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US 12,355,919 · App. 18/666,310 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Techniques for data matching in a contact center system

Inventor: Zia Chishti (Washington, DC)
Assignee: Afiniti AI Limited
H04M3/5232G06F16/2365G06F16/27G06Q10/06311G06Q10/06315G06Q30/01H04M2203/551H04M2203/556H04M2203/558
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Patent No.
US 12,355,919
App. No.
18/666,310
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Techniques for data matching in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for data matching in a contact center system comprising determining, by at least one computer processor communicatively coupled to and configured to operate in the contact center system, an interaction event time associated with a historical contact interaction; determining, by the at least one computer processor, an outcome event time associated with a historical contact interaction outcome; analyzing, by the at least one computer processor, the interaction event time and the outcome event time to determine a correlation; and matching, by the at least one computer processor, the historical contact interaction with the historical contact interaction outcome based on the correlation.

Claims (53)

1. A method for data matching in a contact center system comprising:

receiving, at a data matching module communicatively coupled to at least one switch of the contact center system and configured to perform data matching operations in the contact center system, a first set of data comprising historical contact interactions from a contact interaction database, wherein the contact interaction database is communicatively coupled to the data matching module;

receiving, at the data matching module, a second set of data comprising historical contact interaction outcomes from an outcome database, wherein the outcome database is communicatively coupled to the data matching module;

determining, by the data matching module, a first matching criteria based at least in part on a first set of characteristics associated with the historical contact interactions in the first set of data and a second set of characteristics associated with the historical contact interaction outcomes in the second set of data;

matching, by the data matching module, a first historical contact interaction in the first set of data with a second historical contact interaction outcome in the second set of data based at least in part on the first matching criteria;

identifying, by the data matching module, at least one error in the match of the first historical contact interaction in the first set of data and the second historical contact interaction outcome in the second set of data;

determining, by the data matching module, a second matching criteria based at least in part on a third set of characteristics associated with the historical contact interactions in the first set of data and a fourth set of characteristics associated with the historical contact interaction outcomes in the second set of data; and

matching, by the data matching module, a third historical contact interaction in the first set of data with a fourth historical contact interaction outcome in the second set of data based at least in part on the second matching criteria.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first set of characteristics comprises one or more of: an interaction start time, an interaction end time, a caller identifier, and an agent identifier.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the second set of characteristics comprises one or more of: an interaction outcome time, an interaction outcome type, an interaction outcome amount, a caller identifier, and an agent identifier.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the data matching module, a probability that the matching of the third historical contact interaction with the fourth historical contact interaction outcome is accurate.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the data matching module, a pairing strategy for the contact center system based at least in part on the matching of the third historical contact interaction with the fourth historical contact interaction outcome.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein determining a pairing strategy comprises determining a contact-agent pairing model based on the matching of the third historical contact interaction with the fourth historical contact interaction outcome for optimizing contact-agent pairings in the contact center system.

7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

establishing a connection between an agent and a contact based on the pairing strategy in the at least one switch of the contact center system.

8. A system for data matching in a contact center system comprising:

at least one computer processor in a data matching module communicatively coupled to at least one switch of the contact center system and configured to perform data matching operations in the contact center system, wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to:

receive a first set of data comprising historical contact interactions from a contact interaction database, wherein the contact interaction database is communicatively coupled to the data matching module;

receive a second set of data comprising historical contact interaction outcomes from an outcome database, wherein the outcome database is communicatively coupled to the data matching module;

determine a first matching criteria based at least in part on a first set of characteristics associated with the historical contact interactions in the first set of data and a second set of characteristics associated with the historical contact interaction outcomes in the second set of data;

match a first historical contact interaction in the first set of data with a second historical contact interaction outcome in the second set of data based at least in part on the first matching criteria;

identify at least one error in the match of the first historical contact interaction in the first set of data and the second historical contact interaction outcome in the second set of data;

determine a second matching criteria based at least in part on a third set of characteristics associated with the historical contact interactions in the first set of data and a fourth set of characteristics associated with the historical contact interaction outcomes in the second set of data; and

match a third historical contact interaction in the first set of data with a fourth historical contact interaction outcome in the second set of data based at least in part on the second matching criteria.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first set of characteristics comprises one or more of: an interaction start time, an interaction end time, a caller identifier, and an agent identifier.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the second set of characteristics comprises one or more of: an interaction outcome time, an interaction outcome type, an interaction outcome amount, a caller identifier, and an agent identifier.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to:

determine a probability that the matching of the third historical contact interaction with the fourth historical contact interaction outcome is accurate.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to:

determine a pairing strategy for the contact center system based at least in part on the matching of the third historical contact interaction with the fourth historical contact interaction outcome.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein determining a pairing strategy comprises determining a contact-agent pairing model based on the matching of the third historical contact interaction with the fourth historical contact interaction outcome for optimizing contact-agent pairings in the contact center system.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to:

establish a connection between an agent and a contact based on the pairing strategy in the at least one switch of the contact center system.

15. An article of manufacture for data matching in a contact center system comprising:

a non-transitory processor readable medium; and

instructions stored on the medium;

wherein the instructions are configured to be readable from the medium by at least one computer processor in a data matching module communicatively coupled to at least one switch of the contact center system and configured to perform data matching operations in the contact center system and thereby cause the at least one computer processor to operate so as to:

receive a first set of data comprising historical contact interactions from a contact interaction database, wherein the contact interaction database is communicatively coupled to the data matching module;

receive a second set of data comprising historical contact interaction outcomes from an outcome database, wherein the outcome database is communicatively coupled to the data matching module;

determine a first matching criteria based at least in part on a first set of characteristics associated with the historical contact interactions in the first set of data and a second set of characteristics associated with the historical contact interaction outcomes in the second set of data;

match a first historical contact interaction in the first set of data with a second historical contact interaction outcome in the second set of data based at least in part on the first matching criteria;

identify at least one error in the match of the first historical contact interaction in the first set of data and the second historical contact interaction outcome in the second set of data;

determine a second matching criteria based at least in part on a third set of characteristics associated with the historical contact interactions in the first set of data and a fourth set of characteristics associated with the historical contact interaction outcomes in the second set of data; and

match a third historical contact interaction in the first set of data with a fourth historical contact interaction outcome in the second set of data based at least in part on the second matching criteria.

16. The article of manufacture of claim 15 , wherein the first set of characteristics comprises one or more of: an interaction start time, an interaction end time, a caller identifier, and an agent identifier.

17. The article of manufacture of claim 16 , wherein the second set of characteristics comprises one or more of: an interaction outcome time, an interaction outcome type, an interaction outcome amount, a caller identifier, and an agent identifier.

18. The article of manufacture of claim 15 , wherein the at least one computer processor is further caused to operate so as to:

determine a probability that the matching of the third historical contact interaction with the fourth historical contact interaction outcome is accurate.

19. The article of manufacture of claim 15 , wherein the at least one computer processor is further caused to operate so as to:

determine a pairing strategy for the contact center system based at least in part on the matching of the third historical contact interaction with the fourth historical contact interaction outcome.

20. The article of manufacture of claim 19 , wherein determining a pairing strategy comprises determining a contact-agent pairing model based on the matching of the third historical contact interaction with the fourth historical contact interaction outcome for optimizing contact-agent pairings in the contact center system.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE AND TERMINATION OF PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 16, 2025
From: VCP CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC
To: AFINITI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 070866/0614 →
PATENT ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 3, 2025
From: AFINITI, LTD.
To: AFINITI AI HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 069816/0656 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 3, 2025
From: AFINITI AI LIMITED
To: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC
Reel/Frame 069816/0858 →
PATENT ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 3, 2025
From: AFINITI AI HOLDINGS LLC
To: AFINITI AI LIMITED
Reel/Frame 069817/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2024
From: CHISHTI, ZIA
To: AFINITI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 068557/0207 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2024
From: AFINITI, LTD.
To: AFINITI EUROPE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2024
From: AFINITI EUROPE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
To: AFINITI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 068557/0745 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 26, 2024
From: AFINITI, LTD.
To: VCP CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC
Reel/Frame 068793/0261 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 18351914 · Jul 13, 2023
Continuation 17845692 · Jun 21, 2022
Continuation 15826093 · Nov 29, 2017
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