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Voice controlled business scheduling system and method

US7200210B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 22, 2003
Grant dateApr 3, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 16, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2203/2072
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A fully automated, voice controlled business appointment/reservation system is provided. The system has a natural language voice user interface that emulates a live office administrator for appointment/reservation bookkeeping. It includes an efficient availability searching mechanism which enables a telephone user to quickly search and reserve available time slot based on his preference. Other described novel features and implementation improvements include method and system for voice controlled appointment/reservation cancellation, method and system for voice controlled appointment/reservation waiting list, method and system for new user service sign-up and account creation, method and system enabling sequential selective dialing of a telephone user list by voice command, and method and system for scheduling data administration by voice commands.

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