Method for dispensing information

• US 4,577,062 A
• Filed: 09/02/1983
• Issued: 03/18/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/1983
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kaye Instruments, Inc. (Baker Hughes Company)
• Original Assignee: Butler National Corp.
• Inventors: Hilleary, Thomas N., Fulton, Robert D.
• Primary Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US06/529,116
• Time in Patent Office: 928 Days
• Field of Search: 179/2 R, 179/2 A, 179/2 AM, 179/2 CA, 179/2 DP, 179/6.03, 179/6.07, 179/6.08, 179/6.11, 179/18 B, 179/18 BE, 340/825.26, 340/825.27, 381/43
• US Class Current: 379/88.21
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/00 Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals

Abstract

A method of dispensing particular information automatically from a changing data source to any particular user. The user accesses the information by dialing the dissemination service through his telephone equipment. The caller'"'"'s call and subsequent dialed digital sequences, corresponding by prearrangement to specific information requests, are automatically processed. The information from a data base is transmitted to the caller by audible synthesized speech signal through the caller'"'"'s telephone. Upon request by the caller, the call is automatically transferred to a particular telephone corresponding to prearranged data relevant to the particular caller. Data in the data base may be monitored and a call to a user automatically initiated in the event a particular item reaches a predetermined parameter.

Claims

1. A method of automatically furnishing information through existing telephone circuits, said method comprising:

automatically receiving an incoming call and immediately automatically transmitting an invitation for the caller to enter through the caller'"'"'s telephone dialing apparatus a prearranged dialing sequence identifying the caller as a recipient of the information;

automatically receiving and comparing the dialed sequence with stored data to verify the authorized status;

after verifying said status, automatically transmitting a signal to the caller inviting the entry through the caller'"'"'s telephone dialing apparatus of a new dialing sequence corresponding to a particular information desired;

receiving the entry made by the caller and recalling data from a changing data source corresponding to said particular information;

automatically transmitting to the caller by synthesized voice the particular information recalled from the data source;

continuing the automatic transmission of repetitive invitations to the caller to enter dialing sequences corresponding to additinal particular information, receiving the entries, recalling data corresponding to the respective particular information and automatically transmitting relevant information to the caller by synthesized voice until a predetermined time elapses after an invitation to enter is given without a subsequent entry having been made by the caller and without the caller breaking the circuit; and

automatically transferring the call to a third telephone upon the elapse of said predetermined time interval.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein is included the step of automatically comparing the recipient identification dialed entry with data identifying a third telephone prearranged to correlate with the caller prior to the calling of said third telephone, and wherein the telephone called is that which correlates with the caller.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the circuit with the caller is automatically terminated when the third telephone is answered to permit a private conversation between the caller and the operator of said third telephone.

4. A method of automatically furnishing securities market information through existing telephone circuits to subscribers of an information service, said method comprising:

automatically transmitting an invitation for the caller to enter through the caller'"'"'s telephone dialing apparatus a prearranged dialing sequence identifying the caller as a subscriber of the service;

automatically receiving and comparing the sequence dialed by the caller with stored data to verify the status of the caller as a subscriber of the service;

upon verification of the subscriber status, automatically transmitting a signal inviting the entry by the caller through the caller'"'"'s telephone dialing apparatus of a new prearranged sequence corresponding to a particular security;

automatically receiving the new sequence dialed by the caller and automatically recalling data from a changing security data source corresponding to said particular security;

automatically transmitting to the caller by synthesized voice security market information relevant to said security recalled from the data source; and

continuing the automatic transmission of invitations to the caller to enter dialing sequences corresponding to additional securities, receiving the entries, recalling data corresponding respectively to such additional securities, and transmitting information relating thereto until the caller interrupts the telephone circuit or until a predetermined time elapses after an invitatin to enter is transmitted without a subsequent entry having been dialed by the caller;

automatically transmitting to the caller an invitation to enter a prearranged dialing sequence corresponding to a call transferring service upon the elapse of a predetermined time after an invitation to the caller to enter a dialing sequence corresponding to an additional security is transmitted and no responsive entry is made and the circuit is not interrupted;

automatically receiving an entry dialed by the caller; and

automatically transferring the call to a third telephone in response to said dialed entry.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein is included the steps of automatically comparing the caller'"'"'s subscriber identification dialed sequence with pre-compiled data identifying a particular third telephone of a security broker preferred by the caller, and automatically transferring the caller'"'"'s call to the telephone of the caller'"'"'s preferred broker.

6. A method of furnishing information through existing telephone circuits, and automatically placing the recipient of the information in communication with the operator of a third telephone, said method comprising:

automatically receiving an incoming call and automatically transmitting a signal to the caller inviting the entry through the caller'"'"'s telephone dialing apparatus of a new dialing sequence corresponding to a particular information desired;

receiving the entry made by the caller and recalling data from a data source corresponding to said particular information;

automatically transmitting to the caller the particular information recalled from the data source;

continuing the automatic repetitive transmission of relevant information responsive to caller'"'"'s entries until a predetermined time elapses after an invitation to enter without a subsequent entry having been made by the caller and without the caller having broken the circuit; and

automatically transferring the call to a third telephone upon the elapse of said predetermined time interval.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the circuit is automatically terminated when said third telephone is answered to permit a private conversation between the caller and the operator of said third telephone.