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AcceptingChatReadyChattingFigure B-8 Agent StatesWhere:► Ready: The agent applet is ready to respond to chat requests.► Accepting Chat: The agent is in the process of accepting a chat (see“Customer/Agent handshake” on page 464). From this state, the agenttransitions to chatting if the customer accepts the chat or back to ready if thecustomer applet rejects the chat.► Chatting: The agent is currently chatting with a customer. Once the chatfinishes, the customer transitions back to the ready state. In this state, theagent sets the CUSTOMER_NAME and COMPANY attributes so thisinformation displays on the other agent monitoring screens.Customer/Agent handshakeThe customer appears on all the agent screens. There is a possibility that morethan one agent could choose to respond. We must ensure that only oneestablishes a link. We do this through a handshake between the customer andagent. The customer applet accepts one and only one connection. This isillustrated in Figure B-9 on page 465.464 <strong>Lotus</strong> <strong>Instant</strong> <strong>Messaging</strong>/<strong>Web</strong> <strong>Conferencing</strong> (Sametime): Building Sametime-Enabled Applications

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