Interactive Query Interfaces for Adaptive Responses to Complex Questions

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Solution Overview

Problem

Complex products and services are overwhelming for consumers, and existing computer-generated bots struggle to provide nuanced responses due to limited understanding of varying questions, leading to inefficiencies in query resolution.

Innovation Solution

An interactive query interface using a machine learning model and natural language processing system to generate personalized recommendations, enabling dynamic and configurable conversations with consumers, leveraging historical conversational data to improve query resolution.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of energy

If traditional computer-generated bots are used to answer consumer questions, then resource consumption is reduced, but the ability to understand varying questions and provide nuanced responses deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource consumptionVSAvoidability to understand varying questions
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system transforms the bot's processing capabilities by adjusting parameters of the machine learning model, allowing it to dynamically adapt its understanding and response generation based on the complexity and nuance of consumer questions about complex products and services

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The machine learning model enables the bot to autonomously learn from historical conversational data and improve its responses without human intervention, allowing it to self-adjust its understanding capabilities while maintaining resource efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Reliability

If staff resources are increased to provide responsive customer service, then query resolution quality improves, but operational cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequery resolution qualityVSAvoidoperational cost
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The system creates a virtual copy of human staff expertise through the machine learning model, which can handle multiple consumer queries simultaneously with high quality resolution, eliminating the need to proportionally increase human staff resources

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The machine learning-powered bot serves multiple functions including answering product questions, providing service information, and handling various consumer inquiries across different product lines, replacing the need for specialized staff for each function

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

3Device complexity

If predefined answer bots are used to reduce complexity, then device complexity is reduced, but the ability to provide relevant information according to query nuances deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem complexityVSAvoidrelevance of information provided
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system transitions from static predefined answers to dynamic response generation where the machine learning model adapts its outputs based on the specific nuances of each consumer query, maintaining information relevance while managing complexity through automated processing

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS20250217352A1Interactive query systems and methods
Publication Date: 2025.07.03 ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
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AI summary

Implementations claimed and described herein provide systems and methods for responding to a query associated with a product or service. The systems and methods use a machine learning model to generate a recommendation and a user interface. The recommendation is transmitted to a user device for display via the user interface.