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Disambiguating results within a speech based IVR session

  • US 20040193403A1
  • Filed: 03/25/2003
  • Published: 09/30/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Within an interactive voice response system, a method of automatically disambiguating results presented to a user comprising:

  • determining the identity of a user within an interactive voice response session;

    receiving user inputs specifying selections in an interactive voice response menu hierarchy;

    storing historical information specifying the user selections within a profile associated with the identity of the user;

    for at least one subsequent input from the user, identifying the historical information associated with the identity of the user; and

    using the historical information to reduce a number of possible selections in the interactive voice response menu hierarchy which are presented to the user.

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