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Machine Assisted Troubleshooting of a Customer Support Issue

  • US 20140279718A1
  • Filed: 03/12/2013
  • Published: 09/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2013
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A knowledge interface that interacts with a user-operated data processing system via networked communication to identify a solution to problem or issue experienced by a customer with respect to a particular product or service, the knowledge interface comprising:

  • data processing functionality that supplies information to the user-operated data processing system, the information representing a number of components that are presented in at least one display window displayed by the user-operated data processing system, wherein the components includei) first data identifying a set of predetermined symptoms linked to the problem or issue experienced by the customer,ii) first interface elements that are configured to allow the user to classify the set of predetermined symptoms of i) into two classes including a first class of symptoms representing symptoms most likely experienced by the customer and a second class of symptoms representing symptoms most likely not experienced by the customer,iii) second data identifying a set of predetermined root causes linked to the set of predetermined symptoms of i),iv) second interface elements that are configured to allow the user to classify the set of predetermined root causes of iii) into two classes including a first class of root causes representing root causes most likely experienced by the customer and a second class of root causes representing root causes most likely not experienced by the customer, andv) third data identifying a set of solutions linked to the set of predetermined root causes of iii), wherein the third data identifies a best solution based upon the predetermined root causes of iii) and their associated class designations as dictated by user input with the second interface elements.

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