Method, system, and program for servicing customer product support requests
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1. A method for servicing customer requests for at least one product, comprising:
- maintaining at least one queue in a service computer indicating at least one customer requesting product support for the at least one product, wherein requests for customer service are received from customer computers used by customers over a network; and
transmitting to the customer computers of customers indicated in the queue chat session content between a technical support agent and one customer indicated in the queue.
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Abstract
Provided are a method, system, and program for servicing customer requests for at least one product. At least one queue is maintained in a service computer indicating at least one customer requesting product support for the at least one product. Requests for customer service are received from customer computers used by customers over a network. Transmitted to the customer computers of customers indicated in the queue is chat session content between a technical support agent and one customer indicated in the queue.
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1. A method for servicing customer requests for at least one product, comprising:
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maintaining at least one queue in a service computer indicating at least one customer requesting product support for the at least one product, wherein requests for customer service are received from customer computers used by customers over a network; and
transmitting to the customer computers of customers indicated in the queue chat session content between a technical support agent and one customer indicated in the queue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for receiving customer support for a product at a customer computer, comprising:
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transmitting a request for product support from the customer computer to a service computer over a network; and
receiving in response to the request chat session content between a technical support agent and another customer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A system for servicing customer requests for at least one product over a network, comprising:
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means for maintaining at least one queue indicating at least one customer requesting product support for the at least one product, wherein requests for customer service are received from customer computers used by customers over the network; and
means for transmitting to the customer computers of customers indicated in the queue chat session content between a technical support agent and one customer indicated in the queue. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for receiving customer support for a product over a network, comprising:
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means for transmitting a request for product support from the customer computer to a service computer over the network; and
means for receiving in response to the request chat session content between a technical support agent and another customer. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. An article of manufacture for servicing customer requests for at least one product, wherein the article of manufacture causes operations to be performed, the operations comprising:
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maintaining at least one queue in a service computer indicating at least one customer requesting product support for the at least one product, wherein requests for customer service are received from customer computers used by customers over a network; and
transmitting to the customer computers of customers indicated in the queue chat session content between a technical support agent and one customer indicated in the queue. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An article of manufacture for receiving customer support for a product at a customer computer, wherein the article of manufacture causes operations to be performed, the operations comprising:
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transmitting a request for product support from the customer computer to a service computer over a network; and
receiving in response to the request chat session content between a technical support agent and another customer. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47)
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