Patent 7415417 was granted and assigned to Avaya on August, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention is directed to a customer contact 100 in which a agent service function 136 to collect predetermined types of information regarding the contact and/or the contact center 100 and interface with the contact. The interface can include presenting service options to the contact. A mood detector 152 can be used to collect information about the customer's state of mind.