Method for order taking using interactive virtual human agents
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1. A method for telephonic sales order processing, the method steps comprising:
- establishing a call connection with a called party;
playing a recorded greeting over the call connection;
monitoring a vocal response of a called party;
repeating the recorded greeting, if the monitored vocal response does not match a user-defined expected quantity;
identifying the meaning of the vocal response of the called party substituting responses with a default response if the responses can not be verified;
playing a recording in response to the vocal response of the called party;
repeating the recording if an audible interruption occurs before the playing of the recording is completed;
andstoring the vocal response on a non-transitory computer-readable medium using a computer.
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Abstract
Methods combine speech recognition with telephonic sales order processing, in order to automate and improve the efficiency of telephone sales orders, by responding appropriately to vocalizations, pausing for interruption, repeating responses when appropriate, automatically transferring calls to human agents or different automated systems at appropriate points in a transaction, and collecting information. A method accepts incoming sales order calls and appropriately handles order processing. A method connects outgoing calls to customers who have disconnected before completing sales order calls, and appropriately handles sales and order processing.
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1. A method for telephonic sales order processing, the method steps comprising:
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establishing a call connection with a called party; playing a recorded greeting over the call connection; monitoring a vocal response of a called party; repeating the recorded greeting, if the monitored vocal response does not match a user-defined expected quantity; identifying the meaning of the vocal response of the called party substituting responses with a default response if the responses can not be verified; playing a recording in response to the vocal response of the called party; repeating the recording if an audible interruption occurs before the playing of the recording is completed; and storing the vocal response on a non-transitory computer-readable medium using a computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for telephonic sales order processing, the method steps comprising:
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connecting an outgoing call wherein no information is known about a called party except a call destination; playing a recorded greeting during the call to the called party; monitoring vocal responses of the called party; identifying the meaning of the vocal responses of the called party substituting responses with a default response if the responses can not be verified; playing a recording in response to the vocal responses of the called party; and storing the vocal responses on a non-transitory computer-readable medium using a computer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for telephonic sales order processing, the method steps comprising:
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making a call connection; playing a recorded greeting over the call connection; monitoring vocal responses of a called party; identifying the meaning of the vocal responses of the called party; substituting the vocal responses of the called party with an user-defined default response if the vocal responses cannot be verified above a user-defined confidence level; playing a recording in response to the vocal responses or user-defined default response of the called party; and storing the vocal responses or an indication of the user-defined default response on a non-transitory computer-readable medium using a computer.
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