Looking for breakthrough ideas for innovation challenges? Try Patsnap Eureka!

Dynamic work assignment strategies based on multiple aspects of agent proficiency

a work assignment and dynamic technology, applied in the field of serving a contactor, can solve the problems of not meeting or not meeting the goal, ignoring the interplay between the goal of the contact center and the aspects of agent proficiency, and the contact allocation algorithm can have drawbacks

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-11-01
AVAYA INC
View PDF11 Cites 197 Cited by
  • Summary
  • Abstract
  • Description
  • Claims
  • Application Information

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention is a resource allocation system and method that automatically applies different work item destination routing algorithms based on different contact center conditions. The system uses a goal satisfaction table to determine the appropriate selection criteria for each goal, which can be based on factors like agent proficiency, revenue generation, customer satisfaction, and speed. The invention can dynamically consider the complex interplay between conflicting contact center goals and priorities. The technical effects of the invention include improved work item allocation, improved resource allocation, and improved contact center performance.

Problems solved by technology

Conversely, the goal is said to be not satisfied or unattained if the realized service level is less than the desired service level.
These contact allocation algorithms can have drawbacks.
They also fail to consider the interplay between contact center goals and aspects of agent proficiency.

Method used

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
View more

Image

Smart Image Click on the blue labels to locate them in the text.
Viewing Examples
Smart Image
  • Dynamic work assignment strategies based on multiple aspects of agent proficiency
  • Dynamic work assignment strategies based on multiple aspects of agent proficiency
  • Dynamic work assignment strategies based on multiple aspects of agent proficiency

Examples

Experimental program
Comparison scheme
Effect test

Embodiment Construction

[0030]The invention will be illustrated below in conjunction with an exemplary communication system. Although well suited for use with, e.g., a system having an ACD or other similar contact processing switch, the invention is not limited to use with any particular type of communication system switch or configuration of system elements. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the disclosed techniques may be used in any communication application in which it is desirable to provide improved contact processing.

[0031]FIG. 1 shows an illustrative embodiment of the present invention. A contact center 100 comprises a central server 110, a set of data stores or databases 114 containing contact or customer related information and other information that can enhance the value and efficiency of the contact, and a plurality of servers, namely a voice mail server 118, an Interactive Voice Response unit or IVR 122, and other servers 126, a switch 130, a plurality of working agents (not shown) ...

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

PUM

No PUM Login to View More

Abstract

A contact center having a plurality of performance goals is provided. The contact center includes a routing agent operable, when a work item is to be routed to a servicing destination, determine, for each performance goal, a status of goal realization and a corresponding set of selection criteria for the determined statuses of goal realization and a destination selector operable to select the servicing destination based, at least in part, on the set of selection criteria.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 064,367, filed Feb. 22, 2005, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 613,994, filed Sep. 27, 2004, the entire disclosures of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention is directed generally to servicing a contactor in a contact center and specifically to allocating work items among contact center resources.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Contact centers, such as Automatic Call Distribution or ACD systems, are employed by many enterprises to service customer contacts. A typical contact center includes a switch and / or server to receive and route incoming packet-switched and / or circuit-switched contacts and one or more resources, such as human agents and automated resources (e.g., Interactive Voice Response (IVR) units), to service the incoming contacts. Contact centers distrib...

Claims

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

Application Information

Patent Timeline
no application Login to View More
Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06Q10/06
CPCG06Q10/06311H04M2201/18H04M3/5233G06Q10/063112
Inventor FLOCKHART, ANDREW D.STEINER, ROBERT C.
Owner AVAYA INC
Who we serve
  • R&D Engineer
  • R&D Manager
  • IP Professional
Why Patsnap Eureka
  • Industry Leading Data Capabilities
  • Powerful AI technology
  • Patent DNA Extraction
Social media
Patsnap Eureka Blog
Learn More
PatSnap group products

Browse by: Latest US Patents, China's latest patents, Technical Efficacy Thesaurus, Application Domain, Technology Topic, Popular Technical Reports.

© 2024 PatSnap. All rights reserved.Legal|Privacy policy|Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement|Sitemap|About US| Contact US: help@patsnap.com