TORONTO, ON – March 8, 2016 – Fonolo, the pioneer in cloud-based call-back solutions for the contact center, announced today that it has been granted three patents related to its call-back technology. The company now has a portfolio of nine awarded patents in the US and three in Canada, with more applications currently pending.
United States Patent 9,215,320, entitled “System and Method of Use for Indexing Automated Phone Systems”, is a continuation of Patent 9,031,214, issued last year. It discusses techniques for connecting customers with human operators (customer service agents) at call centers, without waiting on hold and without navigating an IVR (a.k.a. a touch-tone phone menu).
United States Patent 9,288,316, entitled “System and Method for Eliminating Hold-Time in Phone Calls”, offers a comprehensive description for replacing hold-time with a call-back. It discusses the variations of how a system external to the call center can interact with key components such as the IVR and ACD (automatic call distributor) to operate reliably and with minimal interruption amid the regular flow of calls passing through the call center.
Canadian Patent 2,716,732, entitled “System and Method for Externally Mapping an Interactive Voice Response Menu” relates to the automated methods that can allow an independent system to build and maintain a map of a company’s IVR. This function lays the groundwork for advanced call center interactions such as virtual queuing, click-to-call, escalation from chat, and more.
“With the addition of these patents and others in our portfolio, we continue to demonstrate industry leadership in three areas that are fundamental to the future of the contact center: Virtual queuing, IVR integration, and call-back technology,” said Masoud Vakili, Senior Advisor for IP Strategy at Fonolo.
“These new patents showcase Fonolo’s active strategy to build a strong intellectual property portfolio,” said Fonolo CEO, Shai Berger. “As the leading provider of cloud-based call-back solutions, we prefer to let our product speak for itself. But customers can rest assured that all of our solutions are protected by a growing portfolio of patented technologies.”
Fonolo continues to develop innovative technologies that transform the way companies interact with their customers and ultimately improve the contact center experience.
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About Fonolo
Fonolo is the leading provider of cloud-based call-back solutions. The company’s innovative products improve the way call centers interact with their customers by seamlessly replacing hold time with a call-back. Regardless of where the conversation begins – on the web, mobile or by phone – Fonolo quickly and conveniently routes customers through the call center, connecting them to the right agent and eliminating hold time. A growing list of organizations trust Fonolo to improve the call center experience for their customers. Fonolo was named “Top Contact Center Technology Provider” by the 2015 Call Center Week Awards.
To learn more about how Fonolo can help reduce abandonment rates, improve your customer experiences, and lower costs, visit fonolo.com.