Email-to-Chat Message Rerouting for Higher Open and Conversion Rates

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing communication systems face inefficiencies in routing messages from email environments to messaging environments, with low open rates and high spam levels in emails, while messaging services like SMS and MMS offer higher engagement and conversion rates.

Innovation Solution

A communication management system intercepts emails, extracts user intents, and reroutes them through chat communication channels, allowing agents to respond via chat, with the system generating a response email that includes the conversation history.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If e-mail is used for communication, then the volume of messages sent and received is high, but the open rate is low and conversion rate is low

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevolume of messagesVSAvoidopen rate
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the communication flow by separating the initial contact channel (email) from the engagement channel (messaging service). Email is used for broad distribution and initial intent capture, while messaging services are used for targeted engagement and conversion. This segmentation allows each channel to serve its optimal function, with messaging services delivering higher open rates and conversion rates for critical communication steps.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces a communication management system as an intermediary that intercepts email messages, extracts user intents, and reroutes them to appropriate messaging channels. This intermediary layer enables intelligent routing decisions based on user profile, message content, and channel performance data, thereby improving the reliability of message delivery and engagement.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Quantity of substance

If e-mail is used for communication, then the volume of messages sent and received is high, but the spam level is high

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevolume of messagesVSAvoidspam level
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts the intent extraction and routing functionality from the email system itself and places it in a dedicated communication management system. This extraction allows for more sophisticated intent analysis and routing decisions, enabling the system to identify genuine user intentions and route them to appropriate channels, thereby reducing the volume of spam-like messages while maintaining high communication volume through effective filtering and routing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Device complexity

If traditional e-mail routing is used, then the system complexity is low, but the response time is slow

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem complexityVSAvoidresponse time
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements dynamic routing decisions based on real-time factors such as user profile, message content analysis, channel availability, and historical engagement data. The communication management system continuously adapts routing choices based on performance metrics, enabling faster response times by selecting optimal channels and recipients dynamically rather than through static pre-defined paths.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates feedback loops that monitor message delivery, user engagement, and conversion metrics. This feedback information is used to refine routing algorithms and improve future routing decisions, thereby reducing response times through learned optimizations while managing system complexity through automated feedback-driven adaptation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

4Ease of manufacture

If e-mail is used for communication, then the conversion rate is low, but the implementation simplicity is high

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimplementation simplicityVSAvoidconversion rate
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The communication management system serves multiple functions: it manages email routing, extracts intents, determines optimal messaging channels, routes messages to appropriate recipients, and monitors conversion metrics. This multi-functionality allows the system to improve conversion rates by coordinating multiple communication strategies while maintaining implementation simplicity through a unified platform that handles all communication tasks through standardized processes.

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

Data Source

PatentEP4052429B1Message rerouting from an e-mail environment to a messaging environment
Publication Date: 2026.04.15 LIVEPERSON INC
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AI summary

The present disclosure relates generally to facilitating routing of communications. More specifically, techniques are provided to dynamically reroute messages. For example, embodiments can redirect a communication from an e-mail environment to a messaging environment in order to perform services with one or more clients.