Make Sure No Recurring Charge Goes Through Without You Okaying It
Why?
You get a message that your card was charged for your monthly fee to something you don’t need or want anymore. You meant to cancel the service, but it’s only a few dollars a month, and you always forget until you get the next message you were changed again.
How?
A service that connects to your cards and an app that alerts you when a charge is being made. You have the option to ok it, or cancel this particular transaction or all future ones as well, with a push of one button. You can set a default for when you are not available.
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Check and Alert Before Credit Card Charge
Why?
If you have automatic charges as a merchant (monthly fees you charge your customers), sometimes they are declined. Many of these could be circumvented.
How?
A mechanism that allows you to check a charge in advance without actually charging the card. If you get a reply that the charge will not go through, you can alert the customer before the actual charge is applied to his card. It’s better for the client and you.
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A Smart Personal Email Assistant Bot
Why?
Email is an asynchronous communications system, but many use it as an instant messenger. If you are like me, you don’t check your email every five minutes. I check mine once or twice a day, sometimes even less. Many don’t know that, so it would be good to have something smart that can reply in the mean time. You could use an auto-reply “holiday” message, but it’s too impersonal.
How?
Have a smart bot that can reply in a more personal way and alert you when needed. First, the bot will analyze your email use patterns to be able to predict your behavior: who is important to you, when, how often, for how long do you reply and write emails, etc. Then it will start sending automated responses when it’s appropriate and alerting you when it’s urgent. Some examples:
– It’s someone important that you usually reply to quickly, but it might be a while before you do this time. The bot will reply with an estimated time you will probably see the email, inform the sender that you will be alerted immediately because the matter seems important, and alert you to check the email ASAP.
– It’s someone you haven’t heard from in a long time (or never). The bot will reply explaining your way of using email and an estimate as to the time you will see the email.
– It’s an ongoing thread about scheduling an appointment. The bot will use your calendar to – if possible – reply with possible options.
– An automated email arrived regarding your flight tomorrow being cancelled. The bot will alert you immediately with the relevant information extracted from the email.
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3D Model of Your Teeth From a Panoramic X-Ray
Why?
To help patients visualize how their teeth look like and where the problems are.
How?
Have a software that takes the X-Ray and renders it in 3D, so the result looks less like a flat black and white photo of your teeth, and more like a color rendition of it. Colors can represent different conditions and facts.
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Cooking AI Helper Bot
Why?
You would like to cook something and need help, something more than just browsing cookbooks and the internet.
How?
Have an AI bot on any of the platforms (Facebook, iMessage, or even a separate app), that can take your inquiries, understand them and give you some advice or if needed ask more guiding questions. You might write: I would like to grill a chicken quickly in an Indian style. The bot would ask more questions until they can give you a recommendation, and even then you can continue with more requests for information, questions, etc., until you finish cooking.
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