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Granted Patent B2
US 9,531,876 · App. 14/270,550 · Granted Dec 27, 2016

Contact center replay

Inventor: Rodney A. Thomson (Westminster, CO)
Assignee: Avaya Inc.
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Patent No.
US 9,531,876
App. No.
14/270,550
Granted
Dec 27, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Contact centers often record customer-agent communications for training, quality control, and other purposes. Supervisors often contribute to the communications in the form of voice messages only the agent can hear (e.g., whisper mode) and/or text messages displayed on a screen and optionally documents or other content that may be provided or shared by the supervisor to the agent. Capturing the supervisor's contribution to a communication is provided to enable later playback or review of the communication to include all inputs and enable a more complete understanding of the actions that were or were not taken.

Claims (63)

1. A method, comprising:

accessing a communication on an electronic communication medium, between an agent of a contact center, a supervisor of the contact center, and a customer external to the contact center;

wherein the communication further comprises a first portion provided by the customer for reception by the agent and the supervisor;

wherein the communication further comprises a second portion provided by the agent for reception by the supervisor and the customer;

wherein the communication further comprises a third portion provided by the supervisor for reception by the agent;

recording the communication, including the first, second, and third portions thereof, and wherein the first portion, second portion, and third portion comprise voice communication;

transcribing at least the third portion; and

wherein the step of recording, comprises saving the transcription.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third channel further comprises a textual communication.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of recording further comprises:

identifying the supervisor; and

the step of recording, further comprising storing the third portion associated with at least the identity of the supervisor.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

capturing a timestamp of the third portion; and

the step of recording, further comprising storing the third portion associated with at least the timestamp.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

presenting the third portion on a display viewable by the agent;

capturing an image of the display; and

wherein the step of recording, further comprises, storing the captured image.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first portion, second portion, and third portion comprise an image.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the image comprises a captured image of the agent's desktop.

8. A system, comprising:

a network interface;

a processor;

a database; and

wherein the network interface facilitates, at least a portion of, a communication between an agent of a contact center, a supervisor of the contact center, and a customer external to the contact center;

wherein the communication further comprises a first portion provided by the customer for reception by the agent and the supervisor;

wherein the communication further comprises a second portion provided by the agent for reception by the supervisor and the customer;

wherein the communication further comprises a third portion provided by the supervisor for reception by the agent;

wherein the processor causes the database to record the communication, including the first, second, and third portions thereof, and wherein the first portion, second portion, and third portion comprise voice communications;

wherein the processor transcribes at least the third portion; and

wherein the step of recording, comprises saving the transcription.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the third channel comprises a textural communication.

10. The system of claim 8 , further comprising:

the processor is further operable to identifying the supervisor; and

the database is further operable to store the third portion associated with at least the identity of the supervisor.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein:

the processor is further operable to capture a timestamp of the third portion; and

the database is further operable to store the third portion associated with at least the timestamp.

12. The system of claim 8 , further comprising:

a display logically attached to the network interface;

the processor being further operable to cause the third portion on a display to be presented on the display, capturing an image of the display; and

wherein the database is further operable to store the captured image.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the first portion, second portion, and third portion comprise a video.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the first portion, second portion, and third portion comprise an image.

15. A system, comprising:

means for accessing a communication on an electronic communication medium, between an agent of a contact center, a supervisor of the contact center, and a customer external to the contact center;

wherein the communication further comprises a first portion provided by the customer for reception by the agent and the supervisor;

wherein the communication further comprises a second portion provided by the agent for reception by the supervisor and the customer;

wherein the communication further comprises a third portion provided by the supervisor for reception by the agent;

means for recording the communication, including the first, second, and third portions thereof, and wherein the first portion, second portion, and third portion comprise voice communications;

means for transcribing at least the third portions; and

wherein the means of recording, further comprise means for saving the transcription.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the third channel further comprises a textual communication.

17. The system of claim 15 , further comprising:

means for identifying the supervisor; and

the means for recording, further comprise, means for storing the third portion associated with at least the identity of the supervisor.

18. The system of claim 15 , further comprising:

means for presenting the third portion on a display viewable by the agent;

means for capturing an image of the display; and

wherein the means for recording, further comprise, means for storing the captured image.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein at least one of the first portion, second portion, and third portion comprise an image.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the image comprises a captured image of the agent's desktop.

Assignments (14)
(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 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 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 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 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 →
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2014
From: THOMSON, RODNEY A.
To: AVAYA, INC.
Reel/Frame 032890/0736 →
Continuity (1)
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