Communication of information during a call
First Claim
1. A method, using a call handling system, for enabling multi-modal interaction with a telephonic device, the method comprising:
- establishing a data communications session between the telephonic device and an application server;
invoking display, on the telephonic device, of a single-field or a multi-field form for a user of the telephonic device over the data communications session;
receiving, from the user, information input into the form;
identifying, by the application server, based on the form information, a telephone number of the telephonic device;
establishing a call via a voice communication session between the telephonic device and an interactive voice response (IVR) system based on the identified telephone number;
executing, by the IVR, content of one or more voice pages to exchange voice information with the user during the call via the voice communication session;
executing, by the application server, content of one or more multimedia pages linked to the one or more voice pages for communicating non-voice information to the user during the call via the data communications session; and
synchronizing state of the voice communication session with state of the data communication session.
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Abstract
A request is received from a user of a telephonic device to invoke an application on the telephonic device. A form is displayed to the user using the application. Information input into the form is received by the application along with an indication to submit the form information with a service request to a call handling system. A data communications session between the telephonic device and an application server of the call handling system is established using the application. The form information is provided to the application server. A telephone number of the telephonic device is identified from the form information using which a voice communications session is established with the telephonic device from an interactive voice response system of the call handling system. Voice information is exchanged with the user and text, image or video information is communicated to the user via the voice and data communications sessions respectively.
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17 Claims
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1. A method, using a call handling system, for enabling multi-modal interaction with a telephonic device, the method comprising:
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establishing a data communications session between the telephonic device and an application server; invoking display, on the telephonic device, of a single-field or a multi-field form for a user of the telephonic device over the data communications session; receiving, from the user, information input into the form; identifying, by the application server, based on the form information, a telephone number of the telephonic device; establishing a call via a voice communication session between the telephonic device and an interactive voice response (IVR) system based on the identified telephone number; executing, by the IVR, content of one or more voice pages to exchange voice information with the user during the call via the voice communication session; executing, by the application server, content of one or more multimedia pages linked to the one or more voice pages for communicating non-voice information to the user during the call via the data communications session; and synchronizing state of the voice communication session with state of the data communication session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for enabling multi-modal interaction with a telephonic device, the system comprising:
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one or more processors; and one or more memory devices, wherein the one or more of the memory devices store instructions therein that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to; establish a data communications session with the telephonic device; invoke display, on the telephonic device, of a single-field or a multi-field form for a user of the telephonic device over the data communications session; receive information input into the form; identify, based on the form information, a telephone number of the telephonic device; establish a call via a voice communication session between the telephonic device and an interactive voice response (IVR) system based on the identified telephone number; execute via the IVR system content of one or more voice pages to exchange voice information with the user during the call via the voice communication session; execute content of one or more multimedia pages linked to the one or more voice pages for communicating non-voice information to the user during the call via the data communications session; and synchronize state of the voice communication session with state of the data communication session. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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