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US 12,395,410 · App. 18/591,588 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Spanning content tree for intellectual capital creation and configuration completion function through generative artificial intelligence prompt pipeline

Inventors: Corey James Preston (Pope Valley, CA); Jordan Michael Clemens (Dudley, NC); Nagendra Kumar Nainar (Morrisville, NC)
Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
H04L41/16H04L41/5009
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Patent No.
US 12,395,410
App. No.
18/591,588
Granted
Aug 19, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods for providing spanning content tree for generating on-demand, persona-based, and journey-aware support content using machine learning. The methods involve obtaining input data related to a configuration or an operation of one or more assets in an enterprise network and based on the input data, obtaining network information about the one or more assets of the enterprise network and base support content that includes information about configuring or operating the one or more assets in the enterprise network. The methods further involve performing generative artificial intelligence learning on the base support content using the network information to generate targeted support content specific to the input data and the one or more assets of the enterprise network. The methods further involve providing the targeted support content for changing the configuration or the operation of the one or more assets in the enterprise network.

Claims (58)

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

obtaining input data related to a configuration or an operation of one or more assets in an enterprise network;

based on the input data, obtaining network information about the one or more assets of the enterprise network and base support content that includes information about configuring or operating the one or more assets in the enterprise network;

performing generative artificial intelligence learning on the base support content using the network information to generate targeted support content specific to the input data and the one or more assets of the enterprise network;

displaying, via a user interface, the targeted support content including multimedia data explaining how to change the configuration or the operation on a target asset of the enterprise network and a configuration automation feature; and

changing, by a computing device, the configuration or the operation of the target asset based on a selection of the configuration automation feature.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the targeted support content includes a set of actionable tasks to be performed with respect to the one or more assets of the enterprise network.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein changing the configuration of the target asset includes:

establishing, by the computing device, a connection with the target asset using an application programming interface; and

reconfiguring, by the computing device, a hardware or a firmware on the target asset.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , further comprising:

controlling the computing device to perform the set of actionable tasks in the targeted support content based on detecting an abandonment of the targeted support content that is being provided or a creation of a new support case for technical assistance related to the input data.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating at least one screenshot or a video about how to perform an action on the target asset based on emulating the target asset; and

adding the at least one screenshot or the video to the targeted support content.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the input data is a user query, and generating the targeted support content further includes:

generating one or more meta-prompts for performing the generative artificial intelligence learning by augmenting the user query with contextual metadata related to one or more of a user persona or a task at hand.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the network information includes a topology of the enterprise network and data related to a plurality of network features of a plurality of assets in the enterprise network, and augmenting the user query with the contextual metadata includes:

generating a user embedding indicative of the user persona based on one or more of a user profile, a user role within the enterprise network, or user activity history; and

augmenting the one or more meta-prompts with the user embedding to generate a completed meta-prompt.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the network information includes a topology of the enterprise network and data related to a plurality of network features of a plurality of assets in the enterprise network, and augmenting the user query with the contextual metadata includes:

determining, for each of the one or more assets, a current stage of a plurality of stages in a lifecycle journey of a respective asset;

generating a task embedding indicative of the task at hand based on the current stage of the respective asset; and

augmenting the one or more meta-prompts with the task embedding to generate a completed meta-prompt.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining, from a knowledge base, a plurality of support content sets based on the input data; and

selecting one or more of the plurality of support content sets as the base support content for performing the generative artificial intelligence learning, based on content performance.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein the content performance includes content performance metrics generated programmatically during content creation and based on prior usage.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein the content performance is based on one or more prior abandonments of a respective support content set.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein performing the generative artificial intelligence learning of the base support content includes:

providing, to a large language model, a plurality of support content sets having different performance metrics, to generate the targeted support content.

13. An apparatus comprising:

a memory;

a network interface configured to enable network communications; and

a processor, wherein the processor is configured to perform a method comprising:

obtaining input data related to a configuration or an operation of one or more assets in an enterprise network;

based on the input data, obtaining network information about the one or more assets of the enterprise network and base support content that includes information about configuring or operating the one or more assets in the enterprise network;

performing generative artificial intelligence learning on the base support content using the network information to generate targeted support content specific to the input data and the one or more assets of the enterprise network;

displaying, via a user interface, the targeted support content including multimedia data explaining how to change the configuration or the operation on a target asset of the enterprise network and a configuration automation feature; and

changing the configuration or the operation of the target asset based on a selection of the configuration automation feature.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the targeted support content includes a set of actionable tasks to be performed with respect to the one or more assets of the enterprise network.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the processor is configured to change the configuration of the target asset by:

establishing a connection with the target asset using an application programming interface; and

reconfiguring a hardware or a firmware on the target asset.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , where the processor is further configured to perform:

controlling the apparatus to perform the set of actionable tasks in the targeted support content based on detecting an abandonment of support content that is being provided or a creation of a new support case for technical assistance related to the input data.

17. One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media encoded with software comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method including:

obtaining input data related to a configuration or an operation of one or more assets in an enterprise network;

based on the input data, obtaining network information about the one or more assets of the enterprise network and base support content that includes information about configuring or operating the one or more assets in the enterprise network;

performing generative artificial intelligence learning on the base support content using the network information to generate targeted support content specific to the input data and the one or more assets of the enterprise network; and

displaying, via a user interface, the targeted support content including multimedia data explaining how to change the configuration or the operation on a target asset of the enterprise network and a configuration automation feature; and

changing the configuration or the operation of the target asset based on a selection of the configuration automation feature.

18. The one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media according to claim 17 , wherein the targeted support content includes a set of actionable tasks to be performed with respect to the one or more assets of the enterprise network.

19. The one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media according to claim 18 , wherein the computer executable instructions cause the processor to change the configuration of the target asset by:

establishing a connection with the target asset using an application programming interface; and

reconfiguring a hardware or a firmware on the target asset.

20. The one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media according to claim 17 , wherein the computer executable instructions cause the processor to perform the generative artificial intelligence learning of the base support content by:

providing, to a large language model, a plurality of support content sets having different performance metrics, to generate the targeted support content.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 29, 2024
From: PRESTON, COREY JAMES; CLEMENS, JORDAN MICHAEL; NAINAR, NAGENDRA KUMAR
To: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 066607/0992 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63621323 · Jan 16, 2024
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