Common gateway to call control systems

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO RE42901
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12139420

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A method of and apparatus for supporting intelligent call routing (ICR) systems multiple vendors, in a vendor neutral fashion using a computer is described. One embodiment has a voice program send a call routing request using an HTTP format to a call routing program. The call routing program decodes the HTTP request and identifies the appropriate vendor-specific communication format and communications method for talking to the ICR system specified in the HTTP request. The call routing program sends the request and receives the answers from the ICR system in the vendor specific formats. The call routing program provides the ICR system response back to the voice program in a vendor neutral fashion. This approach allows voice programs to easily be written that work with multiple ICR systems and allow component reuse of call routing code amongst programs that end up working with multiple systems.

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MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLCONE MICROSOFT WAY REDMOND WA 98052

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Andhare, Shirish Sunnyvale, US 2 207
Eveningham, James R Los Altos Hills, US 1 0
Giannandrea, John Palo Alto, US 19 3670
Jackson, Donald C Monte Sereno, US 7 409
Luong, Daphne H Los Altos, US 5 300
Porter, Brandon Foster City, US 5 34
Weissman, Terry R Los Altos Hills, US 5 691

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