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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
May. 01, 2015
Afiniti International Holdings Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Zia Chishti, Washington, DC (US);
Stuart J. Spottiswoode, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Christopher W. Jones, Houston, TX (US);
Afiniti International Holdings, Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
Techniques for handling contacts and agents in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for handling contacts and agents in a contact center system including identifying a plurality of contacts ordered for assignment to a plurality of agents, and assigning a first out-of-order contact from the plurality of contacts to a first agent of the plurality of agents who becomes available for assignment to any contact of the plurality of contacts based on information about the first agent.