Point-of-presence call center management system

a call center management and point-of-presence technology, applied in special services for subscribers, telephone data network interconnections, interconnection arrangements, etc., can solve problems such as long distance toll charges

Inactive Publication Date: 2002-07-11
UPPALURU PREM +1
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The call centers depicted in FIGS. 1 and 2 each share the disadvantage that long distanc

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[0017] In general, embodiments described below feature a global call center system capable of answering, servicing, queuing and routing of calls at local points of presence to reduce communications costs and enhance operational efficiency for toll-free inbound call centers. In at least one embodiment, the global call center system includes a set of point-of-presence call center gateways distributed at points of presence close to the point of call origination that are interconnected by a virtual private network to premises call center gateways at business locations where the call centers reside.

[0018] A point-of-presence (POP) call center gateway according to embodiments of the invention is capable of intercepting and answering inbound toll-free telecommunications calls at or near the point of call origination. The POP call center gateway is also capable of providing interactive voice response based automated service, holding and queuing the calls until operators are available to ser...

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A point-of-presence (POP) call center system capable of answering, servicing, queuing and routing of calls at local points of presence to reduce communications costs and enhance operational efficiency for toll-free inbound call centers. The POP call center system of the includes a set of point-of-presence call center gateways distributed at points of presence close to the point of call origination that are connected by a virtual private network to premises call center gateways at business locations where the call centers reside.

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[0001] This is a continuation of co-pending U.S. patent application No. 09 / 433,640, filed on Nov. 3, 1999, and entitled, "Point-of-Presence Call Center Management System."[0002] The present invention relates to the field of telecommunication, and more particularly to management of toll free telephone calls.BACKGROUND OF TEE INVENTION[0003] FIG. 1 is a functional diagram of a premises call center connecting an end user 116 to a business call center 108 via an originating Local Public Switched Telecommunications Network (PSTN) 106, a Long Distance Network 114 and terminating Local PSTN 106. Business call centers are typically put together by integrating multiple system components into a complete business solution to answer, service, queue and route inbound customer calls. These system components can include a Private Branch Exchange (PBX) 102, an Automatic Call Distributor (ACD) 112 and an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) System 110 in addition to customer service or help desk applica...

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IPC IPC(8): H04M3/00H04M3/42H04M3/51H04M3/523H04M7/00H04M15/08
CPCH04M3/42306H04M3/5166H04M2207/35H04M3/5237H04M7/0006H04M3/5191H04M7/0033H04M7/121H04M7/1245H04M7/125H04M3/00
Inventor UPPALURU, PREMSUNDARAM, MUKESH
Owner UPPALURU PREM
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