IP Library Patent Application 13712541
Patent Application
App. No. 13/712,541

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

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 None
App. No.
13/712,541
Abstract

According to various exemplary embodiments, a social media message posted by a user on a social media system is accessed, and a prioritization level is determined based on the social media message. The prioritization level may indicate a measurement of importance of the social media message. Further, the social media message may be inserted into a prioritized message queue, based on the determined prioritization level associated with the social media message.

Claims (44)

1 . A method comprising:

accessing a social media message posted by a user on a social media system;

determining, a prioritization level based on the social media message, the prioritization level indicating a measurement of importance of the social media message; and

inserting the social media message into a prioritized message queue based on the determined prioritization level associated with the social media message.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the prioritization level is determined based at least in part on a message source score indicating a particular location of the posting of the social media message on the social media system.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the particular location is selected from a group of locations consisting of a user profile page associated with the user, a main profile page associated with an entity, a product-specific page associated with the entity, and a service-specific page associated with the entity.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the prioritization level is determined based at least in part on a message sentiment score indicating a measurement of sentiment of the content of the social media message.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the prioritization level is determined based at least in part on a message following score indicating at least one of a quantity of views, feedback indicators, reposts and follow-up messages posted by other users in response to the social media message.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the prioritization level is determined based at least in part on a problem classification score indicating at least one of a particular problem described in the content of the social media message and issue described in the content of the social media message.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the prioritization level is determined based at least in part on a product classification score indicating a measurement of a particular product described in the content of the social media message.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the prioritization level is determined based at least in part on a customer level score indicating a measurement of an importance of the user.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the customer level score is determined based on at least one of an internal customer record of the user managed by an entity and one or more publically-accessible webpages describing the user.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the prioritization level is determined based at least in part on a customer influence score indicating a measurement of an influence of the user on the social networking system.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the customer influence score is determined based on at least one of a number of user connections, a number of friends, and a number of followers of the user on the social networking system.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the prioritization level is determined based at least in part on a customer service level agreement associated with the user and an entity.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the prioritization level is determined based at least in part on at least one of a social amplification score indicating a number of similar social media messages posted by other users on the social networking system and the similar social media messages describing a product or problem corresponding to a product or problem described in the social media message.

14 . A system comprising:

a communication module configured to access a social media message posted by a user on a social media system; and

a queue prioritization module configured to:

determine a prioritization level based on the social media message, the prioritization level indicating a measurement of importance of the social media message; and

insert the social media message into a prioritized message queue based on the determined prioritization level associated with the social media message.

15 . A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having embodied thereon instructions executable by one or more machines to perform operations comprising:

accessing a social media message posted by a user on a social media system;

determining a prioritization level based on the social media message, the prioritization level indicating a measurement of importance of the social media message; and

inserting the social media message into a prioritized message queue based on the determined prioritization level associated with the social media message.

16 . A method comprising;

accessing a social media message posted on a social media system;

obtaining social media identity information based on information included in the social media message, the social media identity information indicating an identity of a user that posted the social media message;

determining that the social media identity information matches a particular infernal customer record maintained by an entity; and inserting the social media identity information into the particular internal customer record maintained by the entity.

17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising;

displaying a list identifying a plurality of candidate internal customer records determined to match the social media identity information and a corresponding plurality of match measurement indicators, each of the match measurement indicators indicating a match accuracy between the corresponding internal customer record and the social media identity information.

18 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

automatically associating a specific candidate internal customer record with the social media message, based on the match measurement indicator corresponding to the specific candidate internal customer record.

19 . A system comprising:

a communication module configured to access a social media message posted by a user on a social media system; and

a customer identification module configured to;

obtain social media identity information based on information included in the social media message, the social media identity information indicating an identity of a user that posted the social media message;

determine that the social media identity information matches a particular internal customer record maintained by an entity; and

insert the social media identity information into the particular internal customer record maintained by the entity.

20 . A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having embodied thereon instructions executable by one or more machines to perform operations comprising:

accessing a social media message posted on a social media system;

obtaining social media identity information based on information included in the social media message, the social media identity information indicating an identity of a user that posted the social media message;

determining that the social media identity information matches a particular internal customer record maintained by an entity; and

inserting the social media identity information into the particular internal customer record maintained by the entity.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 26, 2014
From: SAP AG
To: SAP SE
Reel/Frame 033625/0223 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2014
From: SUNDAR, JANANI BHUVANESWARI
To: SAP AG
Reel/Frame 032142/0299 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2012
From: MAKANAWALA, PRERNA; GODARA, JAIDEEP; GOLDWASSER, ELIAD; KARUNAKARAN, JOTHISH; WALLACHER, CLAUS; SUBRAMANIAN, VENKITESH; MANOHAR, KRITHIKA; KASAI, REI; CHESIRE, TERENCE
To: SAP AG
Reel/Frame 029455/0832 →