IP Library Granted Patent US 8,838,715
Granted Patent B2
US 8,838,715 · App. 13/480,475 · Granted Sep 16, 2014

Providing client system support

View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,838,715
App. No.
13/480,475
Granted
Sep 16, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

In one embodiment, a support request message is received. Further, a check is made to determine whether a support request repository includes an analogous support request message analogous to the support request message. When the analogous support request is included in the support request repository, a response associated with the analogous support request is sent. When the analogous support request is not included in the support request repository, a client system connection associated with the support request message is determined. Furthermore, when the client system connection is established, the support request message, and a plurality of related prior support request messages and associated responses are sent to an escalation support unit. Also, a response received from the escalation support unit, and the support request message, are stored in the support request repository.

Claims (41)

1. An article of manufacture including a non-transitory computer readable storage medium to physically store instructions, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

receive a support request message;

determine whether a support request repository includes an analogous support request message analogous to the received support request message;

when the analogous support request message is included in the support request repository, send a response associated with the analogous support request message;

when the analogous support request message is not included in the support request repository, determine whether a client system connection associated with the support request message is established to allow an escalation support unit to access a client system;

when the client system connection is established, send the support request message, and a plurality of related prior support request messages and associated responses to the escalation support unit;

receive the response corresponding to the support request message from the escalation support unit; and

store the support request message and the response in the support request repository.

2. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , further comprising instructions, which when executed by the computer, cause the computer to: send the response associated with the support request message to the client system.

3. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the analogous support request in the support request repository is determined using natural language processing (NLP) technique.

4. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , further comprising instructions, which when executed by the computer, cause the computer to send a request response for providing client system connection details when the client system connection is not established.

5. The article of manufacture of claim 4 , wherein the client system connection details comprises log-in details of the client system.

6. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the support request repository is an in-memory computing database.

7. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the escalation support unit provides the response to the support request message using the plurality of related prior support request messages and the associated responses.

8. A computer implemented method to provide a client system support, the method comprising:

receiving a support request message;

a processor of the computer determining whether a support request repository includes an analogous support request message analogous to the received support request message;

when the analogous support request message is included in the support request repository, sending a response associated with the analogous support request message;

when the analogous support request message is not included in the support request repository, determining whether a client system connection associated with the support request message is established to allow an escalation support unit to access a client system;

when the client system connection is established, sending the support request message, and a plurality of related prior support request messages and associated responses to the escalation support unit;

receiving the response corresponding to the support request message from the escalation support unit; and

storing the support request message and the response in the support request repository.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising: sending the response associated with the support request message to the client system.

10. The computer implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the analogous support request in the support request repository is determined using natural language processing (NLP) technique.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising sending a request response for providing the client system connection details when the client system connection is not established.

12. The computer implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the client system connection details comprises log-in details of the client system.

13. The computer implemented method of claim 8 , the support request repository is an in-memory computing database.

14. The computer implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the escalation support unit provides the response to the support request message using the plurality of related prior support request messages and the associated responses.

15. A computer system to provide a client system support, the computer system comprising a processor, the processor communicating with one or more memory devices storing instructions to:

receive a support request message;

determine whether a support request repository includes an analogous support request message analogous to the received support request message;

when the analogous support request message is included in the support request repository, send a response associated with the analogous support request message;

when the analogous support request message is not included in the support request repository, determine whether a client system connection associated with the support request message is established to allow an escalation support unit to access a client system;

when the client system connection is established, send the support request message, and a plurality of related prior support request messages and associated responses to the escalation support unit;

receive the response corresponding to the support request message from the escalation support unit; and

store the support request message and the response in the support request repository.

16. The computer system of claim 15 , further comprising instructions to: send the response associated with the support request message to the client system.

17. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the analogous support request in the support request repository is determined using natural language processing (NLP) technique.

18. The computer system of claim 15 , further comprising instructions to send a request response for providing the client system connection details when the client system connection is not established.

19. The computer system of claim 18 , wherein the client system connection details comprises log-in details of the client system.

20. The computer system of claim 15 , the support request repository is an in-memory computing database.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 26, 2014
From: SAP AG
To: SAP SE
Reel/Frame 033625/0223 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2012
From: GANESAN, VIDYAVATHI
To: SAP AG
Reel/Frame 028431/0871 →