IP Library Granted Patent US 8,249,244
Granted Patent B2
US 8,249,244 · App. 12/400,483 · Granted Aug 21, 2012

System and method for recording and distributing customer interactions

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Patent No.
US 8,249,244
App. No.
12/400,483
Granted
Aug 21, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method for recording and distributing calls are provided. A call may be associated with an information record. Parameters in the information record may be used to determine if the call is to be recorded. Parameters in the information record may be used to determine a method of providing a recording of the call. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Claims (12)

1. A method comprising:

receiving by an agent in a call center, a request from a customer to be provided with recording of interactions, said request indicating a method of providing the recording to the customer and received prior to establishment of the interactions;

storing the request at the call center;

detecting an interaction involving the customer and the call center;

locating the request at the call center;

recording the interaction at the call center; and

providing the customer with a recording of the interaction according to the method indicated in the request.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interaction is one of: an incoming call and an outgoing call.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method of providing the recording of the interaction is one of: sending the recording by an electronic mail, uploading the recording to a server and replaying the recording over a telephone upon request.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein locating a stored request is based on one of: a parameter received from the customer, a phone number, an automatic number identification (ANI) parameters, a dialed number identification service (DNIS) parameter and an automatic location identification (ALI) parameter.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein recording the interaction is performed by a recording server located inside the call center.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein requesting to be provided with a recording of the interaction comprises providing a predefined code to an application in the call center.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2026
From: NICE LTD; NICE SYSTEMS INC.; NICE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES INC.; INCONTACT, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 074986/0208 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 6, 2016
From: NICE LTD.; NICE SYSTEMS INC.; AC2 SOLUTIONS, INC.; ACTIMIZE LIMITED; INCONTACT, INC.; NEXIDIA, INC.; NICE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 040821/0818 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 18, 2016
From: NICE-SYSTEMS LTD.
To: NICE LTD.
Reel/Frame 040391/0483 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 6, 2009
From: NAPARSTEK, JACOB; PORTMAN, LEON
To: NICE SYSTEMS LTD.
Reel/Frame 022642/0363 →