System and process for developing a voice application
First Claim
1. A process for developing a voice application, including:
- generating graphical user interface components for defining execution paths of a voice application by arranging dialog elements in a tree structure, each path through said tree structure representing one of said execution paths, said dialog elements having user configurable properties and corresponding to respective predetermined sequences of VoiceXML elements;
receiving user input generated by user interaction with said graphical user interface components;
processing said user input to define a voice application by selecting dialog elements representing components of said voice application, configuring properties of the selected dialog elements, and defining execution paths of said voice application as respective sequences of at least a subset of the selected dialog elements; and
generating voice application code for said application, said application code representing each dialog element of said voice application as a sequence of VoiceXML elements including extended attributes to allow said tree structure of said application to be determined.
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Abstract
A system for use in developing a voice application, including a dialog element selector for defining execution paths of the application by selecting dialog elements and adding the dialog elements to a tree structure, each path through the tree structure representing one of the execution paths, a dialog element generator for generating the dialog elements on the basis of predetermined templates and properties of the dialog elements, the properties received from a user of the system, each of said dialog elements corresponding to at least one voice language template, and a code generator for generating at least one voice language module for the application on the basis of said at least one voice language template and said properties. The voice language templates include VoiceXML elements, and the dialog elements can be regenerated from the voice language module. The voice language module can be used to provide the voice application for an IVR.
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22 Claims
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1. A process for developing a voice application, including:
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generating graphical user interface components for defining execution paths of a voice application by arranging dialog elements in a tree structure, each path through said tree structure representing one of said execution paths, said dialog elements having user configurable properties and corresponding to respective predetermined sequences of VoiceXML elements; receiving user input generated by user interaction with said graphical user interface components; processing said user input to define a voice application by selecting dialog elements representing components of said voice application, configuring properties of the selected dialog elements, and defining execution paths of said voice application as respective sequences of at least a subset of the selected dialog elements; and generating voice application code for said application, said application code representing each dialog element of said voice application as a sequence of VoiceXML elements including extended attributes to allow said tree structure of said application to be determined. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon program instructions for executing a process for developing a voice application, including executing the steps of:
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generating graphical user interface components for defining execution paths of a voice application by arranging dialog elements in a tree structure, each path through said tree structure representing one of said execution paths, said dialog elements having user configurable properties and corresponding to respective predetermined sequences of VoiceXML elements; receiving user input generated by user interaction with said graphical user interface components; processing said user input to define a voice application by selecting dialog elements representing components of said voice application, configuring properties of the selected dialog elements, and defining execution paths of said voice application as respective sequences of at least a subset of the selected dialog elements; and generating voice application code for said application, said application code representing each dialog element of said voice application as a sequence of VoiceXML elements including extended attributes to allow said tree structure of said application to be determined.
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13. A system for use in developing a voice application, including:
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a dialog element selector configured to define execution paths of said voice application by selecting dialog elements and adding said dialog elements to a tree structure, each path through said tree structure representing one of said execution paths, said dialog elements having user configurable properties and corresponding to respective predetermined sequences of VoiceXML elements; means for receiving user input generated by user interaction with said dialog element selector; means for processing said user input to define a voice application by selecting dialog elements representing components of said voice application, configuring properties of the selected dialog elements, and defining execution paths of said voice application as respective sequences of at least a subset of the selected dialog elements; and a code generator for generating application code for said voice application, said application code representing each dialog element of said voice application as a sequence of VoiceXML elements including extended attributes to allow said tree structure of said voice application to be determined. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A graphical user interface for use in developing a voice application, said interface including graphical user interface components associated with executable program code stored on a computer-readable storage medium and processed by a computer system for defining execution paths of said application by arranging dialog elements in a tree structure, each path through said tree structure representing one of said execution paths, said dialog elements having user configurable properties and corresponding to respective predetermined sequences of VoiceXML elements, wherein said dialog elements include at least three of:
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a start dialog component for defining the start of said application; a variables component for use in defining variables for said application; a menu component for defining a menu; a menu choice component for defining a choice of said menu; a decision component for defining a decision branching point; a decision branch component for defining a test condition and an execution branch of said decision branching point; a form component for defining a form to collect input from a caller; a record component for recording audio; a speaker component for playing prompts; a local processing component for defining local processing; a remote processing component for performing processing on a remote system; a loop component for defining an execution loop; a loop call component for calling said loop; a loop next component for proceeding to the next cycle of said loop; a loop break component for breaking out of said loop; a subroutine component for defining a subroutine; a subroutine call component for calling said subroutine; a subroutine return component for returning from said subroutine; a jump component for defining a non-sequential execution path to a dialog element; a transfer component representing the transfer of a call to another number; a hotwords component for defining a word or phrase and a non-sequential execution path to a dialog element to be followed upon receipt of said word or phrase; and an end component for defining an end of said application.
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22. A computer readable storage medium having application code for a voice application stored thereon for processing by a computer system to cause the computer system to execute the voice application, said application code including a plurality of dialog elements representing components of said voice application, each of said dialog elements being a sequence of VoiceXML elements including extended attributes to allow a tree structure of execution paths of said voice application to be determined, each path through said tree structure representing one of said execution paths.
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