Machine Assisted Troubleshooting of a Customer Support Issue
First Claim
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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Abstract
A knowledge interface is provided that interacts with a user to identify a solution to a customer problem or issue with respect to a particular product or service. The knowledge interface includes data processing functionality configured to dynamically generate a number of components that are presented in at least one display window for display to the user. The components include first data identifying a set of predetermined symptoms linked to the problem or issue and related interface elements for classification of the set of predetermined symptoms, second data identifying a set of predetermined root causes linked to the set of predetermined symptoms and related interface elements for classification of the set of predetermined root causes, and third data identifying a set of solutions linked to the set of predetermined root causes. The third data identifies a best solution based upon the predetermined root causes and their associated class designations.
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36 Claims
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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 include i) 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, and v) 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for identifying a solution to problem or issue experienced by a customer with respect to a particular product or service, the method comprising:
supplying information to a user-operated data processing system via networked communication, 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 include i) 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, and v) 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. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A knowledge interface that interacts with a user 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 presents a number of components in at least one display window displayed to the user, wherein the components include i) 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, and v) 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. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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