Web based help desk
DCFirst Claim
1. A web based help desk comprising:
- a web server having memory for storing a help desk web page, said web server allowing remote user computers to access said web server via an Internet or Intranet connection and to access and display said web page;
a plurality of support specialists operating computers in communication with said web server to allow said support specialists to communicate with user computers requiring support, said support specialists being selectable by said user computers via said web page; and
a support specialist status application monitoring the status of said support specialists and user computers requesting support and prompting said web server to establish a connection between a support specialist computer and a user computer when a support specialist becomes available.
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Abstract
A web based help desk includes a web server having memory storing a help desk web page. The web server allows remote user computers to access the web server via an internet or intranet connection thereby to access and display the help desk web page. A plurality of computers, operated by support specialists, are in communication with the web server to allow support specialists to communicate with remote users requiring support. The support specialists are selectable through the web page. A support specialist status application monitors the status of the support specialists and remote users requesting support and prompts the web server to establish a connection between a support specialist and a remote user when a support specialist becomes available. A method of providing support to a user operating a remote computer and a help desk web page are also provided.
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18 Claims
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1. A web based help desk comprising:
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a web server having memory for storing a help desk web page, said web server allowing remote user computers to access said web server via an Internet or Intranet connection and to access and display said web page;
a plurality of support specialists operating computers in communication with said web server to allow said support specialists to communicate with user computers requiring support, said support specialists being selectable by said user computers via said web page; and
a support specialist status application monitoring the status of said support specialists and user computers requesting support and prompting said web server to establish a connection between a support specialist computer and a user computer when a support specialist becomes available. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A help desk web page comprising:
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support specialist information areas presenting expertise information concerning said support specialists;
a first applet presenting support specialist status and queue information, said applet being updated to provide current support specialist status and queue information and selectable by a user to allow said user to select a support specialist and/or enter said queue; and
a selectable Expert System applet, said Expert System applet gathering user computer problem information when selected by said user.
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16. A method of providing support to a user computer at a remote location over the Internet or Intranet comprising the steps of:
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providing a web server having memory for storing a help desk web page, said web server allowing remote user computers to access said web page by way of an Internet or Intranet connection;
providing a plurality of support specialists operating computers in communication with said web server to communicate with user computers requiring support, said support specialists being selectable by way of said web page;
monitoring the status of said support specialists and user computers requesting support via said web page and establishing a socket connection between a support specialist computer and a user computer via said web server when a support specialist becomes available; and
providing an Expert System including a knowledge base to diagnose computer problems based on gathered computer problem information, said Expert System being accessible by user computers over said Internet or Intranet connection via said web page. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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