Instant message contact management in a contact center

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8873739
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13862029

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The present invention is directed to a method for servicing a transaction in a contact center. When an instant message communication associated with a transaction is suspended prematurely, special treatment may be provided to the transaction initiator. The special treatment includes: (a) maintaining the assigned service priority for the transaction for assignment to a subsequent communication; (b) scheduling a subsequent outbound instant message to an external endpoint associated with the transaction initiator; (c) assigning to the transaction initiator a favored service priority when the subsequent inbound instant message is received by the contact center; and (d) maintaining previously selected item(s) in memory and providing the item(s) to the transaction initiator in a subsequent communication.

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  • AVAYA INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hemm, Thomas L Mukilteo, US 8 714
Kohler, Joylee E Northglenn, US 38 5615
Thomson, Rodney A Westminster, US 28 1154

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