Automated service scheduling system based on customer value
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1. A system for providing service to customers at service locations, each service location having a communication device adapted to communicate one or more events pertaining to a service event for a customer at the service location, the system comprising:
- a decisioning system communicatively coupled to the communication devices to receive the events, the decisioning system scheduling a primary service attendant for servicing each event according to at least a value of the customer at the service location that generated the event;
a communication system communicatively coupled to the decisioning system to transmit a message to the primary service attendant selected for an event, the message indicating the service location at which the event is to be serviced; and
a plurality of message receivers, used by the service attendants, to receive the messages from the communication system.
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Abstract
An automated system uses a decisioning system to schedule service attendants to service events at patron locations. The decisioning system schedules the events for servicing using various factors to establish the priority of different events. Service attendants are paged by the system to inform them of a service to be provided.
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75 Claims
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1. A system for providing service to customers at service locations, each service location having a communication device adapted to communicate one or more events pertaining to a service event for a customer at the service location, the system comprising:
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a decisioning system communicatively coupled to the communication devices to receive the events, the decisioning system scheduling a primary service attendant for servicing each event according to at least a value of the customer at the service location that generated the event;
a communication system communicatively coupled to the decisioning system to transmit a message to the primary service attendant selected for an event, the message indicating the service location at which the event is to be serviced; and
a plurality of message receivers, used by the service attendants, to receive the messages from the communication system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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10. The system of 7, wherein the rules include:
at least one rule for scheduling events according to a location of the service location.
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14. The system of 7, wherein the rules include:
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at least one rule for scheduling events according to an age of the event;
at least one rule for scheduling events according to a type of event;
at least one rule for scheduling events according to a location of the service location; and
at least one rule for selecting a service attendant for servicing an event based on a location of the service location which generated the event and an assigned location of the service attendant.
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23. A system for providing service to customers at service locations, each service location having a communication means for communicating one or more events pertaining to a service event for a customer at the service location, the system comprising:
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a computer implemented decision making means communicatively coupled to the plurality of communication means for receiving the events, the decision making means selecting a primary service attendant for servicing each event according to at least a value of a customer to be serviced for each event;
a messaging means communicatively coupled to the decision making means for transmitting a message to the primary service attendant selected for servicing an event, the message indicating the service location at which the event is to be serviced; and
a plurality of message receiving means, used by the service attendants, for receiving the messages from the messaging means.
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45. A system for servicing customers at service locations, the system comprising:
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means for transmitting from a service location a message pertaining to an event at the service location and for which a customer at the service location needs service by a service attendant;
means for receiving the transmitted message;
means, communicatively coupled to the receiving means, for scheduling the event according to at least the value of the customer;
means for selecting a first service attendant for servicing the scheduled event; and
means for transmitting a message to the first service attendant identifying the service location to be serviced for the event.
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46. A method of servicing customers at service locations, the method comprising:
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transmitting from a communication device at a service location a message pertaining to an event at the service location and for which a customer at the service location needs service by a service attendant;
receiving the transmitted message;
scheduling the event for servicing by a first service attendant according to at least a value of the customer at the service location that generated the event; and
transmitting a message to the first service attendant identifying the service location to be serviced for the event.
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75. A system for providing service to customers at service locations, wherein each service location having a communication device adapted to communicate one or more events pertaining to the status of a customer at the service location, the system comprising:
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a decisioning system for scheduling the events for service, by receiving the events from the communication devices and using a plurality of rules to select a primary service attendant for servicing each event including at least one rule to schedule an event based on a value of the customer, to produce a periodically updated event service schedule;
a communication system for transmitting a message to the primary service attendant selected for an event, by way of a two-way communication network, to produce a message indicating to the primary service attendant the service location at which the event is to be serviced; and
a plurality of message receivers, each service attendant having one of the message receivers, for receiving the messages from the communication system, by way of the two-way communication network, to produce to the service attendant to message.
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