Voice interaction to instruct a user to effect a transaction while avoiding repeated transmission of a previously transmitted voice message
First Claim
1. A method for instructing a user to effect a transaction, the method comprising:
- (1) receiving user location information at a computer system via a network transmission from a location device;
(2) the computer system determining if the location device is within a predetermined traveling distance from a predetermined location;
(3) upon determining that one or more conditions are satisfied including a condition that the location device is within said predetermined traveling distance from said predetermined location, the computer system performing a network transmission of a voice message to the user, the voice message comprising instructions to the user to effect a transaction at the predetermined location;
wherein determining that one or more conditions are satisfied comprises determining if a first message regarding the predetermined location has been previously transmitted to the user within a predetermined time, wherein the computer system does not transmit the voice message if the first message has been previously transmitted to the user within the predetermined time.
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Abstract
A system and method for voice interaction for location-relevant mobile resource management are disclosed. In one embodiment, a network server transmits a voice message to a voice device at a mobile unit upon detection that the mobile unit is within a predetermined distance of a certain location. Pursuant to another embodiment, the network server receives a voice request for location-relevant information from a user at a mobile unit and transmits responsive location-relevant information to the user as a voice message. The network server may also conduct certain actions responsive to voice requests received from users at mobile units. Users may receive information from the server via voice devices even when not located at a mobile unit.
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1. A method for instructing a user to effect a transaction, the method comprising:
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(1) receiving user location information at a computer system via a network transmission from a location device; (2) the computer system determining if the location device is within a predetermined traveling distance from a predetermined location; (3) upon determining that one or more conditions are satisfied including a condition that the location device is within said predetermined traveling distance from said predetermined location, the computer system performing a network transmission of a voice message to the user, the voice message comprising instructions to the user to effect a transaction at the predetermined location; wherein determining that one or more conditions are satisfied comprises determining if a first message regarding the predetermined location has been previously transmitted to the user within a predetermined time, wherein the computer system does not transmit the voice message if the first message has been previously transmitted to the user within the predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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4. An apparatus for instructing a user to effect a transaction, the apparatus comprising a computer system for:
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receiving user location information via a network transmission from a location device; determining if the location device is within a predetermined traveling distance from a predetermined location; upon determining that one or more conditions are satisfied including a condition that the location device is within said predetermined traveling distance from said predetermined location, performing a network transmission of a voice message to the user, the voice message comprising instructions to the user to effect a transaction at the predetermined location; wherein determining that one or more conditions are satisfied comprises determining if a first message regarding the predetermined location has been previously transmitted to the user within a predetermined time, wherein the computer system does not transmit the voice message if the first message has been previously transmitted to the user within the predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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