Knowledge base in virtual mobile management

• US 10,310,594 B2
• Filed: 12/03/2013
• Issued: 06/04/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vmware LLC (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AetherPal, Inc. (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gonsalves, Deepak, Charles, Calvin, Chengappa, Pooja, Parmar, Ramesh, Ayyalasomayajula, Subramanyam, Kutchuk, Artun, Oh, Byung Joon
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Viet D
• Application Number:
  US14/095,135
• Publication Number:
  US 20140154648A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,009 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0742 in a data processing system embedded in a mobile device, e.g. mobile phones, handheld devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/01 Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer G06F3/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/14 Network analysis or design
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/16 using machine learning or artificial intelligence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/40 using virtualisation of network functions or resources, e.g. SDN or NFV entities

Abstract

Described herein is a method and system that provides symptom based and context sensitive knowledgebase management during a remote management session with a connected device. Knowledgebase profiles are generated that are linked to symptoms and device metrics and knowledgebase search rules are set that are linked to the symptoms, and specific device metrics. The knowledgebase management system provides a remote support technician with the support information instantly during a remote management session based on the symptom described by an end user and an assessment of the connected device state in order to aid in the troubleshooting of the issue and assist in the transfer of the knowledge.

Claims

1. A method for knowledgebase management, the method comprising:

establishing, from a console and initiated in response to an event on a connected device, a remote management session with the connected device via a wireless network, wherein the connected device is a mobile device and wherein the console and the mobile device undergo authentication to securely establish the remote management session, and wherein the remote management session is a single dedicated communication channel between the console and the connected device over which all communications occur;

during the remote management session;

remotely controlling, by a user of the console, the connected device via the remote management session to test functionality, usability and performance of the connected device;

receiving at the console via the remote management session at least one symptom based on the event and extracted device information from the connected device;

automatically generating symptom based information and context sensitive information by running dynamic queries in real-time during the remote management session where each query is built using the at least one symptom, the extracted device information and a connected device user position within the connected device absent interaction of the user at the console, the connected device user position received via the remote management session and the connected device user position indicating at least a logical position of the user in the connected device or an application that is being accessed;

automatically providing relevant storyboards based on running dynamic real-time queries, wherein each query includes dynamic combinations of the extracted device information, the at least one symptom and the connected device user position within the connected device during remote management of the connected device absent interaction of the user at the console;

presenting at the console the symptom based information, relevant storyboards, different context sensitive information based on a role of the user at the console and using constantly updated positions of where the connected device user is within the connected device during remote management of the connected device received via the remote management session and the extracted device information with respect to the connected device; and

using the symptom based information, relevant storyboards and the context sensitive information to resolve the at least one symptom via the remote management session.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

prioritizing the symptom based information and context sensitive information based on context.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the symptom based information and context sensitive information is presented via a dashboard and at least one hotspot on the console.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the at least one hotspot includes at least one of top issues, landing page, device summary, application lists, process lists, and device information.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

clicking on the at least one hotspot to obtain specific information from at least one of external and internal online resources.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein a hotspot is a context sensitive area.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

recording a video of use cases with respect to the connected device;

an generating storyboards based on recorded videos.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein establishment of the remote management session is one of user initiated and network initiated.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting tutorials based on at least one of provided symptom and connected device state, wherein the tutorials are prioritized based on popularity and usage.

9. A method for knowledgebase management, the method comprising:

establishing, from a console and initiated in response to an event on a connected device, a remote management session with the connected device via a wireless network, wherein the connected device is a mobile device and wherein the console and the mobile device undergo authentication to securely establish the remote management session, and wherein the remote management session is a single dedicated communication channel between the console and the connected device over which all communications occur;

during the remote management session;

remotely managing and controlling, by a user of the console, the connected device via the remote management session to test functionality, usability and performance of the connected device;

providing symptom based and context sensitive knowledgebase management during the remote management session;

creating knowledgebase profiles based on running dynamic real-time queries, wherein each query includes dynamic combinations of a provided symptom related to the event, extracted device information of the connected device, and a logical position of a user in the connected device, wherein a particular knowledgebase profile is dependent on a role assigned to the user, each role having a different knowledgebase profile, the extracted device information, the logical position of the user, and the provided symptom received via the remote management session;

setting knowledgebase search rules based on the provided symptom and the connected device and the position of the user; and

presenting at the console one of the knowledgebase profiles based on the role of the user and the knowledgebase search rules based on the at least one of provided symptom based information and context sensitive information based on the connected device, wherein presentation of information in the knowledgebase profile is dependent on where the user is positioned in the connected device as the user is remotely controlling the connected device to test functionality, usability and performance of the connected device.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

setting the knowledgebase search rules linked to the at least one of a provided symptom and device metrics within knowledgebase management fields on the console.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein each knowledgebase profile includes at least one of a context sensitive hotspot, symptom selection configuration, and dynamic query configuration.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein knowledgebase profiles correspond to different user groups.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the each knowledgebase profile includes pre-formatted data queries.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein each knowledgebase profile includes topics based on a state of the connected device.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein each knowledgebase profile includes topics based on a state of the connected device that violate predefined metrics.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one knowledgebase profile includes topics based on a state of the connected device that are outside a predefined operating range for the connected device.

17. The method of claim 9, wherein dynamic queries on the least one knowledgebase profile are based on at least one of provided symptom and connected device state.

19. A remote management system, comprising:

a communication module configured to establish, in response to an event on a connected device, a remote management session with the connected device via a wireless network, wherein the connected device is a mobile device and wherein the communication module and the mobile device undergo authentication to securely establish the remote management session, and wherein the remote management session is a single dedicated communication channel between the communication module and the connected device over which all communications occur;

a console, during the remote management session, configured to receive at least one symptom related to the event and extracted device information from the connected device via the remote management session;

the console, during the remote management session, configured to permit a user to remotely manage and control the connected device via the remote management session to test functionality, usability and performance of the connected device;

a server, during the remote management session, configured to generate symptom based information and context sensitive information by automatically running dynamic queries in real-time during the remote management session where each query is built using the at least one symptom, the extracted device information and a connected device user position within the connected device absent interaction of a user at the console, the connected device user position received via the remote management session and the connected device user position indicating at least a logical position of the user in the connected device or an application that is being accessed;

the server, during the remote management session, configured to automatically provide relevant storyboards based on running dynamic real-time queries, wherein each query includes dynamic combinations of the extracted device information, the at least on symptom and the connected device user position within the connected device during remote management of the connected device absent interaction of the user at the console;

the console, during the remote management session, configured to present at the console the symptom based information, relevant storyboards, different context sensitive information based on a role of the user at the console and using constantly updated positions of where the connected device user is within the connected device during remote management of the connected device and the extracted device information with respect to the connected device, wherein presentation of the context sensitive information is dependent on a role assigned to the user at the console, each role having different presentations;

the console, during the remote management session, configured to select a solution based on the symptom based information and context sensitive information; and

the communication module, during the remote management session, configured to transmit the solution to the connected device via the remote management session.

20. The system of claim 19, further comprising:

the knowledgebase management module configured to prioritize the symptom based information and context sensitive information based on context.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the symptom based information and context sensitive information is presented via a dashboard and at least one hotspot on the console.

22. The system of claim 20, wherein a hotspot is a context sensitive area.