CRM Interface Integrating Machine Learning Insights

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Solution Overview

Problem

Customer relationship management (CRM) systems face challenges in processing and understanding large volumes of customer data, particularly in enterprises with many customers and personnel, making it difficult to derive and present relevant insights effectively.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented method and system that integrates a graphical user interface (GUI) within CRM tools to display machine-learning derived customer insights alongside regular CRM functionality, allowing users to receive relevant insights automatically when interacting with specific customers, enhancing data processing and understanding through user feedback and machine learning model refinement.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If machine learning models process large volumes of customer data to generate insights, then the relevance and quality of customer insights improve, but the processing time and computational resources increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinsight qualityVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-processes customer data and pre-generates insights using machine learning models before they are needed. Customer data is continuously ingested and processed in the background, with insights prepared and stored in advance so they can be immediately retrieved and displayed when users interact with customer records, eliminating processing delays during actual use

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The insight generation process is divided into separate modular components: data ingestion, data processing, insight generation, and insight delivery. Each component handles specific tasks independently, allowing parallel processing and optimization of individual stages without bottlenecking the entire system

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Loss of information

If the CRM interface displays detailed customer data and insights, then the information completeness improves, but the interface complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidinterface complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system merges the customer data view and customer insights view into a single unified interface. Both customer records and machine learning-generated insights are displayed together in the same screen area, allowing users to access complete information without navigating between multiple interfaces or applications

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The interface displays different types of information with different levels of detail in different regions. Customer basic information is shown in a standard format, while machine learning insights are presented with varying levels of prominence based on their relevance and importance, allowing users to focus on critical information without being overwhelmed by all data equally

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Adaptability or versatility

If the system integrates multiple CRM functionalities in one tool, then the versatility improves, but the ease of operation decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveCRM functionalityVSAvoiduser workflow
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The CRM system is designed with multi-functional capabilities that allow it to perform various customer relationship management tasks within a single unified platform. The system can store customer data, generate insights, track interactions, and provide recommendations all through one interface, eliminating the need for users to switch between multiple specialized tools

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

Data Source

PatentUS11961014B2Generating and presenting user insights in association with user-to-user electronic communication
Publication Date: 2024.04.16 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
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AI summary

Disclosed are systems, methods, and devices for presenting customer insights in association with an electronic customer relationship management tool. A graphical user interface (GUI) is presented to a user. The GUI has a first region having GUI elements of the customer relationship management tool, and a second region having GUI elements for presenting at least one customer insight, the second region displayed when the first region is displayed and proximate to the first region. Upon receiving an identifier identifying a particular customer, at least one machine-learning derived insight relevant to the identified customer is displaying to the user in the second region when receiving user input signals via the GUI elements of the first region.