Active Relationship Management for Individual Quote Tracking

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional relationship management tools focus on organization-level information, failing to effectively monitor and utilize quotes from individuals associated with companies, which limits their ability to support the social side of sales and provide a person-to-person relationship-based framework.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented method and system that identifies individuals associated with enterprises, parses information for quotes, and stores them in a database, allowing for the monitoring of who is being quoted, the frequency, and the subject of quotes, thereby supporting a person-to-person relationship-based framework for business applications like sales.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If conventional relationship management tools focus on organization-level information, then they can provide organization-level perspective for companies, but they fail to effectively monitor and utilize quotes from individuals associated with companies

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveindividual quote informationVSAvoidsystem structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments information at the individual level by identifying specific individuals associated with companies and tracking their quotes separately from organizational data. This allows organization-level and individual-level information to be managed independently, resolving the contradiction between providing organization-level perspective and capturing individual quote information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent adds a new dimension to traditional relationship management by introducing individual-level tracking alongside organization-level data. This dimensional expansion enables the system to monitor both company-wide trends and individual executive activities, quotes, and communications simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Adaptability or versatility

If the system tracks individual quotes and associates them with individuals and companies, then it enables person-to-person relationship monitoring, but it increases the complexity of data processing and storage

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveperson-to-person relationship supportVSAvoiddata processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses a unified database structure that can store both organization-level information and individual quote information using the same fundamental mechanisms. This multi-functional approach allows the system to handle diverse data types (company profiles, individual quotes, relationships) through a single consistent framework, reducing overall complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary processing layer that automatically identifies individuals, extracts quotes, and associates them with relevant companies and individuals. This intermediary mechanism simplifies the data collection and processing complexity by providing a standardized approach to handling diverse information sources.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Measurement precision

If the system parses information into units of data and searches for quotes, then it can identify and extract relevant quote information, but it increases processing time and computational resources

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequote identification accuracyVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary parsing and organization of information into manageable units before conducting quote searches. By pre-processing and structuring the data in advance, the system reduces the computational burden and time required for subsequent quote identification and extraction operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS7689433B2Active relationship management
Publication Date: 2010.03.30 ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LTD
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AI summary

Methods and apparatus for active relationship management. A computer implemented method for relationship management includes receiving a list of one or more enterprises. The method includes identifying one or more individuals associated with at least one of the enterprises. The method includes receiving information related to a topic of interest. The method includes parsing the received topic information into units of data. The method includes searching the units of data for one or more quotes. The method includes determining whether a found quote is related to any of the identified individuals. The method includes associating, if the found quote is determined to be related to one or more of the identified individuals, the quote found with the one or more individuals. The method includes storing the quote in a database.