Consultation Chatroom System for Parallel Multi-User Data Exchange
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current consulting services over the internet often require one-to-one connections via telephone, limiting the ability of a single consultant to handle multiple consultations simultaneously and incurring high costs for companies, while also not allowing for efficient data transmission.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for providing a chatroom consultation service that generates an identification code based on partner and consultation meta information, allowing multiple consultations to be managed efficiently through a chatroom interface, enabling multiple users to consult with a single consultant simultaneously and facilitating data transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If telephone consultation is used for one-to-one connection between customer and consultant, then user convenience is improved, but consultant productivity deteriorates because a single consultant cannot handle multiple consultations simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The consultation service is segmented into multiple independent chatrooms, each handling a separate consultation case. A single consultant can be assigned to multiple chatrooms simultaneously, allowing parallel processing of multiple consultations. This segmentation enables the consultant to switch between different chatrooms without interrupting the user's experience, thereby maintaining user convenience while significantly improving consultant productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The chatroom platform is designed with multi-functionality to support various types of consultations (one-to-one, one-to-many, group consultations) within a unified system. The system can dynamically create different chatroom configurations based on consultation requirements, allowing a single consultant to serve multiple users through different chatroom modes, thus improving productivity without sacrificing ease of operation.
2Loss of information
If telephone consultation is used for one-to-one connection, then direct communication is achieved, but data transmission capability deteriorates as various types of data cannot be readily transmitted
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple communication functions (text messaging, file transfer, image sharing, video conferencing) into a single integrated chatroom platform. This consolidation allows diverse data types to be transmitted through one unified interface, significantly improving data transmission capability while avoiding the complexity of managing separate communication channels for each data type.
Solution Approach 2:
The chatroom server acts as an intermediary that handles various data transmission protocols and formats. It mediates between the user's device and the consultant's device, automatically managing file transfers, image transmissions, and other data exchanges. This intermediary approach simplifies the communication process by abstracting away the complexity of direct peer-to-peer data transmission while enhancing overall data transmission capability.
3Productivity
If multiple chatrooms are created for different consultations, then consultation management is improved, but system complexity increases due to multiple flags and chatroom types
Solution Approach 1:
Different chatrooms are assigned specific local qualities or characteristics based on their consultation type (e.g., private chatrooms for one-on-one consultations, group chatrooms for multiple users). Each chatroom has tailored settings and permissions appropriate to its specific function, while the overall system maintains a unified management interface. This local differentiation improves consultation management efficiency without requiring the entire system to be complex.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures chatroom templates with standard settings, permissions, and parameters for different consultation types. When a new consultation is initiated, the system automatically applies the appropriate pre-configured template, eliminating the need for manual setup of each chatroom. This preliminary preparation significantly reduces system complexity while maintaining efficient consultation management across multiple chatrooms.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is an apparatus and method for providing a chatroom for consultation. The consultation chatroom providing apparatus generates an identification code by receiving consultation meta information and partner profile information from a partner server, generates a consultation chatroom by receiving the partner profile information and user information from a user terminal that scans or receives the identification code, and pushes information about the consultation chatroom to the user terminal.