 (2006.01); H04M 3/51 (2006.01); H04M 3/523 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/5191 (2013.01); H04M 3/5238 (2013.01);
Abstract
A contact center is described along with various methods and mechanisms for administering the same. The contact center proposed herein provides the ability to, among other things, determine an estimated wait time for contacts waiting to be serviced by resources of the contact center without relying on the traditional First-In-First-Out behavior of contact centers.