System for embedding programming language content in voiceXML

• US 7,170,979 B1
• Filed: 12/08/2000
• Issued: 01/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: DataCloud Technologies, LLC (IP Investments Group LLC)
• Original Assignee: Ben Franklin Patent Holding LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Byrne, William J., Oshima, Mitsuru, Bottos, Beth A., Zhu, Dai, Achenbach, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Tsang; Fan
• Assistant Examiner(s): SING, SIMON P
• Application Number:
  US09/733,848
• Time in Patent Office: 2,244 Days
• Field of Search: 379/201.03, 379/76, 379/101.01, 379/88.18, 379/88.17, 379/88.04, 379/67, 704/270, 704/275, 704/257, 715/513
• US Class Current: 379/88.18
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45512 Command shells
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML

Abstract

A method for providing an interactive voice response service is provided. The method uses a VoiceXML interpreter in cooperation with a voice/audio application. The voice/audio application uses scripts coded in VoiceXML with embedded Java Server Pages (JSP). The use of VoiceXML along with JSP allows the present invention to provide an implementation that minimizes interaction between the voice/audio application and the VoiceXML server.

Claims

1. A method for providing an interactive voice response service, comprising:

selecting a script composed in accordance with a language for scripting interactive voice response services and having embedded therein an element of a high-level programming language;

processing the script, wherein processing the script includes executing the element of the high-level programming language to dynamically generate a script fragment composed in accordance with the language for scripting interactive voice response services and replacing the element of the high-level programming language with the generated script fragment to provide a processed script; and

interpreting the processed script to generate a voice response, wherein interpreting the processed script includes interpreting the generated script fragment;

wherein interpreting the generated script fragment includes randomly selecting an audio prompt from a set of audio prompts.

2. A method for providing an interactive voice response service, comprising:

selecting a script composed in accordance with a language for scripting interactive voice response services and having embedded therein an element of a high-level programming language;

processing the script, wherein processing the script includes executing the element of the high-level programming language to dynamically generate a script fragment composed in accordance with the language for scripting interactive voice response services and replacing the element of the high-level programming language with the generated script fragment to provide a processed script; and

interpreting the processed script to generate a voice response, wherein interpreting the processed script includes interpreting the generated script fragment;

wherein interpreting the generated script fragment comprises selecting an audio prompt from a set of audio prompts in accordance with a predetermined selection order.

3. A method for providing an interactive voice response service, comprising:

selecting a script composed in accordance with a language for scripting interactive voice response services and having embedded therein an element of a high-level programming language;

processing the script, wherein processing the script includes executing the element of the high-level programming language to dynamically generate a script fragment composed in accordance with the language for scripting interactive voice response services and replacing the element of the high-level programming language with the generated script fragment to provide a processed script; and

interpreting the processed script to generate a voice response, wherein interpreting the processed script includes interpreting the generated script fragment;

wherein interpreting the generated script fragment comprises selecting an audio prompt from a variable length list of audio prompts after determining that the end of the variable length list has not been reached.

4. A method for providing an interactive voice response service, comprising:

selecting a script composed in accordance with a language for scripting interactive voice response services and having embedded therein an element of a high-level programming language;

processing the script, wherein processing the script includes executing the element of the high-level programming language to dynamically generate a script fragment composed in accordance with the language for scripting interactive voice response services and replacing the element of the high-level programming language with the generated script fragment to provide a processed script; and

interpreting the processed script to generate a voice response, wherein interpreting the processed script includes interpreting the generated script fragment;

wherein interpreting the generated script fragment comprises selecting a first audio prompt if it is determined that a user interaction is a first user interaction within a domain and selecting a second audio prompt if it is determined that the user interaction is not a first user interaction within the domain.

5. A method for providing an interactive voice response service comprising:

selecting a script composed in accordance with a language for scripting interactive voice response services and having embedded therein an element of a high-level programming language;

processing the script, wherein processing the script includes executing the element of the high-level programming language to dynamically generate a script fragment composed in accordance with the language for scripting interactive voice response services and replacing the element of the high-level programming language with the generated script fragment to provide a processed script; and

interpreting the processed script to generate a voice response, wherein interpreting the processed script includes interpreting the generated script fragment;

wherein interpreting the generated script fragment comprises routing an incoming call to one or more application programs.

6. An interactive voice interface comprising:

an application program adapted to select and process a script wherein the script is composed in accordance with a language for scripting interactive voice response services and has embedded therein an element of a high-level programming language and wherein processing the script includes executing the element of the high-level programming language to dynamically generate a script fragment composed in accordance with the language for scripting interactive voice services and replacing the element of the high-level programming language with the generated script fragment to generate a processed script; and

an interpreter adapted to interpret the processed script to generate a voice response, wherein the interpreter is adapted to interpret the generated script fragment;

wherein interpreting the generated script fragment comprises randomly selecting an audio prompt from a set of audio prompts.

7. An interactive voice interface comprising:

an application program adapted to select and process a script wherein the script is composed in accordance with a language for scripting interactive voice response services and has embedded therein an element of a high-level programming language and wherein processing the script includes executing the element of the high-level programming language to dynamically generate a script fragment composed in accordance with the language for scripting interactive voice services and replacing the element of the high-level programming language with the generated script fragment to generate a processed script; and

an interpreter adapted to interpret the processed script to generate a voice response, wherein the interpreter is adapted to interpret the generated script fragment;

wherein interpreting the generated script fragment comprises selecting an audio prompt from a set of audio prompts in accordance with a predetermined selection order.

8. An interactive voice interface comprising:

an application program adapted to select and process a script wherein the script is composed in accordance with a language for scripting interactive voice response services and has embedded therein an element of a high-level programming language and wherein processing the script includes executing the element of the high-level programming language to dynamically generate a script fragment composed in accordance with the language for scripting interactive voice services and replacing the element of the high-level programming language with the generated script fragment to generate a processed script; and

an interpreter adapted to interpret the processed script to generate a voice response, wherein the interpreter is adapted to interpret the generated script fragment;

wherein interpreting the generated script fragment comprises selecting an audio prompt from a variable length list of audio prompts after determining that the end of the variable length list has not been reached.

9. An interactive voice interface comprising:

an application program adapted to select and process a script wherein the script is composed in accordance with a language for scripting interactive voice response services and has embedded therein an element of a high-level programming language and wherein processing the script includes executing the element of the high-level programming language to dynamically generate a script fragment composed in accordance with the language for scripting interactive voice services and replacing the element of the high-level programming language with the generated script fragment to generate a processed script; and

an interpreter adapted to interpret the processed script to generate a voice response, wherein the interpreter is adapted to interpret the generated script fragment,

wherein interpreting the generated script fragment comprises selecting a first audio prompt if it is determined that a user interaction is a first user interaction within a domain and selecting a second audio prompt if it is determined that the user interaction is not a first user interaction within the domain.

10. An interactive voice interface comprising:

an application program adapted to select and process a script wherein the script is composed in accordance with a language for scripting interactive voice response services and has embedded therein an element of a high-level programming language and wherein processing the script includes executing the element of the high-level programming language to dynamically generate a script fragment composed in accordance with the language for scripting interactive voice services and replacing the element of the high-level programming language with the generated script fragment to generate a processed script; and

an interpreter adapted to interpret the processed script to generate a voice response, wherein the interpreter is adapted to interpret the generated script fragment;

wherein interpreting the generated script fragment comprises routing an incoming call to one or more application programs.