Semantic Analysis Module for Customer Service Effectiveness

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional customer service platforms rely on qualitative measures that are labor-intensive and inefficient for assessing the effectiveness of tasks, lacking a quantitative approach to evaluate communications across different channels.

Innovation Solution

A task-oriented customer service platform server with a semantic analysis module that performs semantic representation and evaluation, using techniques like semantic textual similarity to quantify the effectiveness of interactions across various communication entities, such as IVR, CSRs, and digital channels.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If conventional qualitative measures are used to assess customer service effectiveness, then labor-intensive assessments can be performed, but productivity is reduced and measurement precision is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveeffectiveness measurement precisionVSAvoidassessment productivity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual qualitative assessment mechanisms with automated semantic analysis technology. The semantic analysis module processes communication data through computational algorithms, substituting human labor with machine-based text similarity calculations and automated effectiveness scoring, thereby大幅提高 productivity while maintaining or improving measurement precision

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

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a semantic analysis module as an intermediary between raw communication data and effectiveness assessment results. This module automatically extracts meaningful patterns and calculates effectiveness scores without requiring direct human intervention, resolving the contradiction between automated precision and labor efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Measurement precision

If qualitative assessments are performed manually, then detailed evaluation can be conducted, but loss of time increases due to labor-intensive processes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveeffectiveness measurement precisionVSAvoidassessment time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements continuous automated semantic analysis that processes communication data in real-time or near-real-time. The semantic analysis module operates continuously without interruption, eliminating the time delays inherent in manual assessment workflows while maintaining detailed evaluation capabilities through automated text similarity calculations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Solution Approach 2:

By replacing manual qualitative assessment with automated computational analysis, the system eliminates the time-consuming nature of human review processes. The semantic analysis module rapidly processes large volumes of communication data using algorithms that calculate text similarity and generate effectiveness scores instantaneously, dramatically reducing assessment time while preserving measurement precision

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

3Adaptability or versatility

If conventional customer service platforms are used, then basic routing functions are provided, but adaptability is limited in evaluating interactions across different channels

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemulti-channel evaluation adaptabilityVSAvoidplatform complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a universal semantic analysis module that can evaluate interactions across multiple communication channels (voice, text, digital) using the same underlying technology. This multi-functional approach allows the system to adapt to different channel types without requiring separate evaluation systems, enhancing versatility while managing complexity through a unified analytical framework

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

Solution Approach 2:

The semantic analysis module serves as an intermediary layer that standardizes the evaluation of diverse communication channels. It translates different channel-specific data formats into a common effectiveness metric through automated text similarity calculations, enabling cross-channel adaptability without proportionally increasing overall system complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS12067520B1Interaction effectiveness measurements
Publication Date: 2024.08.20 UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)
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AI summary

A system for measuring effectiveness of a customer service platform comprises a server configured to receive a first set of data related to an interaction between a first person and an automated communication channel, receive a second set of data related to a conversation between the first person and a second person on a call, determine, from the first set of data, a third set of word(s) that describe an intent of the first person to perform a task via the customer service platform, determine, from the second set of data, a fourth set of word(s) that describes an outcome accomplished during the call, calculate a value that describes a similarity between the third set of word(s) and the fourth set of word(s), and determine an effectiveness measure of the customer service platform based at least in part on a comparison of the value with a pre-determined threshold.