Automatic case determination and assignment
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1. A computer-implemented method of automatic case determination and assignment, the method comprising:
- at a server in communication with a user terminal via a network;
receiving transaction data submitted from the user terminal, the transaction data representing a business transaction having a business transaction type from among a plurality of business transaction types;
verifying the transaction data to determine if the transaction is assigned to a case;
if no assignment exists, executing a case determination strategy application maintained in a case assignment profile associated with the business transaction type, the case determination strategy application storing case search algorithms for the business transaction type for searching existing cases maintained in a database;
iteratively searching the database for an existing case that is related to the transaction using each of the stored case search algorithms associated with the business transaction type;
if an existing case is found during the searching, automatically assigning the transaction to the existing case; and
if no existing case is found, creating a new case and defining new case parameters and automatically assigning the transaction to the new case.
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Abstract
In a method and system for automatic case determination and assignment for a business transaction, upon creation of a transaction, a computer system verifies transaction data to determine whether the transaction is assigned to a case. If the transaction is not assigned to a case, the system searches a database for an existing case that is related to the unassigned transaction. If an existing case is discovered, the transaction is automatically assigned to the existing case. If no existing case is found, the system creates a new case, defines new case parameters, and automatically assigns the transaction to the new case.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of automatic case determination and assignment, the method comprising:
at a server in communication with a user terminal via a network; receiving transaction data submitted from the user terminal, the transaction data representing a business transaction having a business transaction type from among a plurality of business transaction types; verifying the transaction data to determine if the transaction is assigned to a case; if no assignment exists, executing a case determination strategy application maintained in a case assignment profile associated with the business transaction type, the case determination strategy application storing case search algorithms for the business transaction type for searching existing cases maintained in a database; iteratively searching the database for an existing case that is related to the transaction using each of the stored case search algorithms associated with the business transaction type; if an existing case is found during the searching, automatically assigning the transaction to the existing case; and if no existing case is found, creating a new case and defining new case parameters and automatically assigning the transaction to the new case. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable storage medium containing a set of instructions, the set of instructions capable of causing a computer to implement a method comprising:
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receiving transaction data submitted from the user terminal, the transaction data representing a business transaction having a business transaction type from among a plurality of business transaction types; verifying the transaction data to determine if the transaction is assigned to a case; if no assignment exists, executing a case determination strategy application maintained in a case assignment profile associated with the business transaction type, the case determination strategy application storing case search algorithms for the business transaction type for searching existing cases maintained in a database; iteratively searching the database for an existing case that is related to the transaction using each of the stored case search algorithms associated with the business transaction type; if an existing case is found during the searching, automatically assigning the transaction to the existing case; and if no existing case is found, creating a new case and defining new case parameters and automatically assigning the transaction to the new case. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A case determination and assignment system, comprising:
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a database storing data representing an unassigned transaction having a business transaction type from among a plurality of business transaction types; a case search module storing case search algorithms for each business transaction type for searching existing cases maintained in a database and operable to iteratively search the database for an existing case that is related to the unassigned transaction using each of the stored search algorithms associated with the business transaction type; a case creation module operable to create a new case, if no existing case related to the unassigned transaction is found; and a case assignment module operable to automatically assign the unassigned transaction to the existing case or the new case, if no existing case is found. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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