WO2005048121A1 - Method and system to provide expert support with a customer interaction system - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to the field of customer
- customers may place a telephone call, initiate a call
- An agent that responds to a customer in real time e.g., telephone call,
- the agent's task may be
- the agent may place the customer on hold while the agent seeks to obtain
- the agent may elect to give the customer his best guess or may provide the customer with less
- the agent if the shipping expert is available, the agent
- the method includes communicating at least one expert group
- the selection triggering a first immediate message that
- immediate message connection enables the exchange of immediate messages
- the method include communicating a choice of
- connection enables the exchange of immediate messages between the at least one
- the method includes communicating at least one expert group
- Figure 1 is a block diagram illustrating hardware and software
- Figure 2 is a block diagram illustrating an agent work area, according
- Figure 3 is a block diagram illustrating software and hardware
- Figure 4 is an entity relationship
- Figure 5 including figures 5A, 5B and 5C, are a flow charts
- Figure 6 illustrates a method, according to an exemplary embodiment
- Figure 7 illustrates a method, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, to process notice
- Figure 8 illustrates a method, according to an exemplary embodiment
- Figure 9 illustrate a method, according to an exemplary embodiment
- Figure 10 illustrates a method, according to an exemplary
- Figure 11-15 illustrate user interface screens
- Figure 16 illustrates a diagrammatic representation of an exemplary
- embodiments described below feature a customer interaction system that receives a customer query in the form of an email, web chat,
- the agent typically services the customer query
- the agent may request assistance from an expert before responding
- interaction system may identify the one or more candidate experts by utilizing a
- interaction system monitors each experts status via the instant message service to
- the customer interaction system communicates an instant message to each of the
- interaction system rings a single candidate expert at a time and waits for a response
- the candidate acquires assistance to each of the candidate experts.
- the candidate acquires assistance to each of the candidate experts.
- the agent utilizes the obtained advice to respond to the customer's query.
- the agent may consult with multiple experts.
- an expert may be interrupted
- a candidate expert must have an online status before a request for assistance is communicated to the expert.
- interrupted e.g., a status indicating Busy, On the phone, etc.
- Another aspect of the invention substitutes a principal for an agent.
- the agent requests assistance from an expert on behalf of a
- Figure 1 is a block diagram illustrating the system 2, according to an
- the system 2 includes the customer interaction system 4, the
- PSTN Public Switched Transport Network
- the customer client niachine 6 is coupled to the customer interaction
- customer client machine 6 and next to the customer telephone 24, may utilize the
- the customer interaction system 4 includes the media specific
- the media specific customer interaction system 11 includes an automatic call
- ACD application distribution
- interaction server machine 30 an ACD adapter machine 27, an email adapter
- Each media specific customer interaction machine includes a media specific queue
- interaction machine services calls for one or more exemplary interaction types in
- the ACD server machine 26 services calls in
- the email server machine 28 services calls in the form of
- the web interaction server machine 30 The web interaction server machine 30
- navigational services e.g., one party, the caller or agent, may use a browser to access content.
- adapter machine 33 each provide connectivity and application independence
- each adapter may include an
- exemplary embodiment uses extensible markup language (XML) to
- WSDL Web Services Description Language
- Other embodiments may use other markup languages and
- the multimedia customer interaction system 9 includes a multimedia
- customer interaction ma iine 32 that is coupled to a customer information database
- interaction machine 32 includes a multimedia customer interaction engine 44, a
- routing engine 46 and a routing database 48.
- the routing database 48 includes a static routing database and a
- the static routing database includes persistent
- agent configuration information in the form of agent configuration information, expert configuration
- agent status information e.g., available, unavailable, status of current
- expert status information e.g., online, accept request for assistance, etc.
- the administrative client machine 38 is utilized to access a
- the administrative client machine 38 provides read and write access to objects including instant messaging screennames, expert screennames, agent
- an administrator utilizes the administrative client
- each agent may view and request assistance from a
- predetermined list of expert groups as determined by the administrator e.g., the
- administrator may configure experts based on his or her role in an organization).
- the administrator may define session
- the administrator may define a session attribute such as a
- log table would include the geographical region chosen by the agent.
- the routing engine 46 executes exemplary business logic in the form of the workflows 68 in response to receiving a set of parameters and an event.
- routing engine 46 utilizes parameters and an event type to identify and execute the
- the expert client machine 16 is coupled to the web interaction server
- the expert client machine 16 utilizes instant message services
- client machine 16 includes a client application program 50 that may take the form of
- machine 16 may utilize the web browser 52 to load the instant messaging client 54.
- the expert 51 may initiate an instant message session from the
- the expert 51 may initiate the
- an instant message screenname that is recognized and processed by the customer interaction system 4.
- the expert 51 may be affiliated with the enterprise that
- the instant message service enables the real time exchange of text
- instant messaging service may take the form of the America Online Instant
- the network 10 may be embodied as Internet, a LAN, a WAN, PSTN,
- the agent is performed as follows. The customer 22 initiates a call from the customer
- client machine 6 e.g., email, web interaction, instant message, etc.
- customer machine 6 e.g., email, web interaction, instant message, etc.
- media specific customer interaction machine receives the call and attempts to assign the call to an agent that is coupled to the media specific interaction machine (not
- the call is queued at the media specific interaction
- the multimedia customer interaction system 9 attempts to allocate the
- an agent e.g., an agent
- Figure 2 is a block diagram illustrating an agent work area 56
- the agent 42 is
- the desktop module in the form of an exemplary desktop application 58.
- the desktop is a module in the form of an exemplary desktop application 58.
- application 58 may be embodied as an instant message client or an instant message
- the agent 42 may utilize the desktop application to communicate
- the instant message client may be provided by
- an instant messaging service such as America Online Instant Messenger (AIM®),
- agent 42 may communicate with the customer 22 via other media types including but not limited
- the agent work area 56 may also be embodied on a client machine
- desktop adapter 60 and other components as illustrated in Figure 2.
- the agent 42 may communicate with the expert 51
- the agent 42 may communicate
- the desktop application 58 is utilized by the expert 51.
- the desktop application 58 is utilized by the expert 51.
- the agent registers with one or more instant message services by
- the desktop application 58 utilizes the desktop adapter 60 to
- a call e.g., email, telephone, instant
- the desktop application 58 responds to
- the application interface 62 may take the
- a plug-in component such as an Active-X control included in a dynamic
- DLL link library
- An Active-X control is software that can be
- Active-X is not a
- An Active-X control can be developed in a variety of languages
- the agent work area 56 also includes the agent telephone 45 which
- the agent desktop machine 40 may be connected to the PSTN 8 and/or the agent desktop machine 40.
- Figure 3 is a block diagram illustrating software and hardware
- instant message adapter machine 33 includes a connection module 64 and an
- connection module 64 establishes instant message connections, maintains instant message connections and updates various tables in the routing
- the connection module 64 establishes instant message connections by
- connection module 64 in the instant message adapter
- connection module 64 maintains instant message connections by
- connection module 64 acting as a proxy whereby the connection module 64 receives an instant message
- the administrative module 66 logs the contents of instant messages
- connection module 64 and the connection module 64 are identical to the connection module 64 and the connection module 64 and the connection module 64
- administrative module 66 may execute on the multimedia customer interaction
- the multimedia customer interaction machine 32 includes the routing engine 46 that includes an identification module 70 that executes one or more
- the workflow 68 may contain customizable business logic utilized
- the workflow 68 may be invoked in response to an
- agent requesting expert assistance and is created from the administrative client
- the workflow 68 includes programmable business logic that identifies
- workflow utilizes static information (e.g., expert groups, expert language skills,
- information database 34 (e.g., total quantity of customer purchases, recent quantity
- module 70 may execute on the instant message adapter machine 33.
- Figure 4 is an entity relationship diagram illustrating entity relationships, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 4 includes Figures 4 A and 4B.
- An entity is a resource that is utilized by the
- customer interaction system 4 to process calls, including instant message calls, and
- routing database 48 may take the form of a table stored in the routing database 48. As previously
- the administrative client machine 38 provides a presentation framework
- Each entity has a corresponding resource object providing an interface
- present example illustrates entity tables with corresponding attributes.
- Figure 4A is an entity relationship diagram illustrating entity
- the expert static information table 67 is linked to the expert
- the agent static information table 65 specifies static information
- the agent static information table 65 includes an agent
- the agent screenname 92 is the instant message screenname of the agent that is
- multiple agent screennames 92 may be configured for the agent 42.
- the expert group list 69 identifies expert groups that are presented to the agent 42
- an administrator may utilize the
- list 71 identifies experts 51 that are presented to the agent 42 on the agent desktop
- an administrator may utilize the administrative client
- the expert static information table 67 specifies static information
- Each entry corresponds to an expert 51 and includes an expert
- the expert screenname 107 is the
- multiple expert screennames 107 may be configured for an
- the other information 75 includes areas of expertise, product expertise, and
- the expert table 76 specifies dynamic information relating to experts.
- Each entry corresponds to an expert and includes a status 106 and other information 101.
- the status 106 is set by the agent 41 or expert 51 (e.g., or any
- Figure 15 illustrates a user
- connection module 64 monitors the status 106 of all experts associated with the
- the other information 101 includes dynamic information relating to
- the expert e.g., greatest time since last request serviced, the quickest response time
- agent static information table 65 the agent static information table 65
- the expert table 76 may be located in a database
- Figure 4B is an entity relationship diagram illustrating entity
- an expert static group table 72 the form of an expert static group table 72; an expert information table 74, an instant message log table 78, an instant message statistics table 80, and an instant message
- the expert static group table 72 includes static information for expert
- the expert static group table 72 includes an entry for each expert group
- Each expert group entry includes
- an expert group screenname 82 an expert list 93, a ring method field 86, a
- maximum request field 88 a maximum accept field 90 and an other information 91.
- the expert group screenname 82 is an instant message screenname that is
- the expert list 93 specifies the experts 51 that are associated with the
- the ring method field 86 specifies the method for contacting the
- identified experts 51 to request assistance may specify a parallel or serial ring
- request field 88 specifies the maximum number of experts that may be requested for
- the maximum accept field 90 specifies the maximum number of experts
- the expert information table 74 specifies dynamic information
- the identification module 70 updates the agent screenname
- the request field 94 is asserted by the identification
- connection module 64 is asserted by the connection module 64 in response to the connection
- the instant message log table 78 is utilized to store the content of
- agent-expert instant message text and associated message metadata e.g., sender and receiver screennames, session attribute choices, topics, subjects, etc.
- contents of the log may be subsequently scrutinized by management to understand
- agent training needs improve agent readiness and competence, identify non-
- the instant message statistics table 80 is collected by the
- administrative module 66 is utilized to store statistical information that relates
- Statistics may be utilized to generate reports. For example, Revenue may be utilized to generate reports.
- statistics captured and/ or reported may include the number of agent-
- expert consultations e.g., instant message requests for assistance from an agent that
- expert consultations may be counted in addition to agent-expert consultations with
- the agent for the agent, the application, the expert and the expert group may also be any suitable agent, the application, the expert and the expert group.
- the total time of agent-expert consultation may also be captured in
- the expert and the expert group may also be expressed as a percentage of the total
- agent may be itemized with respect to an expert and expert group; the total and
- percentage time for an expert may be itemized with respect to an agent and an
- the instant message attribute table 81 stores session attributes that are
- Each entry includes an
- attribute 83 e.g., geographical region
- choices 85 e.g., north, south, east
- An agent may select one of the configured choices from a pull down menu
- table 80 and the session attribute table 81 may be located in a database that is
- Figure 5 is a flow chart illustrating a method 108, according to an
- Figure 5 includes Figures 5A, 5B and 5C. The embodiment described below processes a customer
- processing a requester query is performed in the same manner.
- customer call may take the form of a telephone call, an instant message, an email, a
- Figure 11 illustrates a user interface, according to an
- the expert assistance screen 113 includes an expert group
- maximum request window 117 a topic window 119, a subject window 121, a
- the expert group window 114 includes various expert groups 120
- the expert groups 120 communicated to the agent are identified via the expert group list 69 in the agent static information table 65 and are
- module 70 responds to the agent registering their identity with the customer
- the expert online indicator 115 includes the text "Yes” if the
- associated expert group includes at least one expert that is presently registered
- the agent may be informed whether an expert is available to accept the request
- An exemplary preferred expert window 116 includes the names of
- the agent 42 may select to identify a preferred expert. For example, the
- agent 42 may know the name of an expert that has the desired expertise or might
- the identification module 70 responds to the agent registering their identity
- the maximum request window 117 provides a window for an agent
- request window 117 specifies that three experts 51 may accept the request for
- the topic window 119 and the subject window 121 provide a window
- Topic and subject information are associated with instant message text
- the session attribute pull down menu 123 enables the agent 42 to identify
- embodiments may include attributes describing customer importance (e.g., VIP,
- Session attributes 83 and their associated choices 85 may be
- Session attributes 83 are associated with
- the agent completes a request for expert assistance by selecting the
- the agent may specify preferences that are
- Figure 12 illustrates a user interface, according to
- the expert assistance screen 122 includes a preferred area of
- area of expertise 114 window enables the agent to select an expert with a preferred
- Another example may include business functions (e.g., accounting, marketing,
- the preferred product expertise window 126 enables the agent 42 to
- Foos and Widgets Other examples may include different models of products (e.g.,
- Foo-A Foo-B
- products with different feature sets or options Widget for
- Widget for home environment Widget with eight-cylinder
- the preferred skill level window 128 enables the agent 42 to select an expert 51 with a preferred skill level. Illustrated examples include High, Medium
- Implicit in the Agent's 42 preferred skill level may be the notion of expert
- the preferred language level window 130 enables the agent 42 to select
- an expert 51 with one or more language skills include
- the selection of the agent 42 may implicitly include
- selections form the agent 42 and communicates an instant message requesting
- the web interaction server machine 30 receives the instant
- madiine 30 forwards the instant message to the connection module 64 at the instant
- connection module 64 communicates the
- multimedia customer interaction machine 9 for routing to an expert 51 or group of
- the identification module 70 receives the request for
- the identification module 70 identifies the appropriate
- workflow 68 identifies the maximum number of candidate experts 51 by reading
- the maximum request field 88 indicating three would limit the number of
- the agent 42 may include six experts 51.
- the workflow may read the dynamic information from the routing
- database 48 to identify candidate experts 51 with a status of online 272 (e.g., status
- the workflow 68 identifies an expert 51 as a
- workflow 68 may be invoked to possibly add the preferred expert 51 to the candidate experts 51 already provided. The workflow ensures that the selected
- expert 51 is a member of the expert group and the preferred expert 51 has a status
- the workflow 68 identifies the additional expert
- workflow may
- candidate experts 51 that are identified may be limited by the maximum request
- the workflow 68 identifies a preferred expert 51 as a candidate expert 51
- the identification module 70 determines if the
- serial or parallel ring method is configured, by reading the ring method field 86 in the expert static group table 72. If a serial ring method is configured, then
- processing continues processing continues at box 154. Otherwise processing
- the identification module 70 communicates a request for
- connection module 64 on the instant
- message adapter machine 33 receives the request for assistance and formats it into
- Figure 13 illustrates a user interface 160 that includes a request for
- the instant message 160 includes an expert screenname 162, an expert
- group buddyname 164 a request for assistance 166, an accept button 168, and a
- the expert screenname 162 identifies the expert as "TONY”.
- the expert group buddyname 164 identifies the expert group "EXPERTS-FOOS
- the accept button 168 may respond to the request for assistance by selecting the accept button 168, the
- buttons 168 selection of the accept button 168 may result in the
- client application program 50 com umcating an instant message via the instant
- accept button 168 may result in the client application program communicating a
- machine 33 receives the message (e.g., instant message, URL, etc.) and forwards the message (e.g., instant message, URL, etc.) and forwards the message (e.g., instant message, URL, etc.) and forwards the message (e.g., instant message, URL, etc.) and forwards the message (e.g., instant message, URL, etc.) and forwards the message (e.g., instant message, URL, etc.) and forwards the message (e.g., instant message, URL, etc.) and forwards the message (e.g., instant message, URL, etc.) and forwards the message (e.g., instant message, URL, etc.) and forwards the message (e.g., instant message, URL, etc.) and forwards the message (e.g., instant message, URL, etc.) and forwards the message (e.g., instant message, URL, etc.) and forwards the message (e.g., instant message, URL, etc.) and forwards the message (
- the identification module 70 branches to decision box 176.
- the identification module 70 determines if the
- the identification module 70 determines if the
- request field 94 that have received a request for assistance (e.g., request field 94 is asserted)
- Box 178 corresponds to Figure 6,
- the identification module 70 determines if the
- identification module 70 makes this determination by summing experts 51 in the
- expert information table 74 that have accepted the request for assistance (e.g., accept field 94 is asserted) and comparing it to the maximum accept field 90 in the
- processing continues at box 154 (e.g., goto D). Otherwise processing ends.
- connection is disconnected and further connections are disallowed.
- Figure 6 illustrates a method 178, according to an exemplary
- the identification module 70 communicates an accept
- connection module 64 forwards the accept message via
- the web interaction server machine 30 via the instant message service machine 20 to the agent desktop machine 40.
- the desktop application 58 receives and displays the
- the user interface screen 188 identifies the agent as "AGENT ORANGE"
- the body of the instant message indicates that Tony "will accept the call”.
- Figure 5C illustrates a method 258, according to an exemplary
- the identification module 70 communicates a request for
- the identification module 70 determines if the
- the identification module 70 determines if the
- Figure 7 illustrates a method 193, according to an exemplary
- identification module 70 gets a candidate expert 51 from the candidate experts 51,
- the identification module 70 determines if a
- request for assistance was conununicated (e.g., request field 94 asserted), then
- processing continues at decision box 200. Otherwise processing continues at
- the identification module 70 determines if the
- the identification module 70 communicates a message to
- connection module 64 at the instant message adapter machine 33 including a
- request for assistance may no longer be accepted.
- customer interaction mac iine 32 determines if there are more experts 51 in the
- Figure 8 illustrates a method 214, according to an exemplary
- the agent 42 communicates an instant message to the
- interface screen 188 illustrating an example instant message that may be communicated by an
- agent desktop machine 40 to the expert group that indudes a message 218, "How
- connection module 64 invokes the administrative function
- Metadata e.g. screennames, topic, subject, session attributes, etc.
- the administrative module 66 stores statistics in the instant message
- the administrative module 66 furthermore, the administrative module 66 furthermore, the administrative module 66 and the administrative module 66 and the administrative module 66 and the routing database 48.
- Searching instant message metadata e.g., topic information, subject information
- connection module 64 determines if the expert 51 in the "EXPERTS-FOOS COMPONENTS" expert group has accepted the
- decision box 226 Otherwise processing continues at decision box 228.
- connection module 64 utilizes the agent screenname 92
- connection module 64 utilizes the expert group screenname 82
- connection module 64 The connection module 64
- connection module 64 determines if there are
- connection module 64 determines that the expert group includes more experts 51,
- processing continues at decision box 224. Otherwise processing ends.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a user interface screen 232, according to an exemplary embodiment of the
- Figure 9 illustrate a method 236, according to an exemplary
- Figure 14 illustrates a user interface screen 232, according to an exemplary
- madiine 33 receives the instant message 240.
- connection module 64 forwards the instant message
- connection module 64 utilizes the expert
- group screenname 82 (e.g., buddyname) in the instant message 240 to identify the
- connection module 64 communicates the
- FIG. 250 illustrates a user interface screen 250, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, illustrating an example instant message 240 that may be received
- the user interface screen 250 includes a text message 240
- processing continues at decision box 256. Otherwise processing continues at
- connection module 64 utilizes the expert screenname
- connection module 64 utilizes the expert group
- connection module 64 utilizes the expert screenname 107 in the instant
- agent screenname 92 If the agent screenname 92,
- connection module 64 communicates the instant message 240 to the corresponding expert screenname 82 (e.g., in the present
- connection module 64 determines if there are
- connection module 64 determines that the expert group includes more experts, then
- the user interface screen 232 includes a text message 240
- the agent 42 may
- an expert 51 may communicate an instant message directly to the agent 42 by addressing (e.g., entering) the instant
- Figure 10 illustrates a method a method 280, according to an
- the identification module 70 first initiates a search for an expert 51 with a
- the identification module 70 invokes the appropriate
- the identification module 70 determines if
- the identification module 70 determines if experts
- 51 may be automatically interrupted with a request for assistance from an agent 42.
- the identification module 70 determines if the
- an agent 42 that requests to assist to assist to an agent 42.
- an agent 42 that requests to request to assist to an agent 42.
- expert assistance may also select a box on a user interface screen (e.g., expert
- the identification module 70 determines if a
- request to interrupt an expert 51 may be communicated to the agent 42. If the
- request may be communicated to the agent 42 then a request is communicated to
- the identification module 70 determines the response received from the agent 42. If the agent 42 indicates that an expert 51 may
- processing continues at box 290. Otherwise processing ends.
- the identification module 70 invokes the appropriate
- statuses 273 e.g., Busy, On the Phone, etc.
- Figure 16 shows a diagrammatic representation of machine in the
- the machine may be executed.
- the machine operates as a
- the machine may operate in the capadty of a service or a
- the madiine may be a personal
- PC personal computer
- PDA Personal Digital Assistant
- a cellular telephone a web appliance, a network router, switch or bridge, or any combination thereof.
- machine shall also be taken to include any collection of machines that individually or jointly execute a set (or multiple sets) of instructions
- the exemplary computer system 1900 includes a processor 1902 (e.g.,
- CPU central processing unit
- GPU graphics processing unit
- the computer system 1900 may further include a video display unit 1910
- LCD liquid crystal display
- CRT cathode ray tube
- system 1900 also includes an alpha-numeric input device 1912 (e.g., a keyboard), a
- cursor control device 1914 e.g., a mouse
- disk drive unit 1916 e.g., a disk drive unit 1916
- signal generation e.g., a signal generation
- a device 1918 e.g., a speaker
- a network interface device 1920 e.g., a network interface device 1920
- the disk drive unit 1916 includes a machine-readable medium 1922 on
- main memory 1904 may also reside, completely or at least partially, within the main memory 1904
- main memory 1904 and the processor 1902 also constituting machine-
- the software 1924 may further be transmitted or received over a
- machine-readable medium 1992 is shown in an exemplary embodiment to be a single medium, the term "machine-readable medium" should
- machine-readable medium shall also be taken
- customer interaction system and a method and system to respond to a requester
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