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US 8,792,624 · App. 13/549,935 · Granted Jul 29, 2014

Local preservation of an agent message

Inventors: Robert Mitchell (Aberdeen, NJ); William Jolicoeur (Cary, NC); Joseph M. Wallerius (Broomfield, CO)
Assignee: Avaya Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,792,624
App. No.
13/549,935
Filed
Jul 16, 2012
Granted
Jul 29, 2014
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2653
USPC
379/88.14
Abstract

An agent of a contact center records an agent message. The recorded agent message is received at the contact center. The recorded agent message is stored. An agent actively using one of a first communication device or a second communication device is detected. In response to detecting that the agent is actively using the first or the second communication device, the recorded agent message is sent to the one of the first or the second communication devices that the agent is actively using. The system and method also has a peer-to-peer configuration for recording and sending agent messages.

Claims (32)

1. A method comprising:

receiving a recorded agent message, wherein the recorded agent message was recorded by an agent;

storing the recorded agent message;

detecting that the agent is actively using one of a first agent communication device or a second agent communication device;

in response to detecting that the agent is actively using the one of the first or the second agent communication devices, sending the recorded agent message to the detected one of the first or second agent communication devices and saving the recorded message in the detected one of the first or second agent communication devices; and

playing the saved recorded agent message to a customer when the customer is connected to the detected one of the first or second agent devices.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the recorded agent message is received from the first agent communication device and the one of the first or the second agent communication devices is the first agent communication device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the recorded agent message is received from the first agent communication device and the one of the first or the second agent communication devices is the second agent communication device.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of sending the stored recorded agent message to a separate reviewing entity.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein detecting that the agent is actively using the one of the first or the second agent communication devices comprises detecting at least one of: a login, voice recognition, facial recognition, an RFID registration, a Bluetooth connection, a WiFi connection, a calendar event, and an email.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising the steps of:

detecting that the agent is no longer using the one of the first or second agent communication devices; and

in response to detecting that the agent is no longer actively using the one of the first or the second agent communication devices, deleting the recorded agent message from a memory of the one of the first or the second agent communication devices.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein detecting that the agent is no longer actively using the one of the first or second agent communication device is based on one of: a logout, facial recognition, voice recognition, a defined time period of when the agent is working, a button push, an RFID event, a WiFi disconnection, a calendar event, and an email.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of recording the agent message on the first agent communication device or in a contact center.

9. A system comprising:

a message processing agent configured to receive a recorded agent message and to send the recorded agent message to one of a first or a second agent communication device in response to detecting that an agent is actively using the one of the first or the second agent communication devices;

a memory configured to store the recorded agent message, wherein the recorded agent message was recorded by the agent;

an agent detection module, in response to detecting that the agent is actively using the one of the first agent or the second agent communication devices, is configured to send the recorded agent message to the detected one of the first agent or the second agent communication devices and save the recorded message on the detected one of the first agent or the second agent communication devices; and

a message recorder configured to play the saved recorded agent message when a customer is connected to the detected one of the first agent or the second agent devices.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the recorded agent message is received from the first agent communication device and the one of the first or the second agent communication devices is the first agent communication device.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the recorded agent message is received from the first agent communication device and the one of the first or the second agent communication devices is the second agent communication device.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the recorded agent message comprises at least one of a voice message, a video message, and a text message.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the recorded agent message is a text message and the recorded agent message is sent based on an initiation of an Instant Message session.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the recorded agent message is a text message and the text message is converted to audio.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein detecting that the agent is actively using the one of the first or the second agent communication devices comprises detecting at least one of: a login, voice recognition, facial recognition, an RFID registration, a Bluetooth connection, a WiFi connection, a calendar event, and an email.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the agent detection module is further configured to detect that the agent is no longer actively using the one of the first or second agent communication devices and the one of the first or second agent communication devices is further configured to delete the recorded agent message from a memory of the one of the first or the second agent communication devices in response to detecting that the agent is no longer actively using the one of the first or the second agent communication devices.

17. A plurality of agent communication devices comprising:

a first agent communication device configured to record an agent message and to send the recorded agent message to a second agent communication device in response to detecting that an agent is actively using the second agent communication device; and

the second agent communication device configured to receive the recorded agent message upon detecting that the agent is actively using the second agent communication device, store the recorded agent message, and play the saved recorded agent message to a customer when the customer is connected to the second agent communication device.

18. The plurality of agent communication devices of claim 17 , wherein the second agent communication device is further configured to detect that the agent is no longer actively using the second agent communication device and delete the recorded agent message from a memory of the second agent communication device in response to detecting that the agent is no longer actively using the second agent communication device.

19. The plurality of agent communication devices of claim 17 , wherein detecting that the agent is actively using the second agent communication device comprises detecting at least one of: a login, voice recognition, facial recognition, an RFID registration, a Bluetooth connection, a WiFi connection, a calendar event, and an email.

Assignments (19)
(SECURITY INTEREST) GRANTOR'S NAME CHANGE Recorded Sep 21, 2023
From: AVAYA INC.
To: AVAYA LLC
Reel/Frame 065019/0231 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS (REEL/FRAME 61087/0386) Recorded May 18, 2023
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: AVAYA MANAGEMENT L.P.; AVAYA INC.; INTELLISIST, INC.; AVAYA INTEGRATED CABINET SOLUTIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 063690/0359 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS (REEL/FRAME 53955/0436) Recorded May 18, 2023
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: AVAYA MANAGEMENT L.P.; AVAYA INC.; INTELLISIST, INC.; AVAYA INTEGRATED CABINET SOLUTIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 063705/0023 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS (REEL/FRAME 045034/0001) Recorded May 18, 2023
From: GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: AVAYA INC.; INTELLISIST, INC.; AVAYA INTEGRATED CABINET SOLUTIONS LLC; OCTEL COMMUNICATIONS LLC; VPNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; ZANG, INC. (FORMER NAME OF AVAYA CLOUD INC.); HYPERQUALITY, INC.; HYPERQUALITY II, LLC; CAAS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC; AVAYA MANAGEMENT L.P.
Reel/Frame 063779/0622 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 4, 2023
From: AVAYA INC.; AVAYA MANAGEMENT L.P.; INTELLISIST, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063542/0662 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 3, 2023
From: AVAYA MANAGEMENT L.P.; AVAYA INC.; INTELLISIST, INC.; KNOAHSOFT INC.
To: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB [COLLATERAL AGENT]
Reel/Frame 063742/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS AT REEL 45124/FRAME 0026 Recorded Apr 26, 2023
From: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: AVAYA HOLDINGS CORP.; AVAYA INC.; AVAYA MANAGEMENT L.P.; AVAYA INTEGRATED CABINET SOLUTIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 063457/0001 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 5, 2022
From: AVAYA INC.; INTELLISIST, INC.; AVAYA MANAGEMENT L.P.; AVAYA CABINET SOLUTIONS LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 061087/0386 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2020
From: AVAYA INC.; AVAYA MANAGEMENT L.P.; INTELLISIST, INC.; AVAYA INTEGRATED CABINET SOLUTIONS LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 053955/0436 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2018
From: AVAYA INC.; AVAYA INTEGRATED CABINET SOLUTIONS LLC; OCTEL COMMUNICATIONS LLC; VPNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; ZANG, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 045124/0026 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2018
From: AVAYA INC.; AVAYA INTEGRATED CABINET SOLUTIONS LLC; OCTEL COMMUNICATIONS LLC; VPNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; ZANG, INC.
To: GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 045034/0001 →
BANKRUPTCY COURT ORDER RELEASING ALL LIENS INCLUDING THE SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME 030083/0639 Recorded Dec 15, 2017
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
To: AVAYA INC.
Reel/Frame 045012/0666 →
BANKRUPTCY COURT ORDER RELEASING ALL LIENS INCLUDING THE SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME 041576/0001 Recorded Dec 15, 2017
From: CITIBANK, N.A.
To: AVAYA INC.; AVAYA INTEGRATED CABINET SOLUTIONS INC.; OCTEL COMMUNICATIONS LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS OCTEL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION); VPNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 044893/0531 →
BANKRUPTCY COURT ORDER RELEASING ALL LIENS INCLUDING THE SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME 029608/0256 Recorded Dec 15, 2017
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
To: AVAYA INC.
Reel/Frame 044891/0801 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2017
From: AVAYA INC.; AVAYA INTEGRATED CABINET SOLUTIONS INC.; OCTEL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION; VPNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 041576/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 13, 2013
From: AVAYA, INC.
To: BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., THE
Reel/Frame 030083/0639 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 10, 2013
From: AVAYA, INC.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
Reel/Frame 029608/0256 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 16, 2012
From: MITCHELL, ROBERT; JOLICOEUR, WILLIAM; WALLERIUS, JOSEPH M.
To: AVAYA INC.
Reel/Frame 028797/0031 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 16, 2012
From: MITCHELL, ROBERT; JOLICOEUR, WILLIAM; WALLERIUS, JOSEPH M.
To: AVAYA INC.
Reel/Frame 029146/0652 →
Continuity (1)
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