IP Library Granted Patent US 11,574,016
Granted Patent B2
US 11,574,016 · App. 16/778,013 · Granted Feb 7, 2023

System and method for prioritization of support requests

Inventors: Sathish Kumar Bikumala (Round Rock, TX); Marcio Fragoso Stumpf Lena (Porto Alegre, BR); Deepak Nagarajegowda (Cary, NC)
Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
G06F16/90332G06F9/453G06N3/08G06N20/00H04L41/16H04L41/5074
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Patent No.
US 11,574,016
App. No.
16/778,013
Granted
Feb 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, information handling systems and computer readable media are disclosed for determining a priority score for a pending support request document. According to one embodiment, a method includes receiving current support request information from within a pending support request document and accessing current additional information associated with the pending support request document. The method further includes associating a set of parameter values with the pending support request document, wherein the values within the set of parameter values are based on information within one or both of the current support request information or the current additional information. The method continues with determining a priority score corresponding to the set of parameter values, where determining the priority score comprises applying a machine learning model developed using previous support request information and previous additional information associated with previously-resolved support request documents, and assigning the priority score to the pending support request document.

Claims (53)

1. A method, comprising

receiving current support request information, where the current support request information is contained within a pending support request document;

accessing current additional information associated with the pending support request document;

associating a set of parameter values with the pending support request document, wherein the parameter values in the set of parameter values are based on information within one or both of the current support request information or the current additional information, wherein associating the set of parameter values comprises applying natural language processing to a text string within the pending support request document, and applying a machine learning classification model to a result of the natural language processing;

training the machine learning classification model using previous support request information and previous additional information associated with previously-resolved support request documents;

assigning sentiment values for the pending support request document, by a sentiment analysis module using the machine learning classification model, wherein the set of parameter values comprises the sentiment values, and wherein the set of parameter values comprises a sentiment value for the pending support request document;

determining a priority score corresponding to the set of parameter values, wherein determining the priority score comprises applying a machine learning model developed using the previous support request information and the previous additional information associated with the previously-resolved support request documents; and

assigning the priority score to the pending support request document.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

comparing the priority score to additional priority scores assigned to respective additional pending support request documents;

based on a result of the comparing, establishing a priority sequence for response to the pending support request document and the additional pending support request documents; and

sending the pending support request document and the additional pending support request documents to one or more client information handling systems for response, according to the priority sequence.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the set of parameter values comprises a hybrid parameter value; and

associating the set of parameter values comprises accessing results of a clustering algorithm to obtain the hybrid parameter value.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the machine learning model comprises a neural network.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the current additional information comprises information retrieved from one or more data stores during an update of the machine learning model.

6. An information handling system, comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media coupled to the one or more processors; and

a plurality of instructions, encoded in the one or more computer-readable storage media and configured to cause the one or more processors to

receive current support request information, where the current support request information is contained within a pending support request document;

access current additional information associated with the pending support request document;

associate a set of parameter values with the pending support request document, wherein the parameter values in the set of parameter values are based on information within one or both of the current support request information or the current additional information, wherein associating the set of parameter values comprises applying natural language processing to a text string within the pending support request document, and applying a machine learning classification model to a result of the natural language processing;

train the machine learning classification model using previous support request information and previous additional information associated with previously-resolved support request documents;

assign sentiment values for the pending support request document, by a sentiment analysis module using the machine learning classification model, wherein the set of parameter values comprises the sentiment values, and wherein the set of parameter values comprises a sentiment value for the pending support request document;

determine a priority score corresponding to the set of parameter values, including applying a machine learning model developed using the previous support request information and the previous additional information associated with the previously-resolved support request documents; and

assign the priority score to the support request document.

7. The information handling system of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of instructions is further configured to cause the one or more processors to:

compare the priority score to additional priority scores assigned to respective additional pending support request documents;

based on a result of the comparing, establish a priority sequence for response to the pending support request document and the additional pending support request documents; and

send the pending support request document and the additional pending support request documents to one or more client information handling systems for response, according to the priority sequence.

8. The information handling system of claim 6 , wherein

the set of parameter values comprises a hybrid parameter value; and

the plurality of instructions is further configured to cause the one or more processors to access results of a clustering algorithm to obtain the hybrid parameter value, as a part of associating the set of parameter values with the pending support request document.

9. The information handling system of claim 6 , wherein the machine learning model comprises a neural network.

10. The information handling system of claim 6 , wherein the current additional information comprises information retrieved from one or more data stores during an update of the machine learning model.

11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program instructions encoded therein, wherein the program instructions are executable to:

receive current support request information, where the current support request information is contained within a pending support request document;

access current additional information associated with the pending support request document;

associate a set of parameter values with the pending support request document, wherein the parameter values in the set of parameter values are based on information within one or both of the current support request information or the current additional information, wherein associating the set of parameter values comprises applying natural language processing to a text string within the pending support request document, and applying a machine learning classification model to a result of the natural language processing;

train the machine learning classification model using previous support request information and previous additional information associated with previously-resolved support request documents;

assign sentiment values for the pending support request document, by a sentiment analysis module using the machine learning classification model, wherein the set of parameter values comprises the sentiment values, and wherein the set of parameter values comprises a sentiment value for the pending support request document;

determine a priority score corresponding to the set of parameter values, including applying a machine learning model developed using the previous support request information and the previous additional information associated with the previously-resolved support request documents; and

assign the priority score to the support request document.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the program instructions are further executable to:

compare the priority score to additional priority scores assigned to respective additional pending support request documents;

based on a result of the comparing, establish a priority sequence for response to the pending support request document and the additional pending support request documents; and

send the pending support request document and the additional pending support request documents to one or more client information handling systems for response, according to the priority sequence.

13. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein

the set of parameter values comprises a hybrid parameter value; and

the instructions are further executable to access results of a clustering algorithm to obtain the hybrid parameter value, as a part of associating the set of parameter values with the pending support request document.

14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the current additional information comprises information retrieved from one or more data stores during an update of the machine learning model.

Assignments (9)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053311/0169) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 060438/0742 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053546/0001) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 071642/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (052216/0758) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 060438/0680 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AF REEL 052243 FRAME 0773 Recorded Nov 2, 2021
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 058001/0152 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 053311/0169 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2020
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053546/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 26, 2020
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
Reel/Frame 052243/0773 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (NOTES) Recorded Mar 24, 2020
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 052216/0758 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2020
From: BIKUMALA, SATHISH KUMAR; LENA, MARCIO FRAGOSO STUMPF; NAGARAJEGOWDA, DEEPAK
To: DELL PRODUCTS L. P.
Reel/Frame 051681/0506 →