Method and system for establishing voice communications using a

Details Method and system for establishing voice communications using a Method and system for establishing voice communications using a

1998-02-05

1999-11-23

Wolinsky, Scott

Telephonic communications

Centralized switching system

Call distribution to operator

379266, 379 9324, 370352, H04M 1100

Patent

active

059913940

ABSTRACT:
A method and system (100) establishes voice communications between a computer user (102) and an agent (104) of a business over a computer network, such as the Internet (108). Using a user computer (106), the computer user (102) views advertisments of the business' products or services on the Internet (108) via customized home pages (200). When the user (102) wishes to order a product or ask additional questions about a product, the user (102) activates a "call me" button (210). A return call screen (300) is then presented to the user (102) with areas to insert a name (302), a telephone number (304) and a time to call (306). This information is packetized in a call request which is transmitted over the Internet (108) to a telephone switching system (112) associated with the business. The telephone switching system (112) subsequently dials the telephone number (304) at the time to call (306). When the user (102) answers a computer user telephone (120), the telephone switching system (112) connects the user (102) wuth the agent (104) via an agent telephone (118). The telephone switching system (112) may be comprised of a telephone computer (114) and an automatic call distributor (116).

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