Expert hold queue management

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6959081
APP PUB NO 20030103621A1
SERIAL NO

10005828

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A method, system, and program for expert hold queue management are provided. A call is received at a call center. The call is placed on hold in a hold queue until a representative of the call center is available to answer the call. While on hold in the hold queue, the call is transferred to an expert. In particular, the call may be transferred to a second hold queue within the first hold queue if the expert is not immediately available. Experts may include freelance experts, query based experts, and emergency response experts. Then, responsive to detecting the call at the top of the call queue, the caller is notified of an availability of a representative. The caller may select to remain with the expert or transfer to the representative.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brown, Michael Wayne Georgetown, TX 274 16967
Cheng, David R Wilmington, DE 44 549
Leung, Wing-Ying Stephanie Ann Arbor, MI 6 171
Okunseinde, Folu Oakhurst, NJ 9 495
Paolini, Michael A Austin, TX 285 20593
Sheth-Voss, Seema Cambridge, MA 6 171
Winters, Scott Lee Austin, TX 83 3568

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