Method and system for question prioritization based on analysis of the question content and predicted asker engagement before answer content is generated
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- providing users of a software system a question and answer based customer support system through which question data can be entered by the users, the question data representing questions;
defining high asking user engagement probability predictors that, when present in question data submitted by a user, indicate a high probability of asking user engagement once the asking user has submitted question data representing the asking user'"'"'s question;
defining questions represented by question data that includes one or more high asking user engagement probability predictors as high engagement probability questions;
receiving, through a question submission user interface, question data representing a question submitted by an asking user through the question and answer based customer support system, the question submission user interface configured to receive, as a component of the question data, textual data, audio data and symbolic data;
parsing the question data and analyzing the attributes, subject matter, and format of the question, the parsing and analysis including determining that the question data represents one of either a product question or a subject matter question;
analyzing, before allocating support resources to generating answer data related to the question data, only the parsed question data to determine if the question data includes one or more high asking user engagement probability predictors and therefore represents a high engagement probability question, the high asking user engagement probability predictors including at least that the question is properly punctuated, that the question is a closed-ended question, that the asking user is associated with a paid version of the software system, and that the question starts with an auxiliary verb, the high asking user engagement probability predictors being deemed as not present in questions having predefined improper question formats; and
upon a determination being made, based on the analysis only of the parsed question data, that the question data represents a high engagement probability product question, allocating professional agent support resources to generate answer data related to the question data on a high priority basis;
upon a determination being made, based on the analysis only of the parsed question data, that the question data represents a high engagement probability product question, allocating volunteer support resources to generate answer data related to the question data on a high priority basis;
upon a determination that the question data represents a low engagement probability question, support resources are assigned to be used only after all high priority basis questions are allocated resources;
wherein when the asking user is determined to be a high engagement user and leaves the question and answer based customer support system, and returns at a later period to provide feedback regarding a provided answer; and
receiving feedback from the high engagement user.
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Abstract
Before routing a question submitted to a question and answer based customer support system to support resources, and before any specific answer data is generated, the submitted question data is analyzed to predict asking user engagement with the question and answer based customer support system after the asking user'"'"'s question is submitted. In this way, the question itself is analyzed and questions determined to be low engagement probability questions submitted by asking users that have a low probability of further engagement with the question and answer based customer support system are provided to the support resources on a low priority basis and questions determined to be high engagement probability questions submitted by asking users that have a high probability of further engagement with the question and answer based customer support system are provided to the support resources on a high priority basis.
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1. A method comprising:
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providing users of a software system a question and answer based customer support system through which question data can be entered by the users, the question data representing questions; defining high asking user engagement probability predictors that, when present in question data submitted by a user, indicate a high probability of asking user engagement once the asking user has submitted question data representing the asking user'"'"'s question; defining questions represented by question data that includes one or more high asking user engagement probability predictors as high engagement probability questions; receiving, through a question submission user interface, question data representing a question submitted by an asking user through the question and answer based customer support system, the question submission user interface configured to receive, as a component of the question data, textual data, audio data and symbolic data; parsing the question data and analyzing the attributes, subject matter, and format of the question, the parsing and analysis including determining that the question data represents one of either a product question or a subject matter question; analyzing, before allocating support resources to generating answer data related to the question data, only the parsed question data to determine if the question data includes one or more high asking user engagement probability predictors and therefore represents a high engagement probability question, the high asking user engagement probability predictors including at least that the question is properly punctuated, that the question is a closed-ended question, that the asking user is associated with a paid version of the software system, and that the question starts with an auxiliary verb, the high asking user engagement probability predictors being deemed as not present in questions having predefined improper question formats; and upon a determination being made, based on the analysis only of the parsed question data, that the question data represents a high engagement probability product question, allocating professional agent support resources to generate answer data related to the question data on a high priority basis; upon a determination being made, based on the analysis only of the parsed question data, that the question data represents a high engagement probability product question, allocating volunteer support resources to generate answer data related to the question data on a high priority basis; upon a determination that the question data represents a low engagement probability question, support resources are assigned to be used only after all high priority basis questions are allocated resources; wherein when the asking user is determined to be a high engagement user and leaves the question and answer based customer support system, and returns at a later period to provide feedback regarding a provided answer; and
receiving feedback from the high engagement user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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