Help desk connect
First Claim
1. A method of providing assistance to a user of a mobile device capable of being coupled to a network, comprising:
- sending a signal from the mobile device to a help service computing arrangement via the network to initiate a help session;
sending, via the network, device-specific data of the mobile device targeted for a help database;
associating a session identifier with the device-specific data via the help service computing arrangement;
initiating a voice connection between the user and a help agent;
providing the session identifier to the help agent; and
accessing the device-specific data by the help agent from the help database using the session identifier for purposes of providing the assistance.
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Abstract
Providing assistance to a user of a mobile device involves sending a signal from the mobile device to a help service computing arrangement via a network to initiate a help session. Device-specific data of the mobile device is sent via the network and targeted for a help database. A session identifier is associated with the device-specific data via the help service computing arrangement. A voice connection between the user and a help agent is established and the session identifier is provided to the help agent. The device-specific data is accessed by the help agent from the help database using the session identifier for purposes of providing the assistance.
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43 Claims
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1. A method of providing assistance to a user of a mobile device capable of being coupled to a network, comprising:
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sending a signal from the mobile device to a help service computing arrangement via the network to initiate a help session;
sending, via the network, device-specific data of the mobile device targeted for a help database;
associating a session identifier with the device-specific data via the help service computing arrangement;
initiating a voice connection between the user and a help agent;
providing the session identifier to the help agent; and
accessing the device-specific data by the help agent from the help database using the session identifier for purposes of providing the assistance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A data-processing arrangement, comprising:
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a network interface capable of receiving data via a network;
a voice communications module capable of being coupled to a voice network;
a processor coupled to the network interface and the voice communications module; and
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having a help application that causes the processor to, send a signal to a help service computing arrangement via the network to initiate a help session;
send device-specific data of the data-processing arrangement targeted for a help database via the network;
receive a session identifier associated with the device-specific data from the help service computing arrangement;
initiate a voice connection with a help agent via the voice communications module; and
provide the session identifier to the help agent for purposes of retrieving the device-specific data from the help database to provide assistance to a user of the data processing arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A processor-readable medium having instructions stored thereon which are executable by a data processing arrangement capable of being coupled to a network, the instructions executable by the data processing arrangement for performing steps comprising:
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sending a signal to a help service computing arrangement via the network to initiate a help session;
sending device-specific data of the data-processing arrangement targeted for a help database via the network;
receiving a session identifier associated with the device-specific data from the help service computing arrangement;
initiating a voice connection with a help agent; and
providing the session identifier to the help agent purposes of retrieving the device-specific data from the help database to provide assistance to a user of the data processing arrangement.
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32. A data-processing arrangement, comprising:
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a network interface capable of communicating via a network;
a processor coupled to the network interface; and
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having a help service module that causes the processor to, receive a signal from a mobile device to initiate a help session via the network;
send a trigger to the mobile device in response to the signal, the trigger configured to cause the mobile device to send device-specific data of the mobile device to a help database via the network;
associate a session identifier with the device-specific data; and
facilitate access of the device-specific data from the help database using the session identifier for purposes of providing assistance to a help agent conducting a telephonic help session. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A processor-readable medium having instructions stored thereon which are executable by a data processing arrangement capable of being coupled to a network, the instructions executable by the data processing arrangement for performing steps comprising:
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receiving signal from a mobile device to initiate a help session via the network;
sending a trigger to the mobile device in response to the signal, the trigger configured to cause the mobile device to send device-specific data of the mobile device to a help database via the network;
associating a session identifier with the device-specific data; and
facilitating access of the device-specific data from the help database using the session identifier for purposes of providing assistance to a help agent conducting a telephonic help session.
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43. A system comprising:
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means for sending a signal from a mobile device to a help service computing arrangement to initiate a help session;
means for sending device-specific data of the mobile device to a help database;
means for associating a session identifier with the device-specific data;
means for initiating a voice connection between the user and a help agent;
means for providing the session identifier to the help agent; and
means for accessing the device-specific data by the help agent using the session identifier for purposes of providing the assistance.
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