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Paint customer service information method and apparatus

US5974388A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 17, 1996
Grant dateOct 26, 1999
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Expiry dateMay 17, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2201/38
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for providing paint product related information to customers and recording customer telephone calls includes work stations (10, 23) having a memory device (18) storing a plurality of paint product information and a plurality of customer information, an input device (12) for generating a customer request for information signal related to a selected one of the paint products, a display device (14) for visually displaying information and graphic displays in response to display signals, a computer (13) responsive to the customer request for information signal for selecting from the customer information caller information related to a customer associated with the customer request and generating a first display signal to the display device (14) to visually display a call log graphic display (43) including the caller information (44), and being responsive to the customer request for information signal for selecting a portion of the paint product information related to advice to be given to the customer and generating a second display signal to visually display (58, 88) the selected portion of the paint product information on said display device (14) and a modem (16) connected…

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