Electronic Meeting Timebox Creation for Automated Lead Qualification

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for analyzing electronic conferences are manually intensive and inefficient, often leading to inaccurate documentation and missed opportunities, as sales professionals struggle to identify interested clients and follow up on potential sales leads within the vast amount of data from multiple input sources during virtual meetings.

Innovation Solution

A software application that captures and aligns data from various input sources during an electronic conference, creating a timebox of relevant data based on predefined criteria, converting it into text equivalents, and extracting keywords for further analysis and summary, allowing for automated qualification and response to potential opportunities.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If manual analysis of electronic conference data is performed, then sales professionals can identify interested clients, but the process is highly time-consuming and inefficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of identifying participant interestVSAvoidtime spent on data analysis
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically analyzes conference data, aligns timestamps, identifies triggers, and creates timebox packages without human intervention. The automated qualification process eliminates manual data sifting while maintaining accurate identification of interested participants through algorithmic analysis of multi-modal inputs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

Manual mechanical analysis of conference data is replaced with automated computational processing. The system uses software to capture, align, and analyze data from multiple input sources, substituting human effort with machine-based timestamp alignment and trigger identification algorithms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Loss of information

If all data from multiple input sources is captured and analyzed, then comprehensive information is obtained, but the complexity of processing and documenting this data increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompleteness of conference data documentationVSAvoidcomplexity of data processing system
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the continuous conference data stream into discrete timebox packages based on identified triggers. Each timebox contains only relevant data segments associated with specific events or interactions, dividing the overwhelming full dataset into manageable, contextually-relevant portions that are easier to process and analyze.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system extracts only the essential and relevant data elements from the multi-modal input sources, separating meaningful information from noise. By focusing on trigger-based extraction rather than comprehensive capture, the system reduces processing complexity while preserving critical information about participant interest and interactions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Manufacturing precision

If manual documentation of conference interactions is performed, then detailed records can be created, but accuracy decreases due to human error and fatigue

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of documentationVSAvoidefficiency of documentation process
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically generates accurate documentation of conference interactions through automated timestamp alignment and trigger identification. The computer-based system eliminates human error and fatigue by consistently applying alignment algorithms and trigger criteria, producing precise records without manual intervention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary alignment of timestamps from multiple input sources before documentation is needed. By pre-processing and organizing the data with consistent time references, the system ensures accurate documentation is automatically produced when triggers occur, eliminating the need for manual post-conference documentation work.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

4Measurement precision

If sales professionals focus on analyzing all conference data, then they can identify potential leads, but they spend excessive time on data analysis rather than following up with leads

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of lead identificationVSAvoidspeed of follow-up on leads
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The automated system performs lead identification and qualification without requiring sales professional involvement in the analysis phase. By automatically capturing, aligning, and analyzing conference data to identify triggers and create timebox packages, the system enables sales professionals to immediately follow up with qualified leads without time-consuming manual analysis.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system extracts and isolates only the leads and interactions that meet predefined qualification criteria, separating qualified opportunities from the rest of the conference data. This extraction process delivers a focused list of actionable leads to sales professionals, enabling rapid follow-up while maintaining accurate identification through automated trigger-based qualification.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS10608831B2Analysis of multi-modal parallel communication timeboxes in electronic meeting for automated opportunity qualification and response
Publication Date: 2020.03.31 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION
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AI summary

A mechanism is provided for a time data capsule from an electronic conference. Operations include identifying meeting input sources related to the electronic conference, capturing respective data of the meeting input sources from a start through an end of the electronic conference, and maintaining and creating timestamps for the respective data that is captured. The timestamps are associated with the respective data. Operations include aligning the respective data along a timeline according to the timestamps associated with the respective data from the meeting input sources, converting the respective data into text equivalents and/or text descriptions with the timestamps retained, and identifying a trigger during the electronic conference that causes a timebox to be created with a beginning and an ending time. The operations include extracting the respective data for the timestamps that correspond to the timebox, and creating a package with the extracted respective data from the meeting input sources.