IP Library Granted Patent US 8,938,059
Granted Patent B2
US 8,938,059 · App. 12/211,368 · Granted Jan 20, 2015

System and method for displaying call flows and call statistics

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Patent No.
US 8,938,059
App. No.
12/211,368
Granted
Jan 20, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The system and method identify a plurality of call flow events in a call analysis system. Call statistics are associated with the call flow events. The call flow events are organized into event groups each containing a plurality of call flow events. Once an event group is selected, call statistics for the events of the event group are displayed. In addition, the system and method allow for selection of individual call flow events in order to display calls associated with the events.

Claims (46)

1. A system for displaying call flows and call statistics for a plurality of calls, the system comprising:

a. a call flow analyzer configured to identify a plurality of call flow events, wherein call statistics are associated with the call flow events;

b. wherein the call flow analyzer is configured to organize the plurality of call flow events into one or more event groups based on a similar characteristic of each call flow event of the plurality of call flow events, wherein each event group comprises at least one call flow event of the plurality of call flow events, and wherein, during a call of the plurality of calls, the at least one call flow event included in each event group other than a first event group occurs to the call subsequently to a call flow event in a preceding event group; and

c. a server configured to receive a selection of one of the one or more event groups via a displayed button representing the selected event group, wherein the server is configured to render for display the call statistics associated with the at least one call flow event of the selected event group.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the server is configured to respond to selection of one of the plurality of call flow events by rendering for display a first call flow associated with the one call flow event.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the server is configured to respond to selection of a second one of the plurality of call flow events by rendering for display a second call flow associated with the second call flow event.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the server is configured to render for display a most frequently traveled call flow.

5. The system of claim 1 further comprising at least one item selected from the group comprising: a web browser and a software application, for displaying the rendered display call statistics.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the server is configured to respond to selection of a call flow path by rendering for display calls in the call flow path.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the server is configured to respond to selection of an individual call by rendering for display a call flow for the individual call.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of call flows events are at least one item selected from the group comprising: an event from an interactive voice response system, a call transfer event, placing a call in a queue, transferring a call to an agent, and a call termination event.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more event groups are organized based on at least one item selected from the group comprising: a topic group, a topic, a call queue group, a disconnect group, an agent group, a group of individual agents, an IVR response group, and a consultation group.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the call statistics associated with the plurality of call flow events are at least one item selected from the group comprising:

a first call resolution for a group, a first call resolution for an agent, a call completion rate for a group, a call completion rate for an agent, abandoned calls for a group, disconnected calls for a group, a comparison of agent groups, the duration of the call, and a comparison of agents.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the server is a web server.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more call statistics are generated from at least one item selected from the group comprising: a voice call, a video call, a text message call, an email call, a chat call, and a multimedia call.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the server is configured to respond to the selection of two of the plurality of call flow events by rendering for display call flow associated with the two selected call flow events.

14. A method for displaying call flows and call statistics for a plurality of calls, the method comprising:

a. identifying a plurality of call flow events in a call analysis system;

b. associating call statistics with the plurality of call flow events;

c. organizing the plurality of call flow events into one or more event groups based on a similar characteristic of each call flow event of the plurality of call flow events, wherein each event group comprises at least one call flow event of the plurality of call flow events, and wherein, during a call of the plurality of calls, the at least one call flow event included in each event group other than a first event group occurs to the call subsequently to a call flow event in a preceding event group;

d. receiving a selection of one of the one or more event groups via a displayed button representing the selected event group; and

e. rendering for display the call statistics associated with the at least one call flow event of the selected event group.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising: receiving a selection of one of the plurality of call flow events and rendering for display a first call flow associated with the one call flow event.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising: receiving a selection of a second one of the plurality of call flow events and rendering for display a second call flow associated with the second call flow event.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising: rendering for display a most frequently traveled call flow.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the rendered display call statistics are displayed in at least one item selected from the group comprising: a web browser and a software application.

19. The method of claim 14 , further comprising: receiving a selection of a call flow path and rendering for display calls in the selected call flow path.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising: receiving a selection for an individual call and rendering for display a call flow for the individual call.

21. The method of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of call flows events are at least one item selected from the group comprising: an event from an interactive voice response system, a call transfer event, placing a call in a queue, transferring a call to an agent, and a call termination event.

22. The method of claim 14 , wherein the one or more event groups are organized based on at least one item selected from the group comprising: a topic group, a topic, a call queue group, a disconnect group, an agent group, a group of individual agents, an IVR group, and a consultation group.

23. The method of claim 14 , wherein the one or more call statistics associated with the plurality of call flow events are at least one item selected from the group comprising: a first call resolution for a group, a first call resolution for an agent, a call completion rate for a group, a call completion rate for an agent, abandoned calls for a group, disconnected calls for a group, a comparison of agent groups, the duration of the call, and a comparison of agents.

24. The method of claim 14 , wherein the rendering for display is accomplished by a web server.

25. The method of claim 14 , wherein the one or more call statistics are generated from at least one item selected from the group comprising: a voice call, a video call, a text message call, an email call, and a chat call, and a multimedia call.

26. The method of claim 14 , further comprising: selecting two of the plurality of call flow events and rendering for display a call flow associated with the two selected call flow events.

27. A system for displaying call flows and call statistics for a plurality of calls, the system comprising:

a. a call flow analyzer configured to identify a plurality of call flow events, wherein call statistics are associated with the call flow events;

b. wherein the call flow analyzer is configured to organize the plurality of call flow events into one or more event based on a similar characteristic of each call flow event of the plurality of call flow events, wherein each event group comprises at least one call flow event of the plurality of call flow events, and wherein, during a call of the plurality of calls, the at least one call flow event included in each event group other than a first event group occurs to the call subsequently to a call flow event in a preceding event group;

c. a server configured to respond to selection of one of the plurality of call flow events by rendering for display a first call flow associated with the one call flow event; and

d. wherein the server is configured to receive a selection of one of the one or more event groups via a displayed button representing the selected event group and to render for display the call statistics associated with the at least one call flow event of the selected event group.

28. An apparatus for displaying call flows and call statistics for a plurality of calls, the apparatus comprising:

a. means for identifying a plurality of call flow events;

b. means for associating call statistics with the call flow events;

c. means for organizing the plurality of call flow events into one or more event groups based on a similar characteristic of each call flow event of the plurality of call flow events, wherein each event group comprises at least one call flow event of the plurality of call flow events, and wherein, during a call of the plurality of calls, the at least one call flow event included in each event group other than a first event group occurs to the call subsequently to a call flow event in a preceding event group;

d. means for receiving a selection of one of the one or more event groups via a displayed button representing the selected event group; and

e. means for rendering for display the call statistics associated with the at least one call flow event of the selected event group.

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