Predictive automatic voice response systems
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving an incoming telephone call;
determining whether there is a most likely reason for said telephone call;
generating a predictive message based on said most likely reason when said most likely reason is determined; and
transmitting said predictive message to said caller prior to accepting inputs from said caller.
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Abstract
An automated voice response system is provided that determines the most likely reason a caller is using the response system and, without any input from the user, provides the user with a predictive message. As such, the average call time for users of the voice response system is decreased. As in one example, the telephone number used to call the voice response system can be utilized to determine if the caller has an account with a service or product associated to the voice response system. The voice response system can then scan to see if there is a problem with the account that the user. Extending this example, a user that is at home waiting since 4 pm for a cable repairman may be presented with the predictive message “your repairman is running 2 hours late and will be at your house at 6 pm” the moment the caller connects to the voice response system.
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41 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an incoming telephone call;
determining whether there is a most likely reason for said telephone call;
generating a predictive message based on said most likely reason when said most likely reason is determined; and
transmitting said predictive message to said caller prior to accepting inputs from said caller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method comprising:
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storing a delivery status of a service for a customer in an event history associated to said customer;
receiving a telephone call;
identifying the telephone number of said telephone call as the telephone number of said customer;
retrieving said delivery status from said event history; and
providing a voice message to said customer representative of said delivery status without requiring said user to enter in any data in said telephone call.
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33. A method comprising:
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storing an installation status of a service for a customer in an event history associated to said customer;
receiving a telephone call;
identifying the telephone number of said telephone call as the telephone number of said customer;
retrieving said delivery status from said event history; and
providing a voice message to said customer representative of said installation status without requiring said user to enter in any data in said telephone call.
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34. A method comprising:
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storing a shipment status of a product for a customer in an event history associated to said customer;
receiving a telephone call;
identifying the telephone number of said telephone call as the telephone number of said customer;
retrieving said delivery status from said event history; and
providing a voice message to said customer representative of said shipment status without requiring said user to enter in any data in said telephone call.
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35. A method comprising:
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storing a survey status of a service for a customer in an event history associated to said customer;
receiving a telephone call;
identifying the telephone number of said telephone call as the telephone number of said customer;
retrieving said delivery status from said event history; and
providing a voice message to said customer representative of said survey status without requiring said user to enter in any data in said telephone call.
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36. A system comprising:
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a receiver for receiving an incoming telephone call;
a memory for storing customer account data; and
a processor for providing an predictive automated voice response feature for identifying the telephone number of said incoming telephone call, locating customer account data associated with said identified telephone number, and providing a predictive message in said telephone call associated to said customer account data without requiring data to be input in said incoming call. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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39. A system comprising:
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a receiver for receiving an incoming telephone call;
a memory for storing customer account data; and
a processor for providing an predictive menu options feature for identifying the telephone number of said incoming telephone call, locating customer account data associated with said identified telephone number, and providing at least one predictive menu options in said telephone call associated to said customer account data without requiring data to be input in said incoming call.
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40. A system comprising:
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a receiver for receiving an incoming telephone call;
a memory for storing caller activity; and
a processor for providing an predictive menu options feature for providing at least one predictive menu option in said telephone call associated to said caller activity a without requiring data to be input in said incoming call.
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41. A system comprising:
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a receiver for receiving an incoming telephone call;
a processor for providing menu options in said incoming telephone call; and
a memory for storing the popularity of said menu options, wherein said popularity for each one of said menu options is associated to the number of times said one menu option was selected for a period of time, and wherein at least one predictive menu option is provided in said telephone call based on said popularity of said menu options without requiring data to be input in said incoming call.
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