US 7,386,488 B2
Automated sales support method
Steven Todd, Westfield, N.J. (US)
Assigned to AT&T Corp, New York, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/240,042.
Application 11/240042 is a division of application No. 09/850073, filed on May 07, 2001.
Prior Publication US 2006/0031132 A1, Feb. 09, 2006
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 705—26 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of alerting a salesperson of consumer interactions with an employer of the salesperson, the method comprising:
receiving from the salesperson a selection of a target item for the salesperson from an individual customer assigned to the salesperson;
monitoring a plurality of on-line communication channels for an occurrence of a communication from the customer to the employer and including the target item selected by the salesperson;
notifying the salesperson upon the occurrence; and
storing a record of the occurrences in a history.