Method for forecasting and managing multimedia contacts

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C705S002000, C379S088130

Reexamination Certificate

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07383199

ABSTRACT:
Multimedia contacts are forecasted, propagated, and managed for each period in a range. The number of contacts received in a period is forecasted using historical methods and is propagated to succeeding periods based on the business goals, such as how quickly a certain contact type is to be handled. After the contacts have been propagated, a total contacts to handle is determined for each period, and the staffing requirements are calculated therefrom.

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