Global Patent Index - EP 1260088 A2

EP 1260088 A2 20021127 - DISTRIBUTED CALL CENTER WITH LOCAL POINTS OF PRESENCE

Title (en)

DISTRIBUTED CALL CENTER WITH LOCAL POINTS OF PRESENCE

Title (de)

VERTEILTE ANRUFZENTRALE MIT LOKALEN PRÄSENZSTELLEN

Title (fr)

RESEAU INTELLIGENT VIRTUEL POUR DES SERVICES D'INTERACTION D'UTILISATEUR

Publication

EP 1260088 A2 20021127 (EN)

Application

EP 00989668 A 20001020

Priority

  • US 0041354 W 20001020
  • US 43037899 A 19991029

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0135617A2] A Virtual Intelligent Network (VIN) featuring a distributed call center system capable of answering, servicing, queuing and routing of calls at local point of presence to reduce communications costs and enhance operational efficiency for inbound and outbound call centers. The VIN includes a set of point-of-presence call center gateways distributed at points of presence close to the point of call origination that are connected by a user controlled virtual private network to premises call center gateways at business locations where the call centers reside.

IPC 1-7

H04M 3/51; H04M 3/523; H04M 3/42

IPC 8 full level

H04M 3/00 (2006.01); H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04M 3/51 (2006.01); H04M 3/523 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

H04L 12/66 (2013.01 - KR); H04M 3/5125 (2013.01 - EP); H04M 3/5183 (2013.01 - EP); H04M 3/5237 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0135617A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0135617 A2 20010517; WO 0135617 A3 20020912; AU 2614801 A 20010606; CA 2389075 A1 20010517; EP 1260088 A2 20021127; JP 2004500754 A 20040108; KR 20020082459 A 20021031

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0041354 W 20001020; AU 2614801 A 20001020; CA 2389075 A 20001020; EP 00989668 A 20001020; JP 2001537239 A 20001020; KR 20027005486 A 20020429