Augmented Reality Video Calling Tool Africa

Introduction

Caterpillar

(Parent Company)

Business
Construction Machinery
& Equipment
Global Company
listed in
fortune 500

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives.

$41.7 B
Sales & Revenue
in last year
1.8 M
Active Construction
Machine Globally
97 K
Global
Employees

Trusted By

Business Goal

Big machinery and equipments usually require support from backoffice, that took plenty of time and energy of Machinery provider company's support team. Hence a need of digitization came from management to provide effective support service for staff members.

Sam Cofounder & CEO

Need of a technological partner who can assist us in our new startup with automation advancements.

Pain Areas

More Manpower, Gain limited Outcome
Time consuming Processes - Diminish Productivity
Unnecessary downtime leaded to major Business loss
Customer's displeasure feedback on Troubleshooting Service
Extensive monthly billing of ready to use video solutions
Third-party dependencies
Technology limitations

Hidden Brains Approach

The background

Technicians of machinery support team yelled with the problem they were facing

Requested for direct one-to-one video call to connect with Users

Hidden Brains met Mr. Sam in our business trip in US, discussed current problems and shook hands for technological collaboration.

Initiation

Commenced by utilizing ready to use VIrtual Assistant system, costing huge per month per company (had around 20 companies)

Still require personalized reports and visualization, Hidden Brains solution architect understood the requirement and developed a wrapper top on ready solution

Resolved 50% of arised problems

Innovation Smart Assist

In House custom product development has been initiated, understanding the futuristic vision of client.

Executed Product Development life cycle with - Planning, Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, Implementation, and Maintenance.

Replaced readymade solution with own Virtual Assistant Product - named as Smart Assist

Business Expansion

Investigate market competitors for similar kind of solutions and define to-be developed features into our product

Generated product roadmap and appended exceptional functionalities accordingly

SAAS based Model

Identified other relevant industries seeking need of virtual assistant system for support/maintenance

Modified complete system architecture to support this solutions to various enterprise customers

Hidden Brains Solution

In an era of bots and automation, Smart Assist helps brands ‘humanize’ the customer experience by using a real-time video chat platform that connects internal experts with users.

Precision Tech Support
Handle the quick fix by seeing what they see and training virtually, which allows to support more customers.
Video Calling
All calls are on a cloud-based video calling systems. Enable customers to show the problem rather than telling.
Multi-Party Conference Calling
Connect with multiple customer support and product support specialists when solving a customer issue.
Technical Support
Guide operators through troubleshooting and training from afar.
Virtual Inspections
Conduct equipment inspections without having to leave the store.
Share needful with Technician
Screen share documents and photos from device with agent
Instant Connect
With the Smart Assist console, customer care representatives can easily send out text messages to instantly launch video calls with their clients.
Web-Based Platform
Works on all devices, including iOS, Android, tablets, desktops, laptops, and more. No app is ever needed by the customer or support specialist.
Concurrent Support Calls
Platform acts like a phone system, allowing multiple agents to be on simultaneous video calls at any given time.
Inbound Call Routing
Create own calling trees to route inbound calls to support specialists with particular skill sets. If a specialist is busy, setup call rolling for the next available support specialist.

Business Cases

Financial and insurance
Technical support
Product support
Warranty claims

Insurance claims
Remote inspections
Product sales
Customer Support

Field Technician Training
Tele-medicine and medical device support
Humanize the customer experience by
connecting on a video call

Achievements

Seamless Connectivity
Easy-to use-technology! no additional hardware or software is required and works from any pc, smartphone or tablet.
Cost Savings
Connect in less than five seconds and experience a 58 percent reduction in repeat truck rolls.
Increased Efficiency
Know the problem before heading to the job site and be able to assign the appropriate resources to get it resolved.

58%
reduction in repeat truck rolls, helped to be efficient with staff and take operations to the next level.
69%
improvement in resolution: Since it’s a cloud-based platform,
41%
reduction in training time
50%
Companies are claiming 50% reduction in troubleshooting calls with customers when using Smart Assist.

Technical Information

Back End
PHP, Python, NodeJS
Front End
HTML5, CSS3, JS
Database
MYSQL
Cloud Infrastructure
AWS
Design Tools
Photoshop
Diagraming Tools
Draw.io
Other
WebRTC, Augmented Reality (AR), Smart Glasses, Natural Language Processing,
AI based Analysis
Integrations
Direct connections and marketplace apps for Salesforce, Genesys, CDK Global, realwear, vuzix

Hey guys, thanks for all the great work you've done on getting Smart Assist launched. I can't explain to you how important you guys are to us and our business over here in the United States. I am really, really glad that you're our partners and want to send a big thank you. And I know you guys are working hard and you're there for us. and you know, you're doing a lot of good things with our software product, keep up the good work. Thanks so much.

Sam | Founder & CEO,

“Smart Assist Now gives customers the ability to show the problem instead of trying to explain it on the phone. It eliminates the guesswork when trying make a diagnosis.”

ROBERT FORTIN | (Training Instructor at Carter Machinery)

“Smart Assist Now has taken my 3-hour phone troubleshooting calls to 30-minutes.”

JASON "STACK" SAGE | (Factory Technical Service Manager at Morooka)

“Smart Assist Now allows us to visually connect with any of our customers across North America, in less than 15 seconds. It allows us to troubleshoot in real-time with tools and reports, allowing Production and R&D to review. With this application we no longer have to guess what the problem is, we can instantly act on it!”

ANTOINE MORISSETTE |(Technical Specialist Supervisor)

“Smart Assist Now offers a quick and effective "real-time" opportunity to discuss failures in the field. The "hands-on" training with our technicians can be done via video and be just as effective as actually being at the site.”