System and method for improved user interface in prompting systems
US6370238B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 19, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q3/72
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An improved prompting system for accessing specified functions. According to one embodiment, a particular user may identify himself to the system and thereafter preprogram one or more paths that lead directly to a desired function within the hierarchical menu prompting system. The next time the user needs to access the system the user can navigate directly to the desired function by pressing a predetermined key or sequence of keys on his or her Touch-Tone dial. Alternatively, the prompting system may present as an option a direct path to the desired function.
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