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Class Information
Number: 379/266.01
Name: Telephonic communications > Centralized switching system > Call distribution to operator > Automatic call distributor (acd) system > Call or agent queuing
Description: Subject matter which processes a plurality of simultaneous call attempts to a lesser number of agents by holding each of the calls in excess of the number of agents until an agent becomes available.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
379/266.03 Based on time (e.g., age of queued call, time of day, date) 52
379/266.02 Based on type of call 66
379/266.06 Estimating or reporting waiting time 67
379/266.04 Overflow (e.g., queue-to-queue, acd-to-acd) 57
379/266.05 Split 22


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7620170 Computer telephony integration (CTI) complete customer contact center Nov. 17, 2009
7620169 Waiting but not ready Nov. 17, 2009
7613289 Application based queuing via an H.323/SIP interface Nov. 3, 2009
7606360 Automated system and method for handling human and caller queues Oct. 20, 2009
7593523 System and method for providing incoming call distribution Sep. 22, 2009
7586859 Method and apparatus for anticipating and planning communication-center resources based on evaluation of events waiting in a communication center master queue Sep. 8, 2009
7573998 Methods and systems for management of data for multiple call centers Aug. 11, 2009
7542561 Method and system for queuing calls based on call time commitment Jun. 2, 2009
7526079 System and method for data attachment in live call transfers Apr. 28, 2009
7505474 System for interactive queuing through public communication networks Mar. 17, 2009
7450711 Adjusting music length to expected waiting time while caller is on hold Nov. 11, 2008
7430290 Virtual queuing support system and method Sep. 30, 2008
7426268 System and method for call routing and enabling interaction between callers with calls positioned in a queue Sep. 16, 2008
7418095 System and method for providing caller activities while in queue Aug. 26, 2008
7412410 Automated sales support device Aug. 12, 2008
7401320 Operator network that routes customer care calls based on subscriber/device profile and CSR skill set Jul. 15, 2008
7400879 Method for conducting mobile communications for a network Jul. 15, 2008
7398230 Automated sales support device Jul. 8, 2008
7395224 Automated sales support device Jul. 1, 2008
7395227 Automated sales support device Jul. 1, 2008
7372952 Telephony control system with intelligent call routing May. 13, 2008
7366292 Call management reports Apr. 29, 2008
7366293 Call center administration manager Apr. 29, 2008
7356139 Computer telephony integration (CTI) complete hospitality contact center Apr. 8, 2008
7315616 System and method for maintaining real-time agent information for multi-channel communication queuing Jan. 1, 2008
7313232 Monitoring for operator services Dec. 25, 2007
7289624 Managing use of experts by callers waiting in a hold queue Oct. 30, 2007
7272223 Multi-media contact center Sep. 18, 2007
7269253 Telephony control system with intelligent call routing Sep. 11, 2007
7263183 Method and system for assigning tasks to workers Aug. 28, 2007
7257217 Call features for automatic call distribution system Aug. 14, 2007
7257218 Presence enabled queue management Aug. 14, 2007
7254641 Digital multimedia contact center with tier escalation and deescalation in response to changed criteria Aug. 7, 2007
7245711 Virtual interaction queuing using internet protocols Jul. 17, 2007
7245716 Controlling hold queue position adjustment Jul. 17, 2007
7233980 System and method for dynamic queuing in an automatic call distributor Jun. 19, 2007
7231035 Method and apparatus for entertaining callers in a queue Jun. 12, 2007
7224775 System and method for providing prioritized access to a messaging system May. 29, 2007
7224790 Method to identify and categorize customer's goals and behaviors within a customer service center environment May. 29, 2007
7224791 Mechanism for queuing calls May. 29, 2007
7221753 Method and system for providing network interactive voice response with intelligent call routing integration May. 22, 2007
7215759 Hold queue wait estimations May. 8, 2007
7212624 Using information about software events to route contacts in a contact center May. 1, 2007
7212625 System and method for presenting queue lengths of various media used by service centers May. 1, 2007
7170990 Autonomous dispatcher method and apparatus Jan. 30, 2007
7162223 System and method for notifying users of an event using alerts Jan. 9, 2007
7149304 Personal communication center performance display and status alert system Dec. 12, 2006
7139390 Promoting use of experts to callers waiting in a hold queue Nov. 21, 2006
7139381 Method and apparatus for initiating telephony contact Nov. 21, 2006
7136479 Method of and apparatus wherein a telephone user on hold is not required to listen to an objectionable audio signal Nov. 14, 2006

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