Interactive voice response system
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1. A method of operating an automated voice response system comprising:
- prompting for input data comprised of a user identifier and an identification code;
receiving the input data;
determining whether the input data corresponds to a first host network or a second host network;
coupling the automated voice response system to the first host network or the second host network based on the input data; and
providing a plurality of services when the automated voice response system is coupled to a financial institution via the first host network.
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Abstract
An interactive voice response system provides voice prompts that supply information to a user, request data from the user, and present the user with a plurality of selectable options. The user can first select one or more options by providing one or more letters of the alphabet corresponding to one or more of the selectable options. If the letter or letters that are provided correspond to more than one selectable option, the user further selects one of the options from among the selectable options corresponding to the one or more letters.
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1. A method of operating an automated voice response system comprising:
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prompting for input data comprised of a user identifier and an identification code; receiving the input data; determining whether the input data corresponds to a first host network or a second host network; coupling the automated voice response system to the first host network or the second host network based on the input data; and providing a plurality of services when the automated voice response system is coupled to a financial institution via the first host network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of exchanging first data from an automated voice response system for second data from a user and a telephone comprising:
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transmitting a first prompt, as part of the first data, from the automated voice response system to the telephone wherein the first prompt is a request for the user to enter a user identifier; using the telephone, by the user, to generate the user identifier, as part of the second data; transmitting the user identifier to the automated voice response system; receiving the user identifier by the automated voice response system; transmitting a second prompt, as part of the first data, from the automated voice response system to the telephone wherein the second prompt is a request for the user to enter an identification code; using the telephone, by the user, to generate the identification code, as part of the second data; transmitting the identification code to the automated voice response system; determining if the user should be coupled to a first network or a second network via the automated voice response system and the telephone based on the user identifier and the identification code; and coupling the user to a financial institution via the first network, automated voice response system and the telephone. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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