METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A REMOTE SERVICE
A customer transmits a service request message to a central controller. The central controller determines the time required to process the requested service. The central controller transmits a notification message to the user device when the requested service will be available. A second communication session participant processes the service using the central controller. The second communication session participant then transmits a service execution message to a service provider device to fulfil the requested service. The central controller monitors the location of the user device and monitors the location of the service provider device. The central controller transmits a guide message to the user device to guide the customer as the customer travels from a first physical location to the service provider device at a third physical location. When the customer arrives, the service provider device authenticates the customer. After authentication, the service provider device fulfils the requested service.
1 . A computer-implemented method for controlling a remote service, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving a service request message from a first communication session participant at a first physical location,
processing a requested service based on the received service request message,
wherein the processing is performed by a second communication session participant at a second physical location, and
transmitting a service execution message to a third communication session participant at a third physical location to fulfil the service requested in the received service request message once the first communication session participant travels from the first physical location to that third physical location after the service request message is received and processed, wherein the first physical location is located remotely from the third physical location.
2 . A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the method comprises the steps of:
receiving a communication session initiation request message from the first communication session participant, and
initiating a communication session based on the communication session initiation request.
3 . A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the method comprises the steps of:
determining a period of time required to process the requested service, and
transmitting a notification message to the first communication session participant when the requested service will be available.
4 . A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the method comprises the steps of:
determining a location of the first communication session participant,
determining a location of the third communication session participant, and
determining whether the first communication session participant is in proximity to the third communication session participant.
5 . A method as claimed in claim 4 wherein the method comprises the step of transmitting a guide message to the first communication session participant to guide the first communication session participant to the third communication session participant.
6 . A method as claimed in claim 4 wherein the location of the first communication session participant is determined using a first location identifier when the first communication session participant is located in a first physical area, and the location of the first communication session participant is determined using a second location identifier when the first communication session participant is located in a second physical area.
7 . A method as claimed in claim 6 wherein the method comprises the step of transitioning from the first location identifier to the second location identifier based on the first communication session participant moving from the first physical area to the second physical area.
8 . A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the method comprises the step of:
authenticating the first communication session participant at the third communication session participant,
responsive to the first communication session participant being authenticated, the third communication session participant fulfilling the requested service.
9 . A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first physical location is located remotely from the second physical location.
10 . (canceled)
11 . A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the second physical location is located remotely from the third physical location.
12 . A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first communication session participant comprises a customer.
13 . A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the second communication session participant comprises at least one of a bank teller, an automated machine, a machine learning tool, or a computer program.
14 . A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the third communication session participant comprises at least one of a teller machine, a cash dispenser device, a printer device, a display device, a user interface device, a document scanner device, or an Internet of Things (IoT) enabled device.
15 . A data processing system for controlling a remote service, the system comprising a processor configured to:
receive a service request message from a first communication session participant at a first physical location,
process a requested service based on the received service request message, and
transmit a service execution message to a third communication session participant at a third physical location to fulfil the requested service once the first communication session participant travels from the first physical location to that third physical location, wherein the first physical location is located remotely from the third physical location,
transmit a service execution message to a third communication session participant at a third physical location to fulfil the service requested in the received service request message once the first communication session participant travels from the first physical location to that third physical location after the service request message is received and processed, wherein the first physical location is located remotely from the third physical location.
16 . A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer program product comprising instructions capable of causing a computer system to perform a method as claimed in claim 1 when the computer program product is executed on the computer system.