(12) United
States Patent
Lavian
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8,867,708 B1 *oa.
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Patent:
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4,653,045 A 4,736,405 A
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VISUAL PRESENTATION AND SELECTION OF IVR
MENU
Inventors: Tal
Lavian, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Zvi Or-Bach, San
Jose, CA
(US)
Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term
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this patent is extended or adjusted under 35
U.S.C. 154(b) by 254 days.
This patent is subject to a terminal dis claimer.
Appl. N0.: 13/410,318
Filed:
Mar.
2, 2012
- Int. Cl.
H04M
11/06 (2006.01)
G06F
15/16 (2006.01)
G06Q
30/00 (2012.01)
G10L
15/06 (2013.01)
US.
Cl.
USPC
379/88.18; 379/70; 379/88.13; 379/93.17; 379/218.01; 379/265.13; 455/406; 455/563; 704/270.1; 704/277; 705/37; 709/206; 709/217; 710/63; 710/72
Field of Classi?cation Search
CPC
..................................................
.. H04M1/2535
USPC .............
.. 379/70, 88.01, 88.09, 88.11, 88.13,
379/88.18, 88.23, 93.17, 93.25, 100.01, 379/208.01, 218.01, 265.09, 265.13, 266.1; 455/406, 563; 704/270.1, 277; 705/37; 709/206, 217; 710/63, 72 See application ?le for complete search
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Primary Examiner
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Gerald Gauthier
(57)
ABSTRACT
Embodiments
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the invention provide a system for enhanc ing user interaction With Interactive Voice Response (IVR) destinations, the system comprising: a processor; and a
memory
coupled
to the processor, the memory
comprising: data encoding a database, the database comprising a list of telephone numbers
associated With
- ne
- r
more
destinations
implementing an IVR;
instructions executable
by
the proces sor for automatically communicating With
at least one user;
and
instructions executable by the processor to pull at least
- ne
menu
from
the database and display the menu to the at least one user, Wherein the menu
is associated With a tele
phone number
dialed
by
the
at least
- ne
user, and
Wherein
the
menu
comprises
at least one icon.
20 Claims, 32
Drawing
Sheets
1802 Connect to a destination 1804 Analyze a ?rst level of the audible IVR menu 1806 store the information regarding the audible IVR menu
in a
database 1808 Are there any sub menus
in the
audible
IVR menu? 181° Analyze the sub-menus 1512 Store the information regarding the sub-menus
in the
database
1 5 1 4
Are there any sub menus
in the
sub menus?