Unified Communication Platform for Multi-Channel Interaction Tracking

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing solutions for managing customer communications across multiple channels require multiple tools and interfaces, leading to inefficiencies and increased computational run-time.

Innovation Solution

A communication platform that integrates multiple channels, allowing for centralized monitoring, data capture, priority ranking, and automated response generation, while organizing interactions by context and user identity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple tools and interfaces are used to manage different communication channels, then each channel can be managed independently, but the overall system complexity increases and users must rely on multiple tools instead of a single interface

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvechannel management capabilityVSAvoidnumber of tools and interfaces
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple communication channel management functions into a single integrated platform. The system combines telephone, email, chat, and other communication channels into one unified interface, allowing users to manage all customer communications through a single tool rather than multiple separate tools, thereby reducing complexity while maintaining multi-channel capability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The communication platform is designed as a universal system that handles multiple communication channels through a single interface. The platform provides multi-functional capabilities including capturing, tracking, composing, analyzing, and automating interactions across different channels, eliminating the need for channel-specific separate tools

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

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple tools are used to manage communications, then specialized functionality can be provided for each channel, but computational run-time increases and efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvechannel-specific functionalityVSAvoidcomputational run-time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

By merging multiple channel management operations into a single integrated platform, the system reduces redundant computational operations. The unified architecture allows for shared processing of customer data, interaction history, and response generation across channels, thereby reducing overall computational run-time compared to using separate specialized tools for each channel

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Ease of operation

If a single interface is used to manage all communication channels, then ease of operation improves, but the system must handle diverse interaction types

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesingle interfaceVSAvoidsystem architecture
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments different communication channels and interaction types into distinct processing modules within the unified platform. Each channel (telephone, email, chat) has its own processing logic while being coordinated through a common interface, allowing the system to handle diverse interaction types through a single user-friendly interface without overwhelming complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS12568167B2System and method of capturing, tracking, composing, analyzing and automating analog and digital interactions
Publication Date: 2026.03.03 NEXTIVA INC
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AI summary

A system and method are disclosed for capturing, tracking, analyzing and automating analog and digital interactions. Embodiments include a system comprising one or more end user systems, one or more entity systems, and a computer operatively coupled to a display device. The computer is configured to monitor one or more communications on first and second communication channels between the end user and entity systems, group the one or more communications on the first and second communication channels by communication subject, and display the grouped communications on the display device.