Natural Language Query Interface for Self-Service Data Analytics

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Solution Overview

Problem

The exponential growth of data in various contexts exceeds what is usable, limiting the number of users capable of leveraging it, often requiring specialized teams due to the need for technical understanding and coding skills to design effective queries and comparisons.

Innovation Solution

A self-service query tool allows non-technical users to interact with data through a graphical user interface, using machine learning and artificial intelligence to convert natural language inputs into coded queries, enabling access to omnichannel interaction databases without coding knowledge.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If specialized teams with coding knowledge are used to query and analyze data, then query accuracy and data leverage are improved, but labor burden and operational complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequery accuracyVSAvoidoperational complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system introduces an intermediary layer between the user and the database by automatically generating coded queries from natural language inputs. The query generation module translates user-friendly questions into executable database queries, eliminating the need for users to directly write or understand complex coding syntax while maintaining accurate data retrieval and analysis capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables self-service data querying by allowing users to independently formulate and execute data requests through natural language interfaces. The automated query generation and execution mechanisms empower individual users to access and analyze data without requiring specialized technical training or team support, directly reducing labor burden while maintaining query accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Measurement precision

If coding knowledge is required for data querying, then technical precision is improved, but the number of usable users is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetechnical precisionVSAvoidnumber of usable users
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system bridges the gap between technical and non-technical users by serving as an intermediary that translates natural language into precise coded queries. This allows users without coding knowledge to achieve the same data retrieval accuracy and analytical precision as technically skilled users, thereby expanding the user base while maintaining technical rigor.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the interface parameter from requiring coding syntax to accepting natural language inputs. By transforming the query input format from technical code to human-readable language, the system maintains the precision of coded queries while making them accessible to a broader audience of non-technical users.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Measurement precision

If detailed understanding of contact center data is required for analysis, then analytical quality is improved, but time to produce insights increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveanalytical qualityVSAvoidtime to produce insights
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by pre-processing and structuring data into easily queryable formats before user interaction. The automated query generation module is pre-configured with knowledge of the data schema and relationships, allowing it to immediately translate natural language questions into efficient queries without requiring users to spend time understanding the underlying data structure or preparing complex query templates.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12488030B1Self-service query and analytics tool
Publication Date: 2025.12.02 UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)
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AI summary

Systems and methods are provided to receive non-technical inputs and generate encoded queries or instructions to access, retrieve, analyze, and compare data in a database. The systems and methods are further provided to provide visualizations of the data and comparisons between subsets thereof. Machine learning can be utilized to generate the encoded queries or instructions. A sensitivity can be set to facilitate identification of data of interest in visualizations.