Operator services using speech processing
First Claim
1. A method for processing a directory assistance call comprising the steps ofreceiving a call from a subscriber at an automatic call distributor via an incoming trunk,utilizing said automatic call distributor to connect said call to a speech processing system,receiving at said speech processing system an initial request for a telephone listing spoken by said subscriber and processing said initial request to shorten the time it takes for an operator to hear the initial request, andconnecting said speech processing system via said automatic call distributor to a specific operator out of a plurality of operators and playing for said specific operator said initial request as processed by said speech processing system.
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Abstract
Speech compression technology is utilized to reduce the average working time of an operator on directory assistance calls. In particular, a directory assistance call arriving at an automatic call distributor via a directory assistance trunk is first processed by a speech processing system to compress the initial request for a telephone number. The speech processing system is then connected to an operator position to transmit the processed initial order thereto.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for processing a directory assistance call comprising the steps of
receiving a call from a subscriber at an automatic call distributor via an incoming trunk, utilizing said automatic call distributor to connect said call to a speech processing system, receiving at said speech processing system an initial request for a telephone listing spoken by said subscriber and processing said initial request to shorten the time it takes for an operator to hear the initial request, and connecting said speech processing system via said automatic call distributor to a specific operator out of a plurality of operators and playing for said specific operator said initial request as processed by said speech processing system.
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7. A method for processing calls comprising the steps of:
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receiving each of said calls at a speech processing system before connecting each of said calls to a specific operator out of a plurality of operators, processing at said speech processing system an initial request of each of said calls to shorten the time required by an operator to hear the initial request, and transmitting the shortened initial request formed as a result of said processing step for each of said calls to a specific one of said operators. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method for processing service calls to be routed to an available operator out of a plurality of operators to reduce the average operator working time on each of said service calls, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving each of said service calls at a speech processing system before connecting each of said service calls to a specific one of said operators, compressing at said speech processing system an initial service request forming part of each of said service calls, and transmitting a compressed initial service request formed as a result of said compressing step for each of said service calls to a specific one of said operators.
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10. A device for processing service calls transmitted by a telephone network comprising,
speech processing means including means for shortening speech, and call distribution means in communication with said speech processing means and including means for receiving said service calls from said telephone network, means for connecting said service calls to said speech processing means so that said shortening means can shorten spoken initial service requests contained in said calls, and means for connecting said speech processing means to a specific operator position out of a plurality of operator positions for each of said calls so that an operator can hear each of said initial service requests as shortened by said shortening means.
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