IP Library Granted Patent US 11,736,419
Granted Patent B2
US 11,736,419 · App. 17/580,168 · Granted Aug 22, 2023

Contextual awareness from social ads and promotions tying to enterprise

Inventor: Jennifer L. Snell (Spokane Valley, WA)
Assignee: Verint Americas Inc.
H04L51/02G06Q30/01G06Q30/0244G06Q30/0253G06Q30/0255G06Q50/01
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Patent No.
US 11,736,419
App. No.
17/580,168
Granted
Aug 22, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for incorporating intelligent virtual assistants into advertisements on social networking platforms are provided. When a user interacts with a content item, an intelligent virtual assistant is selected and put into contact with the user. The intelligent virtual assistant is provided with a context that includes information about the user in the social networking platform, information about the user in a customer relationship management platform, and information about the product, service, or entity associated with the content item. The context allows the intelligent virtual assistant to converse with the user in a way that feels natural and relevant to the user and allows the intelligent virtual assistant to answer any questions about the product, service, or entity associated with the content item.

Claims (49)

1. A method comprising:

receiving from a social media platform, by a first computing device, an indication of an interaction by a user with a content item through a network of the social media platform hosted on a second computing device, wherein the content item is associated with content item data of the social media platform;

selecting, by the first computing device, an intelligent virtual assistant of a plurality of intelligent virtual assistants to interact with the user at a user computing device based on the content item data in response to the indication and context data about the user from the social media platform; and

establishing a communication channel between the first computing device and the user computing device through the network, wherein the first computing device hosts the selected intelligent virtual assistant and causes the intelligent virtual assistant to be displayed at the user computer device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interaction with the content item is a click by the user on an item displayed by social media network.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content item data comprises a brand, a product, or a service associated with the content item; and

selecting the intelligent virtual assistant of the plurality of intelligent virtual assistants based on the brand, product, or service.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing the context data to the selected intelligent virtual assistant.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprises:

retrieving data associated with the user from a social media platform; and

generating the context data based on the retrieved data.

6. The method of claim 4 , further comprises:

retrieving data associated with the user from a customer management relationship (CRM) platform; and

generating the context data based on the retrieved data.

7. The method of claim 4 , further comprises:

retrieving data entered by the user into the content item or provided by the user to a chat bot; and

generating the context data based on the retrieved data.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the communication channel comprises one or more of a telephone communication channel, an application communication channel, an internet connection, and a short message service (SMS) communication channel.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content item is an advertisement.

10. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory storing instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:

receive from a social media platform, by a first computing device, an indication of an interaction by a user with a content item through a network of the social media platform hosted on a second computing device, wherein the content item is associated with content item data of the social media platform;

select, by the first computing device, an intelligent virtual assistant of a plurality of intelligent virtual assistants to interact with the user at a user computing device based on the content item data in response to the indication and context data about the user from the social media platform; and

establish a communication channel between the first computing device and the user computing device through the network, wherein the first computing device hosts the selected intelligent virtual assistant and causes the intelligent virtual assistant to be displayed at the user computer device.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the interaction with the content item is a click by the user on an item displayed by social media network.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the content item data comprises a brand, a product, or a service associated with the content item, and further wherein the instructions further comprise instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:

determine a brand, a product, or a service associated with the content item; and

select the intelligent virtual assistant of the plurality of intelligent virtual assistants based on the brand, product, or service.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the instructions further comprise instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:

provide the context data to the selected intelligent virtual assistant.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further comprise instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:

retrieve data associated with the user from a social media platform; and

generate the context data based on the retrieved data.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further comprise instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:

retrieve data associated with the user from a customer management relationship (CRM) platform; and

generate the context data based on the retrieved data.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further comprise instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:

retrieve data entered by the user into the content item or provided by the user to a chat bot; and

generate the context data based on the retrieved data.

17. The system of claim 10 , wherein the communication channel comprises one or more of a telephone communication channel, an application communication channel, an internet connection and an SMS communication channel.

18. The system of claim 10 , wherein the content item is an advertisement.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

receive from a social media platform, by a first computing device, an indication of an interaction by a user with a content item through a network of the social media platform hosted on a second computing device, wherein the content item is associated with content item data of the social media platform;

select, by the first computing device, an intelligent virtual assistant of a plurality of intelligent virtual assistants to interact with the user at a user computing device based on the content item data in response to the indication and context data about the user from the social media platform; and

establish a communication channel between the first computing device and the user computing device through the network, wherein the first computing device hosts the selected intelligent virtual assistant and causes the intelligent virtual assistant to be displayed at the user computer device.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the instructions further comprise instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:

provide the context data to the selected intelligent virtual assistant.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2025
From: VERINT AMERICAS INC.
To: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 074034/0292 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2022
From: SNELL, JENNIFER L.
To: VERINT AMERICAS INC.
Reel/Frame 058734/0093 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16849289 · Apr 15, 2020
Provisional Application 62835555 · Apr 18, 2019
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