Method and apparatus for creating customer specific dynamic grammars
First Claim
1. A method of creating a dynamic grammar from a predetermined arrangement of generic payee identifiers and specific payee identifiers, each specific payee identifier being associated with a generic payee identifier, the method comprising:
- obtaining at least one generic payee identifier in accordance with a first type of predetermined criteria;
obtaining a specific payee identifier associated with each obtained generic payee identifier; and
creating the dynamic grammar by arranging the obtained generic payee identifier and the obtained specific payee identifier in accordance with a predetermined configuration.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus create a dynamic grammar pertaining to a current user from a global database of data items. A user first identifies himself to the system using a predetermined input identifier, such as an account number, for example. On the basis of this input identifier, the system of the present invention extracts from a global customer database those data items that are associated with the input identifier of the customer. A dynamic grammar including these extracted data items is created, and the system performs a search for a particular data item within this dynamic grammar on the basis of further search criteria that are provided by the customer.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of creating a dynamic grammar from a predetermined arrangement of generic payee identifiers and specific payee identifiers, each specific payee identifier being associated with a generic payee identifier, the method comprising:
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obtaining at least one generic payee identifier in accordance with a first type of predetermined criteria; obtaining a specific payee identifier associated with each obtained generic payee identifier; and creating the dynamic grammar by arranging the obtained generic payee identifier and the obtained specific payee identifier in accordance with a predetermined configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for facilitating an electronic payment using a system, the system including a database that includes a list of payee companies, the method comprising:
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(a) obtaining a customer specific identifier; (b) obtaining a first payee related identifier relating to at least one payee company from the database based on the customer specific identifier; (c) obtaining a second payee related identifier relating to at least one payee company, the second payee related identifier being associated with the first payee related identifier; (d) creating dynamic grammar from a predetermined arrangement of the obtained first payee related identifier and the obtained second payee related identifier. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for reducing a predetermined collection of data items to a customized arrangement comprising a subset of said data items, comprising:
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a memory that stores the predetermined collection of data items; a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being responsive to a set of predetermined criteria; means for selecting at least one of the set of predetermined criteria, the means for selecting being coupled to the processor, the means for selecting including a first means for obtaining at least one generic payee identifier in accordance with the set of predetermined criteria and a second means for obtaining a specific payee identifier associated with each generic payee identifier associated with the first means for obtaining, the customized arrangement being part of a dynamic grammar that includes the at least one generic payee identifier and the associated specific payee identifier; and means, coupled to the processor, for controlling the processor to create the customized arrangement in accordance with the predetermined criteria associated with the means for selecting.
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12. An apparatus for reducing a predetermined collection of data items to a customized arrangement comprising a subset of said data items, the data items including identification information for a plurality of payee companies, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory that stores the predetermined collection of data items, the data including identification information for a plurality of payee companies; a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being responsive to a set of predetermined criteria; means for selecting at least one of the set of predetermined criteria, the means for selecting being coupled to the processor, the means for selecting including a first means for obtaining at least one generic payee identifier in accordance with the set of predetermined criteria and a second means for obtaining a specific payee identifier associated with each generic payee identifier associated with the first means for obtaining, the customized arrangement being part of a dynamic grammar that includes the at least one generic payee identifier and the associated specific payee identifier; and means, coupled to the processor, for controlling the processor to create the customized arrangement in accordance with the predetermined criteria associated with the means for selecting. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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