Internet-based system designer with live agent assist
First Claim
1. An internet based system designer, the system designer comprising:
- a configurator tool providing a range of relationships for correlating selections within a scope of a configuration; and
a common reference frame in communication with said configurator tool, whereby a user of the configurator tool and a remotely located live human agent simultaneously view at least one common page, wherein the live agent assists the user and the user and the live agent simultaneously view the common page while maintaining mutual communication by digital data link, including at least one of digital video link or digital audio link.
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Abstract
An Internet based system designer with live agent assist is disclosed. In one aspect the system design comprises a configurator tool providing a range of relationships for correlating selections within a scope of a configuration and a common reference frame in communication with a configurator tool whereby a user of a configurator tool and a live agent simultaneously view at least one common page. In one respect, the configurator tool comprises an expert system and a live agent assists the user by helping the user to perform navigation of the expert system and/or use of the expert system. Live agent assistance is facilitated where the user and the live agent establish mutual communication. In one embodiment, the mutual communication occurs by means of digital data link. In another respect, the live agent assists the user in modification of at least one of a selection, a relationship, a configuration, a configurator tool, the mutual communication, a common reference frame, and a common page. In a further aspect, the modification of the configuration may include expansion, limitation, and/or redefinition of a scope of the configuration. With regard to this further aspect, multiple configurator tools may be employed.
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24 Claims
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1. An internet based system designer, the system designer comprising:
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a configurator tool providing a range of relationships for correlating selections within a scope of a configuration; and
a common reference frame in communication with said configurator tool, whereby a user of the configurator tool and a remotely located live human agent simultaneously view at least one common page, wherein the live agent assists the user and the user and the live agent simultaneously view the common page while maintaining mutual communication by digital data link, including at least one of digital video link or digital audio link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of providing live agent assistance for an internet based system designer, the method comprising:
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providing a configurator tool to a user permitting the user to assemble a configuration of selections, wherein the configuration includes at least two selections and a relationship correlating the selections; and
establishing a common reference frame between the user and a remotely located live human agent, wherein the user and the live agent simultaneously view at least one common page, wherein the live agent assists the user, the method further comprising establishing mutual communication between the user and the live agent, wherein the user and the live agent simultaneously view the common page while maintaining mutual communication by digital data link, including at least one of digital video link or digital audio link. - View Dependent Claims (14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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