Bot Agents for Contact Center Auditing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Contact centers face challenges in managing complex, distributed operations due to increased tasks and the inability of managers to monitor agent performance effectively, leading to potential customer dissatisfaction and liability.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of bot agents that can be deployed to detect problem calls and adjust scheduling strategies, allowing for automated monitoring and assistance, enabling managers to focus on high-priority issues without manual intervention.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual monitoring methods (reporting systems, audits, speech analytics) are used, then issue detection capability is maintained, but management efficiency deteriorates due to inability to monitor all agents in distributed contact centers

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveissue detection capabilityVSAvoidmanagement efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The bot agent autonomously performs monitoring tasks without requiring continuous human intervention. It automatically scans for issues, identifies problem calls, and notifies managers only when issues are detected, enabling the system to monitor itself rather than requiring manual oversight of all agents.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The bot agent serves as an intermediary between the distributed agents and the manager. It bridges the gap by automatically collecting data from multiple agents across distributed locations and filtering information before presenting it to the manager, eliminating the need for the manager to directly monitor each agent.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If distributed contact center architecture is implemented, then service coverage and scalability are improved, but manager's ability to monitor agent performance deteriorates due to physical distance and system complexity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice coverageVSAvoidagent monitoring capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The bot agent creates a virtual copy of the manager's monitoring capability within the distributed system. Instead of the manager physically being present at each location, the bot agent replicates monitoring functions across all distributed agents, allowing the manager to oversee performance remotely through automated reports.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

3Productivity

If bot agents are deployed for automated monitoring, then management efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases due to integration requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanagement efficiencyVSAvoidsystem integration complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The bot agent is designed as a universal monitoring solution that can interface with multiple existing systems (ACD, CMS, speech analytics) through standardized methods. This multi-functionality allows a single bot agent deployment to provide comprehensive monitoring across the entire distributed contact center ecosystem without requiring separate solutions for each system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS9401989B2Work assignment with bot agents
Publication Date: 2016.07.26 AVAYA INC
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AI summary

A contact center auditing work assignment engine communication system hosts a multi-functional automatic bot agent to discover issues, update properties, identify and solve problems, and provide operational support for contact center managers, creating a proactive and flexible automatic audit and cooperation between a bot agent, human agents, and supervisors.