IP Library Granted Patent US 10,171,653
Granted Patent B1
US 10,171,653 · App. 15/614,828 · Granted Jan 1, 2019

Instant support agent call setup and call connection application

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Patent No.
US 10,171,653
App. No.
15/614,828
Granted
Jan 1, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

Receiving and processing customer support calls initiated from a mobile/wireless device via a call function or via a mobile device application may include various operations. For instance, an example method of operation may provide receiving a service request from a mobile device, requesting a temporary telephone number to be assigned to a subsequent call to be placed from the mobile device, creating a database record with an identifier of the mobile device and the temporary telephone number, transmitting the temporary telephone number to the mobile device, receiving an automated call to the temporary telephone number from the mobile device, and connecting the mobile device with a remote call recipient.

Claims (31)

1. A method, comprising:

requesting a temporary telephone number to be assigned to a call to be placed from a mobile device, wherein the temporary telephone number is assigned utilizing a round-robin or overflow approach;

creating a database record, established over a hyper-text transfer protocol secure (HTTPS) connection, comprising at least an identifier of the mobile device and the temporary telephone number, wherein the database record further comprises a time duration that the temporary telephone number is permitted to be used for call placement and upon expiration of the time duration the database record is updated or deleted accordingly;

transmitting the temporary telephone number to the mobile device;

receiving an automated call to the temporary telephone number; and

connecting the mobile device with a remote call recipient.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying the request as a customer service support inquiry, and wherein the remote call recipient is a customer service agent.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the call is automatically initiated from a customer service support application operated on the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising receiving a service request from the mobile device via a mobile device application.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein upon expiration of the time duration, the temporary telephone number is released and is reassigned to a telephone number pool comprising a plurality of telephone numbers.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising upon connecting the call to the remote calling recipient, releasing the temporary telephone number from the present call and reassigning the temporary telephone number to a telephone number pool comprising a plurality of telephone numbers.

7. An apparatus, comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit a request for a temporary telephone number to be assigned to a call to be placed from a mobile device, wherein the temporary telephone number is assigned via a round-robin or overflow approach; and

a processor configured to create a database record, established over a hyper-text transfer protocol secure (HTTPS) connection, comprising at least an identifier of the mobile device and the temporary telephone number, wherein the database record further comprises a time duration that the temporary telephone number is permitted to be used for call placement and upon expiration of the time duration the database record is updated or deleted accordingly;

wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit the temporary telephone number to the mobile device; and

wherein the mobile device and a remote call recipient are connected.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to identify the request as a customer service support inquiry, and wherein the remote call recipient is a customer service agent.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the call is automatically initiated from a customer service support application operated on the mobile device.

10. The apparatus of claim 7 , comprising a receiver configured to receive a service request from the mobile device via a mobile device application.

11. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein upon expiration of the time duration, the temporary telephone number is released and is reassigned to a telephone number pool comprising a plurality of telephone numbers.

12. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein upon a connection of the call to the remote calling recipient, the processor is configured to release the temporary telephone number from the present call and reassign the temporary telephone number to a telephone number pool comprising a plurality of telephone numbers.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform:

requesting a temporary telephone number to be assigned to a call to be placed from a mobile device, wherein the temporary telephone number is assigned utilizing a round-robin or overflow approach;

creating a database record, established over a hyper-text transfer protocol secure (HTTPS) connection, comprising at least an identifier of the mobile device and the temporary telephone number, wherein the database record further comprises a time duration that the temporary telephone number is permitted to be used for call placement and upon expiration of the time duration the database record is updated or deleted accordingly;

transmitting the temporary telephone number to the mobile device;

receiving an automated call to the temporary telephone number; and

connecting the mobile device with a remote call recipient.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform identifying the request as a customer service support inquiry, and wherein the remote call recipient is a customer service agent.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the call is automatically initiated from a customer service support application operated on the mobile device.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform receiving a service request from the mobile device via a mobile device application and receiving the automated call to the temporary telephone number from the mobile device application.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform upon connecting the call to the remote calling recipient, releasing the temporary telephone number from the present call and reassigning the temporary telephone number to a telephone number pool comprising a plurality of telephone numbers.

Assignments (5)
OMNIBUS ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Recorded Nov 25, 2024
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH (AS SUCCESSOR TO CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH IN ITS CAPACITY AS COLLATERAL AGENT)
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS THE SUCCESSOR COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 069438/0775 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 3, 2023
From: INTRADO CORPORATION
To: WEST TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC
Reel/Frame 063239/0876 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 3, 2023
From: WEST CORPORATION
To: INTRADO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063239/0900 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST (SECOND LIEN) IN PATENTS Recorded Jan 31, 2023
From: CX360, INC.; WEST TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC (FKA INTRADO CORPORATION, FKA WEST CORPORATION); INTRADO INTERACTIVE SERVICES CORPORATION (FKA WEST INTERACTIVE SERVICES CORPORATION, FKA COBALT ACQUISITION COMPANY)
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 062571/0018 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS (FIRST LIEN) Recorded Oct 10, 2017
From: WEST CORPORATION
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 044166/0901 →