Method and apparatus for providing web-based assistance to customers and service representatives
First Claim
1. A computer program product on a computer readable medium for use in providing assistance and order completion to a user when serving a customer, comprising:
- (a) a graphical user interface having a home page and a plurality of additional pages including an order entry page for the customer'"'"'s order; and
(b) a set of queries for the user to ask the customer, the responses to which are entered by the user and are used to automatically populate the order entry page.
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Abstract
A web-based application is used to assist customer service representatives or others answer questions about various items such as electronic equipment. The application provides the user with an interface with links to additional pages of information. In one embodiment, the application can be configured to allow the user to answer questions about DSS satellite television systems, including installation, operation and programming information. The web-based application provides information to the user as well as interactive displays that simulate the actual operation of the unit under investigation. The displays can be rotated to assist the user in visualizing the unit under investigation and dialog boxes can be nested to appear when specific portions of a display are selected. For example, the display of a decoder box could be rotated and functional keys selected to obtain additional information about their function.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer program product on a computer readable medium for use in providing assistance and order completion to a user when serving a customer, comprising:
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(a) a graphical user interface having a home page and a plurality of additional pages including an order entry page for the customer'"'"'s order; and
(b) a set of queries for the user to ask the customer, the responses to which are entered by the user and are used to automatically populate the order entry page. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product on a computer readable medium for use in providing assistance and order completion to a user comprising:
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(a) a query for a model of set-top box for which the user needs assistance;
(b) means for displaying the set-top box selected in response to (a); and
(c) means for interrogating the display of said selected set-top box. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 19)
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14. A method of providing a device simulation using a computer based application, wherein said simulation aids a user, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) displaying the device;
(b) interrogating the device in response to a user'"'"'s command; and
(c) displaying a dialog box, which is separate from the device, in response to said interrogation, wherein the dialog box contains a useful description of the results of the interrogation, said displaying a dialog box further including;
displaying at least one question to diagnose the device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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