System and method for implementing SMS texting as a customer service channel
First Claim
1. A method for providing a customer service channel responsive to text messages forwarded from a mobile device to a dedicated customer service landline, the method comprising:
- maintaining a registration of a handler system with a text hub, wherein the text hub intercepts text messages forwarded through a mobile carrier to the dedicated customer service landline;
receiving at the registered handler system a text message directed to the dedicated landline;
processing the text message through a social media computing platform communicatively connected with the registered handler system, the processing including,receiving the text message at the social media computing platform,using a subject inference component to determine a subject of the text message,determining a risk level associated with a service requested by the text message;
providing authentication through the text channel when the risk level is below a pre-selected threshold;
calling a routing engine for forwarding the text message to a customer service platform based on the subject of the text message,receiving a response to the text message formulated at the customer service platform at the social media computing platform, andtransmitting the response from the social media platform in the form of a text message to the text hub for delivery by the mobile carrier to the mobile device.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed to the integration of SMS texting into a social media platform for providing customer service support. A method of the invention includes maintaining a registration of a handler system with a text hub, wherein the text hub intercepts text messages forwarded through a mobile carrier to the dedicated customer service landline. The method further includes receiving at the registered handler system a text message directed to the dedicated landline. The method further includes calling a routing engine for forwarding the text message to a customer service platform and receiving a response to the text message formulated at the customer service platform at the processor. The method further includes transmitting the response from the processor in the form of a text message to the text hub for delivery by the mobile carrier to the mobile device.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for providing a customer service channel responsive to text messages forwarded from a mobile device to a dedicated customer service landline, the method comprising:
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maintaining a registration of a handler system with a text hub, wherein the text hub intercepts text messages forwarded through a mobile carrier to the dedicated customer service landline; receiving at the registered handler system a text message directed to the dedicated landline; processing the text message through a social media computing platform communicatively connected with the registered handler system, the processing including, receiving the text message at the social media computing platform, using a subject inference component to determine a subject of the text message, determining a risk level associated with a service requested by the text message; providing authentication through the text channel when the risk level is below a pre-selected threshold; calling a routing engine for forwarding the text message to a customer service platform based on the subject of the text message, receiving a response to the text message formulated at the customer service platform at the social media computing platform, and transmitting the response from the social media platform in the form of a text message to the text hub for delivery by the mobile carrier to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for providing a customer service channel responsive to text messages forwarded from a mobile device to a dedicated customer service landline, the system comprising:
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a handler system registered with a text hub, wherein the text hub intercepts text messages forwarded through a mobile carrier to the dedicated customer service landline, and the registered handler system receives the text message from the text hub; a social media computing platform communicatively connected with the registered handler system for processing the text message, the social media computing platform including, a request processor receiving the text message at the social media computing platform, a subject inference component determining a subject of the text message, a risk lookup engine determining a risk level associated with a service requested by the text message, wherein the social media computing platform provides authentication through the text channel when the risk level is below a pre-selected threshold, and a routing engine for forwarding the text message to a customer service platform based on the subject of the text message, wherein the request processor receives a response to the text message formulated at the customer service platform and transmits the response from the social media platform in the form of a text message to the text hub for delivery by the mobile carrier to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing code, wherein the code is executed by a processor to perform steps including:
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maintaining a registration of a handler system with a text hub, wherein the text hub intercepts text messages forwarded through a mobile carrier to the dedicated customer service landline; receiving at the registered handler system a text message directed to the dedicated landline; using a subject inference component to determine a subject of the text message, determining a risk level associated with a service requested by the text message, providing authentication through the text channel when the risk level is below a pre-selected threshold, calling a routing engine for forwarding the text message to a customer service platform based on the subject of the text message, receiving a response to the text message formulated at the customer service platform at the processor, and transmitting the response from the processor in the form of a text message to the text hub for delivery by the mobile carrier to the mobile device.
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