Information retrieval and display for an IVR system
US10764436B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2203/254
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This application discloses the display of stored information when creating a dialstring for use with mobile smartphones and other computer-enabled telephones. A software app recognizes input from the user (such as the initial digits of a phone number) that identifies the organization to be called, and accesses stored representations of information along with corresponding IVR phone tree information and user display preferences. The app then presents a graphical representation of all or part of the retrieved information on a display using the display preferences. The user can then respond to the graphical representation by providing selective inputs that cause the synthesis all or part of the dialstring needed to navigate the phone tree to the desired destination. Once a dialing option has been synthesized, the user may provide additional input that the system interprets as an instruction to open a phone call and dial the synthesized number.
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