AUTOMATED VOICE SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A voice-based customer interaction system for interacting with a customer based on data contained in one or more knowledge trees, the system comprising:
- a) a tree traversal module adapted to query the one or more knowledge trees for requested data;
b) a knowledge tree parser adapted to transform the requested data according to one or more business logic rules;
c) a language interpreter adapted to convert the transformed data into a text stream; and
d) a voice presentation module adapted to verbally present the text stream to the customer and accept a customer response,wherein, the data contained in the one or more knowledge trees is not stored as audio data.
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Abstract
A voice browser for use in a customer interaction management system for interacting with a customer, based on data contained in one or more generic knowledge trees. The system can traverse the knowledge tree based on customer responses to presented questions until a leaf node of the knowledge tree is reached. The information contained in the leaf node is then presented to the customer.
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20 Claims
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1. A voice-based customer interaction system for interacting with a customer based on data contained in one or more knowledge trees, the system comprising:
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a) a tree traversal module adapted to query the one or more knowledge trees for requested data; b) a knowledge tree parser adapted to transform the requested data according to one or more business logic rules; c) a language interpreter adapted to convert the transformed data into a text stream; and d) a voice presentation module adapted to verbally present the text stream to the customer and accept a customer response, wherein, the data contained in the one or more knowledge trees is not stored as audio data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of interacting with a customer using automated voice communication, the method comprising:
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a) querying one or more knowledge trees for requested data; b) transforming the requested data according to one or more business logic rules; c) converting the transformed data into a text stream; d) presenting the text stream to the customer using voice communication; e) receiving a response from the customer; f) repeating steps a) to e) until a leaf node of the one or more knowledge trees is reached at step a); and g) presenting information contained in the leaf node to the customer using voice communication, wherein, the data contained in the one or more knowledge trees is not stored as audio data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A customer interaction system, the system comprising:
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a) a database adapted for storing one or more generic knowledge trees; b) a web-based customer interaction system adapted for interacting with a customer via the Internet based on data contained in the one or more knowledge trees; and c) a voice-based customer interaction system adapted for interacting with a customer using automated voice communication based on data contained in the one or more knowledge trees, the system comprising; i) a tree traversal module adapted to query the one or more knowledge trees for requested data; ii) a knowledge tree parser adapted to transform the requested data according to one or more business logic rules; iii) a language interpreter adapted to convert the transformed data into a text stream; iv) a voice presentation module adapted to verbally present the text stream to the customer and accept a customer response.
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