IP Library Granted Patent US 9,172,807
Granted Patent B2
US 9,172,807 · App. 13/610,771 · Granted Oct 27, 2015

Techniques for customer relationship management

Inventors: Steven Kai-Man Yan (San Francisco, CA); Adrian Peter McDermott (San Francisco, CA); Shajith Chacko Thengumoottil (Sunnyvale, CA); Henry Hsu (Fremont, CA)
Assignee: Zendesk, Inc.
H04M3/523G06F9/4445H04M2203/408
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,172,807
App. No.
13/610,771
Granted
Oct 27, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Techniques for improving customer relationship management are disclosed. The techniques may be realized via a call processing system that may efficiently rout an incoming call to an agent of a call center. Also, the call processing system may provision a telephone number to a web-based help desk call center. Further, the call processing system may include a communication framework enabling a communication between a plurality of browser windows and a local storage medium.

Claims (11)

1. A method for provisioning a telephone number, comprising:

receiving, via a call processing system, a request to create a call center from an organization;

assigning, in response to the organization's request and via the call processing system, a telephone number to the call center using a web interface;

configuring, via the call processing system, one or more parameters of the call center;

receiving, via the call processing system, a call via the telephone number assigned to the call center; and

providing, via the call processing system, a second web-interface window configured to allow an agent to answer the call.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein assigning a telephone number includes displaying, via the web interface, one or more available telephone numbers available according to a selected or inputted area code.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein assigning a telephone number further comprises providing the organization a confirmation that the assigned telephone number has been provisioned to the call center.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more parameters are configured by the organization and further include at least one of a maximum queue wait time, and routing the call during a predetermined time period.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising creating a ticket after an agent accepts the call.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the ticket includes a recording of the call.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2022
From: ZENDESK, INC.
To: OWL ROCK CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 061850/0397 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2013
From: YAN, STEVEN KAI-MAN; MCDERMOTT, ADRIAN PETER; CHACKO, SHAJITH; HSU, HENRY
To: ZENDESK, INC.
Reel/Frame 029965/0165 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61533252 · Sep 11, 2011
Related Publication 20130163731A1 · Jun 27, 2013