JP2001519101A - マルチメディア電気通信自動コール分配システム - Google Patents
マルチメディア電気通信自動コール分配システムInfo
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- 【特許請求の範囲】 1. マルチメディアアクセスのためのマルチメディア電気通信コール分配セン タであって、 前記マルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタにマルチメディアコールを伝送 する複数のネットワークと、 前記複数のネットワークを介して前記マルチメディア電気通信コール分配セン タにアクセスする複数のマルチメディアコールと、 前記マルチメディアコールを複数のマルチメディアコールオペレータに分配可 能なマルチメディア自動コール分配サーバと、 前記マルチメディアコールを処理する複数のマルチメディアコールオペレータ 演算手段と、 を含む、マルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタ。 2. 請求項1に記載のマルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタにおいて、前 記複数のネットワークは電話ネットワークを含むことを特徴とするマルチメディ ア電気通信コール分配センタ。 3. 請求項1に記載のマルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタにおいて、前 記複数のネットワークはデータネットワークを含むことを特徴とするマルチメデ ィア電気通信コール分配センタ。 4. 請求項1に記載のマルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタにおいて、前 記複数のネットワークはデータ及び電話ネットワークを含むことを特徴とするマ ルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタ。 5. 請求項1に記載のマルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタにおいて、前 記コールオペレータは、電話機を使用せずに前記マルチメディアコールに応答可 能であることを特徴とするマルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタ。 6. 請求項1に記載のマルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタにおいて、前 記マルチメディアアクセスは、さらに、マルチメディアコールの受信、待ち行列 への入力、保存、処理、接続及び応答を含むことを特徴とするマルチメディア電 気通信コール分配センタ。 7. 請求項6に記載のマルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタにおいて、前 記マルチメディアコールは、さらに、デジタル及びアナログ音声データと、 ビデオ映像データと、を含むことを特徴とするマルチメディア電気通信コール 分配センタ。 8. 請求項7に記載のマルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタにおいて、前 記デジタル及びアナログ音声マルチメディアデータは、前記マルチメディアコー ルオペレータに接続するためにデジタルデータネットワークフォーマットに変換 されることを特徴とするマルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタ。 9. 請求項1に記載のマルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタにおいて、前 記マルチメディア自動コール分配サーバは、さらに、 前記サーバを、前記データ及び電話ネットワークに接続する第1の接続手段と 、 前記マルチメディアコールを、前記マルチメディアコールオペレータに接続す る第2の接続手段と、 前記マルチメディアコールを待ち行列に入れる待ち行列入力手段と、 を含むことを特徴とするマルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタ。 10. 請求項1に記載のマルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタにおいて、 前記マルチメディアコールオペレータは、地理的に分散されていることを特徴と するマルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタ。 11. 請求項1に記載のマルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタにおいて、 前記複数のマルチメディアコールオペレータ演算手段は、さらに、 前記オペレータ演算手段を、前記データ及び電話ネットワークにリンクする第 1のリンク手段と、 前記オペレータ演算手段を電話機にリンクする第2のリンク手段と、 前記オペレータ演算手段をマルチメディアオペレータヘッドセットにリンクす る第3のリンク手段と、 前記オペレータ演算手段をカメラにリンクする第4のリンク手段と、 を含むことを特徴とするマルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタ。 12. 請求項1に記載のマルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタにおいて、 前記センタはさらに、前記複数のマルチメディアコールのそれぞれを識別可能な 発呼者識別手段を含むことを特徴とするマルチメディア電気通信コール分配セン タ。 13. 請求項12に記載のマルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタにおいて 、前記発呼者識別手段は、さらに、 ネットワークプロトコルを介して発呼者を識別するネットワーク識別手段と、 音声識別手段と、 データ入力識別手段と、 画像識別手段と、 を含むことを特徴とするマルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタ。 14. 請求項1に記載のマルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタにおいて、 前記センタはさらに、 マルチメディアメッセージを保存する保存手段と、 マルチメディアメッセージを待ち行列に入れる待ち行列入力手段と、 前記マルチメディアメッセージを前記コールオペレータに転送する転送手段と 、 前記マルチメディアメッセージを目的の相手にアドレス指定するアドレス指定 手段と、 前記目的の相手により前記マルチメディアメッセージを読み込む読み込み手段 と、 を含むことを特徴とするマルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタ。 15. 請求項1に記載のマルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタにおいて、 前記マルチメディア自動コール分配サーバは、さらに、 呼の属性及びサービス要求情報に基づきマルチメディアコールとメッセージと を待ち行列に入れるインテリジェント待ち行列入力手段と、 呼の属性及びサービス要求情報に基づき、前記マルチメディアコールとメッセ ージを前記コールオペレータのグループに転送するインテリジェント転送手段と 、 をさらに含むことを特徴とするマルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタ。 16. 請求項1に記載のマルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタにおいて、 待ち行列にいるマルチメディア発呼者はマルチメディア情報へのアクセスを有 することを特徴とするマルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタ。 17. データネットワークにより接続され、マルチメディアコールを受信し、 待ち行列に入れ、保存し、処理し、接続する複数のマルチメディア電気通信コー ル分配センタであって、前記複数のコールセンタはさらに、 前記マルチメディアコールを転送する転送手段と、 前記マルチメディアコールの経路を再指定する経路再指定手段と、 前記マルチメディアコールをコールセンタオペレータに直接接続する第1の接 続手段と、 前記複数のセンタ間でデータ及びステータス情報を交換するために前記複数の センタを互いに接続する第2の接続手段と、 を含むことを特徴とするマルチメディア電気通信コール分配センタ。 18. マルチメディアコール分配センタにアクセスする方法であって、 発呼者をコール分配センタに接続するステップと、 発呼者の情報を照合するステップと、 待ち行列データベースを更新するステップと、 前記発呼者の情報に基づき待ち行列を選択するステップと、 発呼者の接続ソフトウェアをチェックするステップと、 待ち行列にいる発呼者を利用可能なコールオペレータに送るステップと、 を含む方法。 19. 請求項18に記載のマルチメディアコール分配センタへのアクセス方法 において、 前記チェックするステップは、さらに、発呼者の接続ソフトウェアをダウンロ ードするステップとアップデートするステップを含むことを特徴とする方法。 20. 請求項18に記載のマルチメディアコール分配センタへのアクセス方法 において、 前記データネットワークはインターネットを含むことを特徴とする方法。
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