3054 results about "Quality monitoring" patented technology

Methods and systems are presented for integrating workforce management and quality monitoring. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of: receiving information about a skill; capturing a plurality of contacts made by an agent; receiving an evaluation of the contacts; and updating the skill information based on the evaluation. The skill is associated with an agent, and the evaluation measures the agent skill. In another embodiment, the method comprises the steps of: receiving information about a skill; capturing a plurality of contacts made by an agent; receiving an evaluation form for the contacts; and updating the form based on the skill information. The skill is associated with an agent, and the form produces a measurement of the agent skill.

A method of monitoring the contact of a biomedical electrode to skin of a patient is disclosed, where the phase angle of current flow through one portion of the electrode is compared to the phase angle of current flow through another portion of the electrode. The two portions are both electrical conductors, one having a lossy dielectric surface and the other bare metal. Any monitoring of an electrical interface is possible based on the difference in phase angle. Lift of any portion of the electrode from contact with skin of a patient can be monitored more easily than using conventional Contact Quality Monitoring circuitry and "split plate patient plates."

A system for adaptive call management, comprising a network-connected call manager server and a call switching means coupled to the call manager server and adapted to deliver calls to a selected target via a plurality of media channels, wherein upon receipt of a call quality indicium from a call quality monitoring means associated a media channel, the call manager server selects a specific media channel, is disclosed.

A quality monitoring system is implemented within a communications contact center. All electronic data associated with incoming and outgoing communications is monitored and can selectively be recorded. The recording of the communications data is controlled by a set of recording rules. Environmental data associated with the operation of the contact center is also stored. Periodically, and on demand by contact center personnel and others, the recorded communications data and the stored environmental data are analyzed. The recording rules that are actively controlling the recording of the communications data and the environmental data can be dynamically changed in real time, based on the analysis. The system can also display various results of the analysis on a contact center-wide display, on individual contact center agents' workstation screens, and on supervisors' workstation screens. These displays can be a congratulatory message to an agent who has exceeded predetermined goals, can warn of an excessively long wait queue for a class of incoming communications, and can provide contact center environmental information for assisting with evaluating the quality of service being provided by the contact center.

A surgical instrument and safety system comprises a safety shield having an inner surface and an outer surface, an active conductor having a first end adapted to connect with an electrode and a second end adapted to connect with an electrosurgical generator, the electrosurgical generator including contact quality monitoring circuitry, an insulator surrounding the active conductor and disposed between the active conductor and the safety shield, and a circuit interruption device in electrical communication with the safety shield. The circuit interruption device is adapted to couple to the contact quality monitoring circuitry of the electrosurgical generator and disable the flow of current to the electrode upon the occurrence of a fault condition.

Adaptive systems and methods that may help assure the reliability of data retrieved from memory cells are described herein. The systems may include a memory device including a plurality of memory cells, a data quality monitoring block, and an adaptive data encoding block, the data quality monitoring block and the adaptive data encoding block both being operatively coupled to the memory device. The data quality monitoring block may be configured to determine a quality value of a group of one or more memory cells included in the memory device, the determined quality value being indicative of a quality of the group of one or more memory cells. The adaptive data encoding block may be configured to select a coding scheme from a plurality of coding schemes to encode data to be written to the group of one or more memory cells in the memory device, the selection of the coding scheme being based at least in part on the determined quality value of the group of one or more memory cells.

Fault detection and power network quality monitoring are performed for a power line network using power line communications (“PLC”) signal transceiving and data processing capabilities. Power line signals are continuously received and processed to obtain signal data representative of power line network operating conditions that are expressed in the received power line signals. The harmonic content and noise signature of the signal data are evaluated with reference to known fault signature data and power line network topology properties for detecting and identifying the location of an existing or anticipated fault in the power line network and assessing power transmission quality of the network.

The present invention relates to audio data monitoring using speech recognition technology. In particular, the present invention uses business rules combined with unrestricted, natural speech recognition to monitor conversations in a customer interaction environment, literally transforming the spoken word to a retrievable data form. Implemented using the VorTecs Integration Platform (VIP), a flexible Computer Telephony Integration base, the present invention enhances quality monitoring by effectively evaluating conversations and initiating actionable events while observing for script adherence, compliance and / or order validation.

A subjective quality monitoring system for packet based multimedia signal transmission systems estimates the parameters of a statistical model representing the probabilities of said packet based transmission system being in a low loss state or a high loss state and uses said estimates to predict the subjective quality of the multimedia signal. The quality monitoring system comprises a plurality of quality monitoring functions located at the multimedia to packet conversion points.

A subjective quality monitoring system for multimedia signal transmission systems or distributed applications software systems employs a counter which is increased if subjective quality is high and decreased if subjective quality is low in order to represent the effects of the relative temporal location of transmission impairments or system loading.

A network performance monitor and an associated method for monitoring the perceived transmission quality of a packetized multimedia signal encoded by a first codec are provided. The monitor includes a packet processor for performing real time direct counting of received and lost packets in the burst and gap states in the packet stream carrying the multimedia signal. A data processor is provided for determining packet loss distribution parameters using the burst and gap packet counters provided by the packet processor. In one aspect of the invention, the data processor is operative to compute an effective equipment impairment factor from the packet loss distribution parameters for a reference codec having known transmission impairments associated therewith, for assessing the network contribution to the perceived transmission quality of the multimedia signal.

A subjective quality monitoring system for packet based multimedia signal transmission systems which determines, during more than one interval of a single call, the level of one or more impairments and determines the effect of said one or more impairments on the estimated subjective quality of said multimedia signal. The quality monitoring system comprises a plurality of quality monitoring functions located at the multimedia to packet conversion points.

Systems and methods for facilitating contact center coaching are provided. In this regard, a representative integrated contact center system incorporates a workforce manager, a quality monitor, and a coaching system. The workforce manager includes a scheduler. The quality monitor is configured to provide, to the scheduler, at least one quality goal for a work period of an agent and at least one quality score for the agent. The coaching system is configured to communicate with the workforce manager, the coaching system being operative to: receive information, from the quality manager, corresponding to a condition indicating that the agent is failing to meet pre-established criteria; schedule a coaching meeting with the agent in order to address the condition; and integrate the information corresponding to the condition into a coaching session form.

The invention relates to the fields of applications of the internet of things technology, the wireless sensor network technology, the global positioning system (GPS) positioning technology and the GIS electronic map technology, and discloses an online lake water quality monitoring system based on internet of things. The online lake water quality monitoring system comprises a node monitoring device, a data video base station and a remote monitoring center; the node monitoring device is arranged in a lake to be monitored, and is used for monitoring the lake water quality and transmitting the monitoring data obtained from the monitoring to the data video base station through an ZigBee network; the data video data base is arranged in the lake to be monitored for transmitting the received monitoring data, and water quality information and video information which are collected by the data video base station are transmitted to the remote monitoring center through a mobile communicating network; the remote monitoring center comprises a GIS module, and is used for controlling navigation of the data video base station by remote means depending on water quality map information which is provided by the GIS module after receiving the monitoring data and all information, and for assisting to treat water quality of the lake to be monitored.

A fully integrated automated laser weld process control system (LWPCS) and method of controlling the fabrication of structural parts, particularly for shipbuilding and other industries. The LWPCS defines joint and weld quality attributes as process control variables and integrates these weld quality variables, along with the more traditional process parameters such as laser power, wire feed, GMAW voltage and active seam tracking, into a closed-loop monitoring and control system. The LWPCS includes a central processor and a plurality of subsystems that control laser beam positioning, vision-based monitoring and image processing, active weld-quality monitoring and inspection, adaptive beam delivery, and seam tracking. Cross-communication between subsystems is managed by the central processor. In addition to process control, the system extracts weld quality attributes during the weld process and provides immediate documentation of the weld quality.

The invention discloses a virtual simulation teaching application platform which comprises a teaching resource allocation and management module, a virtual simulation experiment operating module, an assessment and quality monitoring module, an information and educational management module, and an input / output interface module. The application platform disclosed by the invention refers to a virtual simulation teaching application system developed by virtue of technologies such as virtual reality, multimedia, artificial intelligence, network communication and computers, limitations of objective factors existing in current teaching such as high experiment cost, high consumption and existence of potential safety hazards can be overcome, and experiment teaching and skill training with advantages of low cost, low consumption and high safety can be developed; students are facilitated to rapidly acquire knowledge and master skills, learning interest of the students is aroused, interaction between teachers and students is promoted, and innovation and entrepreneurship capabilities of the students are improved; trans-disciplinary, cross-department and trans-regional openness, sharing and popularization of teaching resources are promoted; and moreover, dynamic update, high-efficiency operation and management of the teaching resources are promoted. The virtual simulation teaching application platform disclosed by the invention is popularized and applied in the fields of teaching, skill training, teaching resource allocation and management and the like.

A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes requesting real-time transfer protocol (RTP) quality metrics to be generated by a network for a specific flow in the network. The method also includes recording the RTP quality metrics and reporting the metrics as accounting data associated with the flow. In more specific embodiments, the accounting data includes a correlator with application level accounting and the accounting data is used for quality monitoring and troubleshooting on a per-subscriber basis, on a per-flow basis, or on a per-call basis. An application function can request RTP quality monitoring with a trigger that identifies if a quality parameter reaches a certain threshold.

System for enhancing existing quality monitoring tools for monitoring and guiding agent performance within call centers, each of which provided with a plurality of agent terminals, a plurality of agent audio interfaces, and a plurality of software applications. The proposed system comprises a module for quality evaluation of agents skills and / or of compliance with business processes; a database for storing the results of the evaluation module, in the form of a plurality of profiles of performance; a Call Analysis System (CAS) connected to the database and with the software applications, for retrieving the profile of performance associated with an agent and for generating and transmitting a visual or textual or audio input regarding corrective and / or preventive action(s) required during the current interaction, to an agent terminal, based on the performance profile, and / or on acquired real-time call-based information, as defined by predetermined criteria.

A low cost system and method are provided for long-term monitoring of the quality of a building structure utilizing a semiconductor integrated circuit device buried in the structure. A monitoring chip includes a sensor, a microprocessor, a memory, a radio interface, an electric power controller and an electric power generator. The monitoring chip intermittently receives power to intermittently monitor information such as whether concrete is adequately cured, whether the quantity of moisture and chloride ions in concrete paste is adequate, or whether a state of stress inside concrete is in question. Temperature sensors, electric resistance sensors and pressure sensors respectively built in the monitoring chip use the built-in electric power generator as a power source, and the system store any abnormal measured values in a built-in memory. Collected quality data is transmitted according to an external request to indicate building structure quality.

The invention discloses a building information total management system and method. The system comprises a fire control linkage monitoring unit, a public infrastructure monitoring unit, a security monitoring unit, a water and gas leakage monitoring unit, an environment quality monitoring unit, a management controlling unit, a core processing unit and an alarm managing unit, wherein the fire control linkage monitoring unit is used for obtaining smoke and fire detection information; the public infrastructure monitoring unit is used for obtaining working state information of public infrastructures; the security monitoring unit is used for obtaining monitoring data of security monitoring equipment; the water and gas leakage monitoring unit is used for obtaining detection information for representing water / gas leakage of water / gas supply equipment; the environment quality monitoring unit is used for obtaining environment quality detection information; the management monitoring unit is used for receiving a control command of a user and sending the control command to the core processing unit; the core processing unit is used for forwarding the detection information of the monitoring / detection unit and alarm information to the management monitoring unit and forwarding the control command of the management controlling unit to an appointed monitoring / detecting unit to control corresponding building equipment to operate; and the alarm managing unit is used for selecting an alarm mode according to the event grade of the alarm information.

A dual channel redundant wireless network link formed by the Redundant Fixed Wireless Network Link device 10 of the present invention provides a very high reliable network element for mission critical wireless network application. Redundant Fixed Wireless Link device (10) with two wireless networking radio channel (11, 12) turned on simultaneously, and running networking service feature is working as Service Equipment (SE). Both wireless networking radio channel (11, 12) of the SE have the same directional wireless network coverage area. The two wireless networking radio channels (11, 12) are separated by cross polarization of antenna at same radio frequency, or different radio frequency characteristics. One Redundant Fixed Wireless Link device (10) with one of its two wireless networking radio channel (11, 12) turned on and communicating with said SE, and loaded with networking client feature is acting as Client Equipment (CE). The link quality monitor feature of the CE is monitoring the communication link between the SE and CE. When the current link quality is low or the link is down, the CE automatically switches on the alternate wireless networking radio channel (11, 12) to maintain the network communication between the SE and CE. One SE may communicate with plurality of CE in the same wireless network coverage area.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a method for positioning a voltage sag source, which comprises the following steps: according to a power network structure, a fault type, a triggering condition of an electric energy quality monitor and a preset constraint condition, calculating to generate a node position for installing the electric energy quality monitor; establishing a voltage sag source identification model; according to a three-phase voltage of a node at which the electric energy quality monitor is positioned, calculating an unbalanced value of the node, and according to the unbalanced value, judging a circuit fault type; according to the circuit fault type, the voltage sag source identification model corresponding to the circuit fault type and a voltage variable quantity measured by the electric energy quality monitor, calculating to generate the similarity; and comparing the similarity and positioning the voltage sag source. The embodiment of the invention also provides a device for positioning the voltage sag source. By the method and the device for positioning the voltage sag source, which are disclosed by the embodiment of the invention, a special fault recorder does not need to be used, so that the cost is saved; and moreover, complex data preparation does not need to be carried out, data can be captured only by an electric energy quality monitoring network and a further data mining technology is easy to use.

In a method and medical system for determining a link quality and a link quality margin of a communication link between a programmer device and an implantable medical device of such a medical system, a link quality monitoring circuit of the programmer or the medical device a present link quality and / or link quality margin at reduced signal power using at least one link quality parameter.

The invention discloses an electrical energy quality monitoring and evaluating system, which comprises a plurality of electrical energy monitors, a communication network, a plurality of enterprise service platforms and a government service platform, wherein the enterprise electrical energy monitors are connected to the enterprise service platforms through the communication network, and the independent electrical energy monitors and the enterprise service platforms are connected with the government service platform through the communication network; the enterprise service platforms are used for receiving basic electric power parameters acquired by the enterprise electrical energy monitors at monitoring points inside the enterprises, displaying the change conditions of the electric power parameters of enterprise distribution networks, and transmitting data to the government service platform at certain time intervals; and the government service platform is used for receiving the electric power parameters of the enterprise distribution networks transmitted by the enterprise service platforms and the parameters transmitted by the independent electrical energy monitors at the monitoring points in the regional distribution networks, and performing energy consumption audit, transient and stable electrical energy quality analysis, electrical energy quality level evaluation, harm extent evaluation and evaluation of providing the corresponding electrical energy quality improvement scheme and electrical energy quality improvement effect.

The present invention relates to a method and system for monitoring and evaluating multimedia telephonic and computer-communication interactions. The multimedia quality monitoring system may include an event manager, which may receive a notification associated with a communication between an agent and a customer and recording servers, which record data associated with the communication.

The integration method includes steps: using private comm protocol of each manufacturer to obtain private data collected by quality monitoring device for isomeric quality of power supply (QPS); keeping to IEC 61850 modeling rules to convert private data to object model of QPS data accorded with IEC 61850 standard; based on mapping principle to map IEC 61850 model to united OPC data format; following OPC criterion to provide OPC open application program interface. The invention also discloses data gateway of QPS in multiple protocols based on IEC 61850 and OPC. Using the method and gateway, the invention integrates and connects each isomeric QPS monitoring devices to realize sharing and unifying system resources as well as transparent inter accessing information between the monitoring device and automatic system of digitalized transformer substation. Advantages are: abundant comm protocols and intefaces, raised integrative efficiency, and satisfying requirement in future.

The invention belongs to an electric energy quality monitoring technology, particularly a ship electric energy quality monitoring system. The system comprises a data analysis evaluation subsystem and data acquisition processing subsystems distributed on each node. The data acquisition processing subsystems are used for acquiring three-phase voltage and current signals of a ship power grid in real time and providing the three-phase voltage and current signals for the data analysis evaluation subsystem by the Ethernet; the data analysis evaluation subsystem is used for completing calculation of steady-state electric energy quality indexes in an on-line mode and giving an electric energy quality comprehensive evaluation according to an index weight; the detection of transient-state electric energy quality perturbation parameters is completed in an off-time mode; the steady-state electric energy quality indexes comprise a voltage deviation, a frequency deviation, harmonic waves, three-phase unbalance, voltage fluctuation and flicker; and the transient-state electric energy quality perturbation parameters comprise short duration voltage variation, time varying harmonic waves and inter-harmonics. According to the system, all the nodes on the power grid can be simultaneously monitored, the factors influencing the electric energy quality can be analyzed by a plurality of indexes and the level of the electric energy quality of the power grid is timely known.

The invention discloses a welding process information acquisition and quality monitoring system based on an Ethernet. STM32 is used as a remote data acquisition terminal main control unit for receiving welding parameters acquired by a sensing device in real time and implement analog / digital (A / D) conversion; and the STM32 sends A / D conversion data to a main control server by using an ENC28J60 and using a user datagram protocol (UDP) through a switch, receives control commands, and returns response information to the main control server. If the main control server sends an acquisition instruction, the STM32 executes A / D conversion and sends the result to the main control server, the main control server converts the result into current and voltage parameters, and the parameters are displayed and stored in a waveform mode; and by adopting command interaction in the main control server, all terminals connected with the main control server execute the acquisition command according to the specified requirement, acquire running state information of welding equipment and display states in real time to finish remote online monitoring operation of the welding equipment.