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Distributed system for call processing

US5878117A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 11, 1997
Grant dateMar 2, 1999
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Expiry dateJun 11, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2201/60
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for processing a telephone call in a distributed system comprising a voice response unit and a resource server connected by a local area network; wherein the voice response unit utilizes one or more digital trunks, each of the trunks having a plurality of telephone lines, and wherein the resource server includes a voice recognition system. The method and system comprise demultiplexing an incoming signal, aggregating the incoming telephone signal into a succession of voice data packets, transmitting the packets over the local area network, performing a voice recognition function on the succession of packets, and transmitting the recognized text over the local area network.

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