Interactive, live-connection, specifically targetable, database-supported, dynamic dialogue management engine
First Claim
1. A dynamic dialogue management engine (‘
- DDME’
) for use by a Communications Manager (‘
CM’
) to multiple (serial and parallel) communications with a set of Targeted Individuals (‘
TIs’
), said communications each being a unique instantiation of a dialogue, said DDME further comprising;
a computer, on which said dialogue is stored and through which the CM creates, manages, and changes the dialogue and all subsequent instantiations thereof;
means for any set of voice, visual, and data communications;
a datasource of possible communication links, with individual data records therein having both identifying information as to a Targeted Individual potentially within the set of Targeted Individuals, and information enabling a communication link to be effected with that specific Targeted Individual;
a distinct datasource of possible Target Individuals, with individual data records therein having both identifying information as to a specific potential Target Individual and about any set of qualities or categorizations recorded about that specific potential Target Individual, that indicate that he belongs to the set with whom a communication is desired and thus a dialogue worth attempting;
a Core Datasource, comprising a selection of data records combining, for each such data record, the information enabling a communication link to be effected with a specific Targeted Individual and identifying information as to a specific potential Target Individual and information as to the specific set of qualities or categorizations which indicate that a communication effort is desired and thus a dialogue worth attempting;
a datasource of Field Operatives;
a dialogue which is to be entered into and interactively communicated with a Targeted Individual by a Field Operative in a live, direct contact;
a plurality of handsets, each containing an instantiation of the dialogue, a display on which the dialogue'"'"'s most current sub-state can be shown to the Field Operative and Targeted Individual, with controls enabling the input from the Targeted Individual to be entered into the handset to effect the transition to the next sub-state, telephony links capable of any set of voice, visual, and data communications;
an Analytical Function Engine which can take the data from any set of the handsets, Core Datasource, datasource of possible communications links, distinct datasource of possible Target Individuals, or datasource of Field Operatives, and perform comparative, aggregate, deconstructive, mathematical, and other functional operations thereon, as determined by the CM within the computer'"'"'s then-current capabilities, whether using software within the DDME or external thereto;
and,a dialogue-management tool which enables the CM to construct, monitor, modify, or delete the structure of the dialogue, including any set of its sub-states, conditions of entry and actions upon exit of any state, actions upon any transition between one sub-state and the next (including final exit from the dialogue).
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Abstract
This invention is a Dynamic Dialogue Management Engine that enables a single person to create, monitor, manage, and adapt a dialogue between one source and a plurality of specifically identified, validated, and contacted individuals. A Field Operator engages each such ‘targeted’ individual in a real-time communication using face-to-face geospatially-shared contact or telephony once that specific communications link has been made. This tuple'"'"'s dialogue is a two-way exchange with the Field Operator taking and reporting data from, and about, the Targeted Individual as well as communicating the information (or asking the specific questions) set by the Communications Manager to the Targeted Individual. All instantiations of the dialogue are aggregated and analyzed using the data gathered through the real world experiences of the Field Operatives with the Targeted Individuals and the dialogue is responsively and dynamically adapted to meet the central purpose thereof by the Communications Manager.
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14 Claims
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1. A dynamic dialogue management engine (‘
- DDME’
) for use by a Communications Manager (‘
CM’
) to multiple (serial and parallel) communications with a set of Targeted Individuals (‘
TIs’
), said communications each being a unique instantiation of a dialogue, said DDME further comprising;a computer, on which said dialogue is stored and through which the CM creates, manages, and changes the dialogue and all subsequent instantiations thereof; means for any set of voice, visual, and data communications; a datasource of possible communication links, with individual data records therein having both identifying information as to a Targeted Individual potentially within the set of Targeted Individuals, and information enabling a communication link to be effected with that specific Targeted Individual; a distinct datasource of possible Target Individuals, with individual data records therein having both identifying information as to a specific potential Target Individual and about any set of qualities or categorizations recorded about that specific potential Target Individual, that indicate that he belongs to the set with whom a communication is desired and thus a dialogue worth attempting; a Core Datasource, comprising a selection of data records combining, for each such data record, the information enabling a communication link to be effected with a specific Targeted Individual and identifying information as to a specific potential Target Individual and information as to the specific set of qualities or categorizations which indicate that a communication effort is desired and thus a dialogue worth attempting; a datasource of Field Operatives; a dialogue which is to be entered into and interactively communicated with a Targeted Individual by a Field Operative in a live, direct contact; a plurality of handsets, each containing an instantiation of the dialogue, a display on which the dialogue'"'"'s most current sub-state can be shown to the Field Operative and Targeted Individual, with controls enabling the input from the Targeted Individual to be entered into the handset to effect the transition to the next sub-state, telephony links capable of any set of voice, visual, and data communications; an Analytical Function Engine which can take the data from any set of the handsets, Core Datasource, datasource of possible communications links, distinct datasource of possible Target Individuals, or datasource of Field Operatives, and perform comparative, aggregate, deconstructive, mathematical, and other functional operations thereon, as determined by the CM within the computer'"'"'s then-current capabilities, whether using software within the DDME or external thereto; and, a dialogue-management tool which enables the CM to construct, monitor, modify, or delete the structure of the dialogue, including any set of its sub-states, conditions of entry and actions upon exit of any state, actions upon any transition between one sub-state and the next (including final exit from the dialogue). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14)
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13. A dynamic dialogue management engine (‘
- DDME’
) for use by a Communications Manager (‘
CM’
) to multiple (serial and parallel) communications with a set of Targeted Individuals (‘
TIs’
), said communications each being a unique instantiation of a dialogue, said DDME further comprising;a datasource of possible communication links, with individual data records therein having both identifying information as to a Targeted Individual potentially within the set of Targeted Individuals, and information enabling a communication link to be effected with that specific Targeted Individual; a distinct datasource of possible Target Individuals, with individual data records therein having both identifying information as to a specific potential Target Individual and about any set of qualities or categorizations recorded about that specific potential Target Individual, that indicate that he belongs to the set with whom a communication is desired and thus a dialogue worth attempting; a Core Datasource, comprising a selection of data records combining, for each such data record, the information enabling a communication link to be effected with a specific Targeted Individual and identifying information as to a specific potential Target Individual and information as to the specific set of qualities or categorizations which indicate that a communication effort is desired and thus a dialogue worth attempting; a datasource of Field Operatives; a dialogue which is to be entered into and interactively communicated with a Targeted Individual by a Field Operative in a live, direct contact; a plurality of handsets, each containing an instantiation of the dialogue, a display on which the dialogue'"'"'s most current sub-state can be shown to the Field Operative and Targeted Individual, with controls enabling the input from the Targeted Individual to be entered into the handset to effect the transition to the next sub-state, telephony links capable of any set of voice, visual, and data communications; an Analytical Function Engine which can take the data from any set of the handsets, Core Datasource, datasource of possible communications links, distinct datasource of possible Target Individuals, or datasource of Field Operatives, and perform comparative, aggregate, deconstructive, mathematical, and other functional operations thereon, as determined by the CM within the computer'"'"'s then-current capabilities, whether using software within the DDME or external thereto; and
,a dialogue-management tool which enables the CM to construct, monitor, modify, or delete the structure of the dialogue, including any set of its sub-states, conditions of entry and actions upon exit of any state, actions upon any transition between one sub-state and the next (including final exit from the dialogue); wherein any of the plurality of handsets which comprise sufficient processing and communication capacity can be used as the computer, on which said dialogue is stored and through which the CM creates, manages, and changes the dialogue and all subsequent instantiations thereof.
- DDME’
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