Analysis of call metrics for call direction

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12413672-B1
Application number	US-202318511693-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Nov 16, 2023
Priority date	Sep 18, 2015
Publication date	Sep 9, 2025
Grant date	Sep 9, 2025

Abstract

In various examples, data communications are routed as calls by a set for servers, and the calls are processed in various ways including generating a set of data metrics including communications summary metrics which may related to communications event messages. At least one processing circuit is communicatively coupled to or integrated as part of the server set which route incoming calls (e.g., for a plurality of agents in a communications/call center). The processing circuit is configured to receive communications event messages from the server set for communications routed by the server set, generate, during a communication to a first agent of the plurality of agents, a set of data metrics including communications summary metrics based on the communications event messages; and redirect, during the communication to the first agent, the communication to a second agent of the plurality of agents in response to the set of data metrics satisfying a set of criteria indicated in a policy.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
obtaining a client-specific policy specifying a plurality of agents in a logically-situated arrangement and one or more criteria;
generating, in response to a data call that is routed in accordance with the client-specific policy and in response to one or more call event messages, a set of data metrics; and
evaluating the set of data metrics using the one or more criteria specified in the client-specific policy that is linked to a set of one or more servers;
wherein the logically-situated arrangement indicates different levels or categorizations of personnel, and is for a client entity associated with the client-specific policy.

2. The method of claim 1 , further including routing the data call.

3. The method of claim 1 , further including escalating the data call based on the client-specific policy.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing an automated call menu to configure at least one of: (1) the logically-situated arrangement or (2) the one or more criteria, in the client-specific policy.

5. The method of claim 1 , further including routing the data call by a call center that is associated with the client-specific policy.

6. The method of claim 1 , further including using an automated call menu to configure at least one of: (1) the logically-situated arrangement or (2) the one or more criteria, in the client-specific policy, wherein the categorization of the personnel indicated by the logically-situated arrangement includes one or more of: service agents category, group leaders category, supervisors category, or department heads category.

7. The method of claim 1 , further including adjusting the set of data metrics.

8. The method of claim 1 , further including:
obtaining an initial set of criteria for establishing the one or more criteria; and
adjusting the initial set of criteria using a machine learning algorithm to obtain the one or more criteria.

9. The method of claim 1 , further including adjusting one or more selectable options based on a real-time status indication involving an aspect of the call.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data call is routed to one of a plurality of different departments based on the client-specific policy, the incoming data call being associated with data communications services for the client entity.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data call is routed, in accordance with the client-specific policy, to one of a plurality of different departments including at least two of the following: a technical support department, an account services department, or a sales department.

12. The method of claim 1 , further including using a machine learning algorithm to cause adjustment of at least one of: (1) the one or more criteria or (2) the set of data metrics.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data call is routed by a call center that is associated with the client-specific policy, and the method further includes adjusting, during operation of the call center, at least one of: (1) the one or more criteria or (2) the set of data metrics.

14. The method of claim 1 , further including providing an automated call menu with a first menu map for a call center, and in response to the set of data metrics satisfying the one or more criteria indicated in the client-specific policy, updating the automated call menu with a second menu map.

15. A method comprising:
routing a data call for a user device that is enabled to communicate data for an end user of the user device;
generating, in response to the routing of the data call and in response to one or more call event messages associated with the data call, a set of data metrics;
evaluating the generated set of data metrics using one or more criteria; and
generating call summary metrics which indicate call-related data for at least one call participant in the data call, the call-related data including one or more of: a number of incoming calls, a number of outgoing calls, a number of answered calls, a number of missed calls, a number of abandoned calls, an average call time, an average time to answer, or an average on-hold time;
wherein the one or more call event messages include at least one of the following types of messages: a ring or alert, a call connected, a call disconnected, a call on-hold; a call parked, a call reconnected, a call transferred, calls merged, or calls conferenced.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising providing an automated call menu, the automated call menu including one or more menus of options that can be navigated by a caller to select a destination to route the call or perform various actions.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions, wherein an execution of the instructions will cause a method to be performed, the method comprising:
obtaining a client-specific policy specifying a plurality of agents in a logically-situated arrangement and one or more criteria;
generating, in response to a data call that is routed in accordance with the client-specific policy and in response to one or more call event messages, a set of data metrics; and
evaluating the set of data metrics using the one or more criteria specified in the client-specific policy that is linked to a set of one or more servers;
wherein the logically-situated arrangement indicates different levels or categorizations of personnel, and is for a client entity associated with the client-specific policy.

18. An apparatus comprising:
a set of one or more servers configured to
obtain a client-specific policy specifying a plurality of agents in a logically-situated arrangement and one or more criteria;
generate, in response to a data call that is routed in accordance with the client-specific policy and in response to one or more call event messages, a set of data metrics; and
evaluate the set of data metrics using the one or more criteria specified in the client-specific policy;
wherein the logically-situated arrangement indicates different levels or categorizations of personnel, and is for a client entity associated with the client-specific policy.

Assignees

• 8×8 Inc
• 8X8 Inc

Inventors

• Liu Zhishen
• Zhao Qing
• Martin Bryan R

Classifications

• H04M7/009

  in systems involving PBX or KTS networks · CPC title

• H04M7/0084

  Network monitoring; Error detection; Error recovery; Network testing · CPC title

• H04M3/2281

  Call monitoring, e.g. for law enforcement purposes; Call tracing; Detection or prevention of malicious calls · CPC title

• H04M3/2218

  Call detail recording · CPC title

• H04M3/58

  Arrangements for transferring received calls from one subscriber to another; Arrangements affording interim conversations between either the calling or the called party and a third party (substation line holding circuits H04M1/80) · CPC title