This invention (The Customer Contact Channel Changer) enables the
integration of different Customer Contact Channels such as live call
center ACD (Automatic Call Distribution) agents, ADSI (Analog Display
Services Interface) enhanced IVR (Interactive Voice Response) systems and
WWW (World Wide Web ) servers. The world wide web servers are used to
allow customers with computer equipment to access information from an
organizations databases in a self service mode. Frequently these
customers have questions best answered by human ACD agents. With this
invention the connection between the customer with the question and the
agent with the answer is done quickly and efficiently with both parties
sharing screens of common information. Also control is retained by the
customer to make the call happen when they want it.