Creating automated voice response menus for telecommunications services
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- presenting, by an automated system, a first task and a second task relating to communication configuration services;
sending a requested change associated with the first task to the automated system, wherein the sending is performed by a device having an identifier associated therewith;
determining whether the requested change includes forwarding communications to the identifier associated with the device;
preventing the requested change associated with the first task when the requested change includes forwarding communications to the identifier associated with the device;
when the requested change includes a user input including a non-numeric value, determining whether a user providing the user input is a new user; and
presenting a third task when the user providing the user input is determined to be a new user.
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Abstract
A method for changing configuration settings of a telephony system comprises initiating a telephony configuration service, establishing service rights associated with a telephone number, a step for presenting one or more selectable options consistent with the service rights, at least one of which corresponds to a configuration setting change for a call-forwarding task. Additionally, the method includes a step for presenting one or more call-forwarding task options, a step for receiving a selection of at least one of the call-forwarding task options, a step for confirming the selection of at least one of the call-forwarding task options, and changing at least one configuration setting of a telephony system based at least in part upon a received selection of at least one of the call-forwarding task options.
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11 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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presenting, by an automated system, a first task and a second task relating to communication configuration services; sending a requested change associated with the first task to the automated system, wherein the sending is performed by a device having an identifier associated therewith; determining whether the requested change includes forwarding communications to the identifier associated with the device; preventing the requested change associated with the first task when the requested change includes forwarding communications to the identifier associated with the device; when the requested change includes a user input including a non-numeric value, determining whether a user providing the user input is a new user; and presenting a third task when the user providing the user input is determined to be a new user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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presenting user selectable options associated with communication configuration services, wherein at least one of the options corresponds to a configuration setting for a communication forwarding task; receiving a requested change for the configuration setting for the communication forwarding task, wherein the requested change includes a user selection; determining whether the user selection includes a non-numeric value; and determining whether a user providing the user selection is a new user when the user selection is determined to include a non-numeric value. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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