Technical support chain automation with guided self-help capability, escalation to live help, and active journaling
First Claim
1. A method for automated technical support in a computer network, comprising:
- during a first live help session, creating a journal that comprises a history, wherein the history comprises description of a problem and a resolution of the problem, wherein the history further comprises a first plurality of telemetry items generated as a result of executing a first map against a first machine;
during a guided self-help session, generating a second plurality of telemetry items as a result of executing a second map against a second machine;
upon escalation to a second live help session following the guided self-help session, comparing each telemetry item of the first plurality of telemetry items with one or more items of the second plurality of telemetry items; and
if a telemetry item of the first plurality of telemetry items compares equally with a telemetry item of the second plurality of telemetry items, presenting at least one of the first plurality of telemetry items in the journal on a third machine during the second live help session.
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Abstract
A method for automated technical support in a computer network having a client machine, and at least one server from which live help is available. The method begins initiates a guided self-help session in response to entry by a user of a problem area and description. During the self-help session, the user is provided with an option to escalate to live help. If the user exercises that option, the system automatically provides a support engineer at the server with a data stream summarizing the self-help session. During the live help, the support engineer may then repeat a portion of the user'"'"'s self-help session, view information generated during that session, and/or execute certain actions with respect to the user'"'"'s machine, all from the engineer'"'"'s desktop. An active journal is maintained for each problem incident, and active journals may be used by other analysts to facilitate problem resolutions for new incidents.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for automated technical support in a computer network, comprising:
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during a first live help session, creating a journal that comprises a history, wherein the history comprises description of a problem and a resolution of the problem, wherein the history further comprises a first plurality of telemetry items generated as a result of executing a first map against a first machine; during a guided self-help session, generating a second plurality of telemetry items as a result of executing a second map against a second machine; upon escalation to a second live help session following the guided self-help session, comparing each telemetry item of the first plurality of telemetry items with one or more items of the second plurality of telemetry items; and if a telemetry item of the first plurality of telemetry items compares equally with a telemetry item of the second plurality of telemetry items, presenting at least one of the first plurality of telemetry items in the journal on a third machine during the second live help session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for automated technical support in a computer network, comprising:
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during a first live help session, creating a journal that includes a history of a problem and a resolution of the problem, the history including a reference to a diagnostic map and a plurality of first telemetry items previously generated as a result of executing the diagnostic map against a first machine; during a second live help session, retrieving the journal; and comparing given information in the journal with data generated during a guided self-help session as a result of executing a given diagnostic map against a second machine; and if the given information in the journal and the data generated as the result of executing the given diagnostic map are the same, presenting the given information in the journal on a third machine during the second live help session. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for automated technical support in a computer network, comprising:
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during a first live help session, creating a journal that includes a history of a problem incident and a problem resolution, wherein the history includes a plurality of first telemetry items generated as a result of executing a first map against a first machine; generating a plurality of second telemetry items as a result of executing a second map against a second machine during a guided self-help session; determining whether a portion of the first plurality of telemetry items in the journal is present in the second telemetry during a second live help session; and if the portion is present, presenting at least the portion of the first telemetry on a third machine during the second live help session. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions for causing one or more processors to perform the following:
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create a journal that includes a history of a problem incident and a problem resolution during a first live help session, wherein the history includes a plurality of first telemetry items generated as a result of executing a first map against a first machine; generate a plurality of second telemetry items as a result of executing a second map against a second machine during a guided self-help session; determine whether a portion of the first plurality of telemetry items in the journal is present in the second plurality of telemetry items during a second live help session; and present at least the portion of the first plurality of telemetry items on a third machine during the second live help session if the portion is present. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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