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Closed-loop self-care apparatus and messaging system for customer care of wireless services

  • US 10,079,927 B2
  • Filed: 12/09/2014
  • Issued: 09/18/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operation for a Self-Care TuneUp apparatus, comprising:

  • receiving a device state, user description, and a trigger from a mobile user device coupled to a wireless communication network;

    reading the present settings and conditions of a user'"'"'s network account and wireless communication network location from a NetState store;

    initiating TuneUp ticket number;

    operating a Perception-TuneUp Engine circuit to determine at least one likely description of perceived dissatisfaction of a user which could be ameliorated by a proposed change to wireless communication network settings or mobile user device configuration;

    transmitting to a TuneUp agent operable on said mobile user device for agreement, rejection, or continuation, the description and proposed change to the wireless communication network settings or mobile user device configuration determined by the Perception-TuneUp Engine circuit;

    receiving from said TuneUp agent, at least one of agreement to the proposed change to the wireless communication network settings or mobile user device configuration, rejection of the proposed change to the wireless communication network settings or mobile user device configuration, or additional user description of perceived dissatisfaction for further operation of the Perception-TuneUp Engine circuit to determine a second proposed change to the wireless communication network settings or mobile user device configuration, and the method further comprising;

    upon receiving rejection from the TuneUp agent operable on a mobile user device, closing the TuneUp ticket number;

    upon receiving additional user description of perceived dissatisfaction, continuing operation of the Perception-TuneUp Engine;

    upon receiving agreement to at least one first proposed change to the wireless communication network settings or mobile user device configuration, storing into a PreviousState store current wireless communication network settings and mobile user device configuration;

    changing by a Network Operator or assisting the user to change wireless communication network settings and mobile user device configuration as proposed; and

    setting a timer for an Evaluation Engine circuit to cause the TuneUp agent to present to the mobile user device a selection of;

    Acceptance, to close the ticket number, Revert, to return the mobile user device to the stored Previous State and close the ticket number, and Continue TuneUp, to provide for additional user description of perceived dissatisfaction and continuing operation of the Perception-TuneUp Engine.

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