IP Library Patent Application 12286256
Patent Application
App. No. 12/286,256

Methods and systems for determining customer hang-up during a telephonic communication between a customer and a contact center

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App. No.
12/286,256
Abstract

The invention relates to a method and system for analyzing an electronic communication, more particularly, to analyzing a telephone communication between a customer and a contact center to determine early termination of a telephonic communication.

Claims (50)

1 . A system for analyzing telephonic communications between one or more customers and a contact center having one or more agents, the system comprising:

a first server for recording a telephonic communication between a customer and an agent, said telephonic communication including a termination of the telephonic communication;

a module for processing said telephonic communication into a computer telephony interpretation event having a telephonic communication termination signal; and

a module for analyzing the telephonic interpretation event and determining if the customer initiated the termination of the telephonic communication with the agent.

2 . The system of claim 1 further comprising:

a customer communication termination count associated with the agent upon determining that the customer initiated the termination of the telephonic communication.

3 . The system of claim 2 further comprising:

a module for determining an average number of terminations initiated by a plurality of customers; and

a module for comparing the customer communication termination count against the average number of terminations initiated by the plurality of customers.

4 . The system of claim 2 further comprising:

a predetermined threshold termination count; and

a module for comparing the customer communication termination count against the predetermined threshold termination count.

5 . The system of claim 3 further comprising:

A module for providing a notification if the customer communication termination count is higher than the average number of terminations initiated by the plurality of customers.

6 . The system of claim 4 further comprising:

a module for providing a notification if the customer communication termination count is higher than the predetermined threshold termination count.

7 . The system of claim 5 further comprising:

a record indicating that the customer communication termination count is higher than the average number of terminations.

8 . The system of claim 6 further comprising:

a record indicating that the customer communication termination count is higher than the predetermined threshold.

9 . The system of claim 1 further comprising:

a module for separating the telephonic communication between the agent and the customer into first constituent voice data and second constituent voice data;

a module for analyzing at least one of the first and second constituent voice data to identify the telephonic communication termination signal.

10 . The system of claim 9 further comprising:

a module for identifying the at least one of the first and second constituent voice data by a first classification type.

11 . A method for analyzing telephonic communications between one or more customers and a contact center having one or more agents, the method comprising:

recording a telephonic communication between a customer and an agent, said telephonic communication including a termination of the telephonic communication;

processing said telephonic communication into a computer telephony interpretation event, said computer telephony interpretation event having a telephonic communication termination signal; and

determining if the customer initiated the termination of the telephonic communication with the agent.

12 . The method of claim 11 further comprising:

increasing a customer communication termination count associated with the agent upon determining that the customer initiated the termination of the telephonic communication.

13 . The method of claim 12 further comprising:

calculating an average number of terminations initiated by a plurality of customers; and

comparing the customer communication termination count against the average number of terminations initiated by the plurality of customers.

14 . The method of claim 12 further comprising:

setting a predetermined threshold termination count; and

comparing the customer communication termination count against the predetermined threshold termination count.

15 . The method of claim 13 further comprising:

providing a notification if the customer communication termination count is higher than the average number of terminations initiated by the plurality of customers.

16 . The method of claim 14 further comprising:

providing a notification if the customer communication termination count is higher than the predetermined threshold termination count.

17 . The method of claim 15 further comprising:

recording a record showing that the customer communication termination count is higher than the average number of terminations initiated by the plurality of customers.

18 . The method of claim 14 further comprising:

recording a record indicating that the customer communication termination count is higher than the predetermined threshold.

19 . The method of claim 11 further comprising:

separating the telephonic communication between the agent and the customer into first constituent voice data and second constituent voice data; and

analyzing at least one of the first and second constituent voice data to identify the telephonic communication termination signal.

20 . The method of claim 19 further comprising:

identifying the at least one of the first and second constituent voice data by a first classification type.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 2, 2011
From: ELOYALTY CORPORATION
To: MATTERSIGHT CORPORATION
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