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Systems and methods for communication with foreign language speakers

  • US 8,630,840 B1
  • Filed: 09/11/2007
  • Issued: 01/14/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having-computer-readable instructions for providing two-way communication, the computer-readable instructions comprising instructions stored thereon that are executed by a processor to:

  • receive a notification that an incoming communication is from a foreign language line and of a first language of the incoming communication, wherein the notification is not based on previously stored user information and wherein the notification is in the form of one or more of a displayed window, message, or other indicator on a computer or over a telephone;

    receive a selection at a second telecommunications device indicating whether to proceed communicating with a first telecommunications device based on the notification;

    receive speech in the first language from the first telecommunications device;

    receive personal information from the first telecommunications device, wherein the personal information includes user account information comprising marital status, age, and address;

    request authentication information for the incoming communication, wherein the authentication is based on the received personal information and personal information previously received and stored;

    convert, by a financial services company, the speech in a first language to an instant messaging (IM) message in a second language without generating an IM message in the first language;

    provide the converted IM message to a second telecommunications device, wherein the converted IM message comprises a timestamp; and

    provide the received personal information to the second telecommunications device, wherein the received personal information is used to confirm an identity of a foreign language speaker and to personalize data pertaining to the user that is presented to the second telecommunications device.

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