Specifications

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COMPLEMENTARY SOLUTIONS
Coming from its name, virtual assistants replace administrators taken from life
in customer services or at certain counters. One of the reasons for this is that
there are insufcient number of experts who could provide special services.
So these services can only be accessed where the experts are physically
present. By virtual assistants, you can overcome these difculties, as any ser-
vice can be provided without the need for physical contact.
VIRTUAL
ASSISTANT
Queuing terminal
LCD screen
Camera
Microphone
Speakers
Printer/Scanner
Software
TYPICAL ELEMENTS
OF THE SYSTEM
HOW IT WORKS:
One possible way is to integrate virtual assistants into the
customer management system. After choosing the required
service and receiving the ticket with serial number, the
customer is waiting similar to other customers. As the ser-
vice chosen is not provided in that particular venue, the
customer is called to a virtual counter. The virtual counter
is either a touch-screen kiosk or a large screen LCD mo-
nitor. Irrespective of the communication method (voice,
video, and text messages), the system has the following
accessories: camera, microphone, speakers, keyboard,
and possibly a printer. The virtual assistant sees that there is
a customer to be served and (s)he initiates the call from the
distance. The customer sitting in front of the screen can talk
to the administrator as if (s)he was physically there. At the
end of service, the administrator can print the documents
and the tear-sheet that the customer can take over at the
virtual counter.
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