CUSTOMER-ORIENTED CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT PROCESS AND SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A network-based customer relationship system for managing data exchanged between a plurality of consumers and a plurality of providers, comprising:
- a consumer interface configured to receive data from at least one of the consumers, the data including a field to identify one of the providers; and
an application module in communication with the consumer interface and executable on a processor to establish a case corresponding to the data entered by the consumer, extract from the data the field identifying the provider, and notify the provider of the existence of the case, wherein the case is accessible to at least one other consumer.
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Abstract
A method and system for customer service and support integrated with social networks includes an Internet available server application where consumers and providers can create their profiles, integrate their profiles with existing social network profiles, and collaborate with each other on resolving consumer issues using a workflow engine supported with a rule engine. Consumers may be organized into consumer groups and into federations of consumer groups. Consumer issues may be voted on thereby raising the significance of an issue and/or building a provider'"'"'s reputation based in part on resolved issues, issue votes, and by reviews and comments. Consumers manage their profiles. Provider profiles are predominately affected by resolved/unresolved issues or positive/negative reviews. Notifications are handled automatically based on configured workflow and rule engine and utilize internal messaging system, emails, SMS and other available social network services (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, etc.).
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19 Claims
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1. A network-based customer relationship system for managing data exchanged between a plurality of consumers and a plurality of providers, comprising:
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a consumer interface configured to receive data from at least one of the consumers, the data including a field to identify one of the providers; and an application module in communication with the consumer interface and executable on a processor to establish a case corresponding to the data entered by the consumer, extract from the data the field identifying the provider, and notify the provider of the existence of the case, wherein the case is accessible to at least one other consumer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of managing a customer relationship system, comprising the steps of:
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executing at least one application module on a server to provide an interactive environment for a plurality of consumers an at least one provider to provide information to each other; receiving information relating to at least one provider through a consumer interface; creating a case corresponding to the information received from each consumer using the application module; storing the case and the related information in a database on a physical storage medium connected to the server; sending a notification from the application module to each provider identified in the case that the case has been established; and making the case available on the server for access by a plurality of other consumers. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A customer relationship system comprising:
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means, executing on a server, for providing an interactive environment for a plurality of consumers and providers to provide information to each other; means for receiving information from a plurality of consumers relating to at least one provider; means for creating a case corresponding to the information from the consumer; at least one physical storage medium connected to the server and storing the case and the related information in a database; and means for notifying each provider that the case has been established.
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