Shared Bookmark Controller for Chatbot Interaction Sharing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current software applications do not facilitate seamless and easy sharing of bookmarks among users, which are essential for saving time and increasing productivity, especially in repetitive interactions with chatbots and other interactive software applications.

Innovation Solution

A system comprising a server and personal computing devices with a shared bookmark controller that allows users to store, categorize, and share bookmarks, including queries and responses to chatbots, with metadata and predictive search functions, enabling efficient sharing and organization of bookmarks across users.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If bookmarks are shared among users through current applications, then user productivity and efficiency are improved, but the sharing process is not seamless and easy

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser productivityVSAvoidease of sharing
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a server as an intermediary component that facilitates bookmark sharing between users. The server stores bookmarks and enables users to share bookmarks with each other through a centralized platform, making the sharing process seamless and easy without requiring direct user-to-user transfer mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The server provides a universal bookmark sharing platform that can serve multiple users and various types of bookmarks simultaneously. The system is designed to handle different user roles (supervisors, managers, employees, call center agents) and different bookmark types (chatbot interactions, customer service queries) through a single multi-functional system.

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

2Loss of time

If repetitive interactions are saved as bookmarks, then time is saved and productivity increases, but current applications do not permit seamless sharing

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetime savedVSAvoidsharing capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The server acts as an intermediary that simplifies the sharing complexity by providing a centralized storage and distribution mechanism. Instead of requiring complex peer-to-peer sharing protocols, the server handles all bookmark storage, retrieval, and distribution, reducing the operational complexity for end users.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables easy copying of bookmarks from one user to another through the server. Users can share bookmarks by copying them to the server's centralized storage, which then makes them available to other users, simplifying the sharing process while maintaining bookmark integrity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

3Reliability

If supervisors and managers share bookmarks with subordinates for training, then training effectiveness is improved, but current applications lack easy sharing functionality

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetraining effectivenessVSAvoidease of sharing
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The server provides a reliable intermediary platform that ensures bookmarks are accurately transmitted from supervisors to subordinates. The centralized storage system guarantees that the same bookmark content is shared consistently, improving training reliability while maintaining ease of operation through simple share commands.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

Supervisors can prepare and organize bookmarks in advance on the server for training purposes. The system allows preliminary categorization and organization of bookmarks by topic, department, or training module, making it easy to share pre-prepared training materials with subordinates when needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11762936B2Apparatus and methods for bookmark sharing
Publication Date: 2023.09.19 BANK OF AMERICA CORP
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AI summary

Apparatus and methods for sharing bookmarks are provided. Bookmarks may include queries to a chatbot or other interactive application. A server may include a shared bookmark controller and a personal computing device may include a user bookmark controller. A user may save a bookmark and share the bookmark with a chosen recipient. The user bookmark controller may send the bookmark and the identity of the recipient to the shared bookmark controller. The shared bookmark controller may then send the bookmark to the recipient and record whether the recipient saves or rejects the bookmark. Bookmarks may be collated and categorized into groups, and entire groups may be shared.