Method and system for providing quick directions
First Claim
1. A method for communicating route instructions to a caller with a system comprising a human operator and an interactive user interface, the method comprising:
- identifying a caller destination address using the human operator;
with the interactive user interface, communicating route instructions to the caller to guide the caller to the caller destination address, wherein the route instructions comprise a plurality of segments and wherein the interactive user interface allows the caller to issue a command to control playback of the route instructions after a segment of the route instructions has been communicated; and
if no command has been given within a timeout period after a segment of the route instructions has been communicated, automatically continuing to a next segment of the route instructions,wherein the caller destination address is identified based on white page directory listings.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing a telephone caller information assistance such as driving directions from a starting location to a destination location. To obtain information assistance, the caller places a telephone call to access the system. If the geographical location of the caller can be determined by an automatic location identification system it is displayed on an operator console where the caller'"'"'s request is transferred to be handled by a live operator. The operator receives the caller'"'"'s destination request and queries the system for the street route driving instructions to the requested destination. After obtaining the street route driving instructions, the call can be transferred to an audio box having an interactive user interface capable of replaying the desired information to the caller. In an illustrative embodiment, the interactive user interface is capable providing functions to stop, start, pause, and replay the information to the caller.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for communicating route instructions to a caller with a system comprising a human operator and an interactive user interface, the method comprising:
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identifying a caller destination address using the human operator; with the interactive user interface, communicating route instructions to the caller to guide the caller to the caller destination address, wherein the route instructions comprise a plurality of segments and wherein the interactive user interface allows the caller to issue a command to control playback of the route instructions after a segment of the route instructions has been communicated; and if no command has been given within a timeout period after a segment of the route instructions has been communicated, automatically continuing to a next segment of the route instructions, wherein the caller destination address is identified based on white page directory listings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for communicating route instructions to a caller with a system comprising a human operator and an interactive user interface, the method comprising:
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identifying a caller destination address using the human operator; with the interactive user interface, communicating route instructions to the caller to guide the caller to the caller destination address, wherein the route instructions comprise a plurality of segments, wherein each segment is identified by a segment number; and with the interactive user interface, before each segment is communicated, communicating a segment number of the segment, wherein the caller destination address is identified based on white page directory listings. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method for providing driving route instructions to a user from a calling location where the user originates a wireless telephone call to a destination location, comprising:
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receiving the wireless telephone call from the user at an operator station; receiving location information at the operator station for automatically identifying the calling location; receiving at the operator station a selection of one of a plurality of services offered via the operator station, the plurality of services including a directory service and a driving route service; when the driving route is selected; determining the destination location based on white page directory listings; determining the driving route instructions from the calling location to the destination location via a mapping database, wherein the driving route instructions are segment-by-segment driving instructions which have been demarcated at each segment of the instructions to allow for manipulation of the driving route instructions during playback; and playing back the driving route instructions to the user in response to playback commands and without interaction from the operator station, wherein the playback commands include a command to return to the operator station, when the directory service is selected. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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