Telephonic communications – Centralized switching system – Call distribution to operator
Reexamination Certificate
2003-12-19
2008-07-29
Deane, William J (Department: 2614)
Telephonic communications
Centralized switching system
Call distribution to operator
C379S265010
Reexamination Certificate
active
07406171
ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods for scheduling of agents for a network, which in one embodiment among many, can be broadly summarized by a representative method of forecasting network data for a future time interval from past network data, determining a group of agents, forecasting group statistics using at least the forecasted network data, and assigning a second group of agents to work the future time interval. Another embodiment can be described as an agent scheduler system that has logic configured to forecast network data for a future time interval using past network data, logic configured to determine a first group of agents, logic configured to forecast group statistics using the forecasted network data and the agent profiles of the agents in the first group, and logic configured to assign a second group of agents to work the given time interval.
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Deane William J
Thomas, Kayden Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP.
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