H04M2203/306

Method and system for managing an incident call

A system and method are provided for managing an incident call between a public safety responder and a target. Once an incident call is established, the system and method perform audio analytics on the call to determine a trusted side of the call and a target side of the call. The method and system determine, based on the audio analytics of the call, that the trusted side of the call should be modified to create a suitable call environment perception for the target side of the call. Modifications are then made at the trusted side of the call by injecting background audio to create the suitable call environment to be heard at the target side of the call.

System And Method For Call Data Processing
20170272573 · 2017-09-21 ·

A system and method for call data processing are provided. Multiple call sessions are monitored for an agent on an agent console. The content of each call session is displayed on the agent console. A selection of a script is received from the agent and at least a portion of the script is provided to a participant of one such call session as synthesized speech. A text message is received from the agent for another participant of a different call session, while the script is provided to the participant of the one such call session. The received text message is converted to synthesized speech and the synthesized speech is provided to the other participant of the different call session while the script is provided to the participant of the one such call session.

System And Method For Automated Call Center Operation Facilitating Agent-Caller Communication
20170264745 · 2017-09-14 ·

A system and method for automated call center operation facilitating agent-caller communication are provided. Multiple call sessions with users are simultaneously provided for an agent on a display. One of the call sessions is identified as active and the agent is allowed to communicate with the user of that call session. Speech utterances for each of the remaining call sessions are received from the user participating in that call session. Each received speech utterance is transcribed and displayed with the associated call session while the agent is communicating with the user of the active call. During the call sessions, text messages are received from one or more of the user of the active call and at least one of the users of the remaining call sessions. The text messages are displayed with the associated call sessions while the agent is communicating with the user of the active call session.

Computer-Implemented System and Method For Facilitating Call Sessions Via Messages
20170244835 · 2017-08-24 ·

A computer-implemented system and method for facilitating call sessions via messages is provided. Two or more call sessions are monitored and each call session is processed by receiving speech utterances from one of the participants and transcribing the speech utterances into text. The transcribed speech utterances are provided to another participant in the call session. Text messages from the other participant are received in response to the transcribed speech utterances and provided to the participant as synthesized speech. During each call session, an ongoing log of messages including the transcribed speech utterances and the text messages for that call session is generated. Annotations from one or more of the participants to that call session are added to the call log.

DYNAMIC AGENT GREETING BASED ON PRIOR CALL ANALYSIS
20170214779 · 2017-07-27 ·

A contact center, communication system, and method are disclosed. An illustrative contact center includes a conversational analysis engine that is applied to media exchanged between a customer and a first agent during a first interaction and determines a context of the first interaction. The illustrative contact center further includes a repository of greetings for a second agent and a greeting from the repository of greetings for the second agent is selectable based on the determined context of the first interaction. The illustrative contact center further includes a network interface that facilitates a presentation of the selected greeting to the customer when the customer is transferred from the first agent to the second agent.

Dynamic and Configurable Response to Incoming Phone Calls
20170208163 · 2017-07-20 ·

A method is provided which comprises: receiving, by a phone, a phone call from a caller device; providing, by the phone, an indication of the phone call to a user of the phone; subsequent to providing the indication of the phone call, receiving (i) a selection of an option to decline the call with a customized audio message and (ii) an indication of a time duration; generating an audio message, the audio message indicating that the user of the phone is likely to call back the caller device within the time duration; and causing the audio message to be transmitted to the caller device.

EDGE INJECTED SPEECH IN CALL CENTERS
20170208175 · 2017-07-20 ·

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving an input from an agent during a call with a caller where the input directs one or more processors to inject a recorded statement in the agent's voice into the call, and where the recorded statement in the agent's voice is stored in a computer-readable file. Obtaining the recorded statement in the agent's voice based on data associated with the input and in response to receiving the input. And causing the recorded statement in the agent's voice to be inserted into a media stream of the call.

System and method for processing call data

A system and method for processing call data is provided. A call between a user and an agent is monitored. A selected script having a dialog grammar is received. The selected script is executed by converting at least a portion of the script into synthesized speech utterances and providing the synthesized speech utterances to the user. Speech utterances are received from the user in reply to each of the synthesized speech utterances from the script. Each received speech utterance is converted to text as a user message and a form is populated with the user messages. The user speech utterances and the form with the user messages are provided to the agent.

Using a speech analytics system to control whisper audio
09674357 · 2017-06-06 · ·

A speech analytics system monitors speech from a remote party and/or agent to determine when a whisper is to be provided to the agent. A whisper is aural information that may assist the agent at certain opportune times. The whisper may be verbal or non-verbal in nature. A whisper bridge is used that allows the whisper to be heard by the agent, but not by the remote party. In one embodiment, the speech analytics system may cause visual-based agent information to be provided to the computer used by the agent, and monitor the agent's speech to ascertain if an expected speech response to the whisper was provided by the agent. If not, the speech analytics system may cause the whisper to be provided to the agent, as a form of reminder.

System and method for facilitating agent-caller communication during a call
09667789 · 2017-05-30 · ·

A system and method for facilitating agent-caller communication during a call is provided. An incoming call is assigned to an agent and a script selection is received from the agent based on a particular problem identified during the call. The script is provided to a caller participating in the call. Text messages and voice input are received from the caller. The received text messages are directly forwarded to the agent. The voice input is transcribed into written text and provided to the agent. Text messages are received from the agent in response to one or more of the voice input and text messages from the caller. The text messages from the agent are transformed into synthesized speech utterances. A record of the call is generated by compiling the text messages and transcribed written text from the caller and the text messages from the agent.