Customer service electronic form generating system
First Claim
1. A method of integrating an electronic customer service call-related data entry form on a computer system with a data storage system comprising at least first and second data bases, said computer system comprising a display screen, said method comprising the steps of:
- determining a plurality of fields for said electronic form to be associated with at least one predetermined customer service call, each said field corresponding with a predetermined category of data;
defining each said field by a field structure, said field structure directing a selective transfer of data entered into said field to a database destination associated with said field;
displaying said plurality of fields on said display screen;
entering data into at least one of said fields, including entering data into a first of said fields; and
transferring said data from said at least one field into at least one data base, said transferring step further comprising the step of transferring said data from said first field into each of said first and second data bases by said field structure of said first field.
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Abstract
An apparatus for producing a series of electronic forms that are related to completing a task. The apparatus includes a computer system in which one or more databases are stored. The computer system displays a list of tasks that can be selected by a customer service representative. Each task has associated with it a series of forms that must be completed. Each form includes a plurality of fields, each of which has an associated database. A code segment associated with each field processes data as it is entered into the field and stores the data in the field'"'"'s associated database. The system also provides a task map indicating the forms that must be completed to finish a given task, as well as the forms that have already been completed.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of integrating an electronic customer service call-related data entry form on a computer system with a data storage system comprising at least first and second data bases, said computer system comprising a display screen, said method comprising the steps of:
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determining a plurality of fields for said electronic form to be associated with at least one predetermined customer service call, each said field corresponding with a predetermined category of data; defining each said field by a field structure, said field structure directing a selective transfer of data entered into said field to a database destination associated with said field; displaying said plurality of fields on said display screen; entering data into at least one of said fields, including entering data into a first of said fields; and transferring said data from said at least one field into at least one data base, said transferring step further comprising the step of transferring said data from said first field into each of said first and second data bases by said field structure of said first field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A methods, for producing electronic customer service call-related data entry forms on a computer system comprising a display screen, said method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a plurality of customer service call tasks on a display screen; selecting one of said customer service call tasks; generating a series of electronic customer service call-related data entry forms from said selecting step comprising a plurality of forms, each said form comprising a plurality of fields for containing a predetermined category of data, wherein for each said form within said series the associated fields are displayed; defining each said field by a field structure, said field structure directing a selective transfer of data entered into said field to a database destination associated with said field; and entering data into each of said fields for each said form in said series, wherein at least a portion of said entering step is in response to information provided by a customer requesting said customer service call task; and transferring data from a first of said fields to first and second data bases by said field structure of said first field. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for producing an electronic customer service call-related data entry form on a computer system, said form comprising a plurality of fields each corresponding with a predetermined category of customer service call-related information and said computer system comprising a display screen, a manual data entry device, and at least a first data base and a second data base, wherein a first format is required for data input into said first data base and a second format is required for data input into said second data base, said first and second formats being different, said method comprising the steps of:
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defining each said field by a field structure, said field structure directing a selective transfer of data entered into said field to a database destination associated with said field; displaying said plurality of fields on said display screen; entering data into at least one of said fields in accordance with said predetermined category of customer service call-related information associated with said at least one field, said entering step comprising transferring data from said first data base to a first of said fields and using said manual data entry device for a second of said fields; and transferring said data from at least one of said plurality of fields into at least one data base, said transferring step further comprising the steps of providing said data from at least a third of said fields at least to said first data base in said first format and to said second data base in said second format by said field structure of said third field. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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