WO2002009399A3 - Customer support system and method providing virtual and live agent interaction over a data network - Google Patents

Customer support system and method providing virtual and live agent interaction over a data network Download PDF

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WO2002009399A3
WO2002009399A3 PCT/IB2001/001281 IB0101281W WO0209399A3 WO 2002009399 A3 WO2002009399 A3 WO 2002009399A3 IB 0101281 W IB0101281 W IB 0101281W WO 0209399 A3 WO0209399 A3 WO 0209399A3
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Mario Davoli
Brian Postlethwaite
Yim Chun Cheung
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Ericsson Telefon Ab L M
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • G06Q10/06—Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H04M3/50—Centralised arrangements for answering calls; Centralised arrangements for recording messages for absent or busy subscribers ; Centralised arrangements for recording messages
    • H04M3/51—Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention, e.g. call or contact centers for telemarketing
    • H04M3/5183—Call or contact centers with computer-telephony arrangements
    • H04M3/5191—Call or contact centers with computer-telephony arrangements interacting with the Internet

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A system for providing integrated self directed and live agent interaction between enterprise users and an enterprise over data networks. An intelligent agent enabled help module having natural language capabilities and available for self directed help information to users over a data network. A live agent represented by enterprise call center resources, having access to said data network. An integration module for providing selective integration of a self directed help session by a user with an intelligent agent enabled help module and/or live agent. A monitoring module for enabling live agent monitoring of user/customer interaction with the system. A method for providing integrated self directed, virtual agent and live agent interaction between customers and enterprises over data networks. User access over a data network to an intelligent agent enabled help module having natural language capabilities is provided. Self directed help activities and interaction between users and the help module is monitored. Activities and/or interaction requiring live agent integration are recognized. Integrating a live agent into an ongoing self directed help session by the user based on the recognition of activities and/or interaction requiring live agent interaction.
PCT/IB2001/001281 2000-07-20 2001-07-18 Customer support system and method providing virtual and live agent interaction over a data network WO2002009399A2 (en)

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