System and method for processing multi-modal communications within a call center
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1. A system for processing multi-modal communications, comprising:
- a call received into a call center via a telephone, wherein the call comprises an inquiry of incoming speech utterances from a caller;
an automatic call distributor to assign the call to an agent within the call center;
a speech-to-text generator to generate transcribed text by performing automatic speech recognition on the incoming speech utterances;
a display to display the transcribed text to the agent;
text messages separately received into the call center during the call from the caller via the telephone;
a identification module to identify the text messages as originating from the caller of the call; and
the display to display the text messages to the agent of the call.
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Abstract
A system and method for processing multi-modal communications is provided. A call is received into a call center via a telephone. The call includes an inquiry of incoming speech utterances from a caller. The call is assigned to an agent within the call center. Transcribed text is generated by performing automatic speech recognition on the incoming speech utterances. The transcribed text is displayed to the agent via a display. Text messages from the caller are separately received into the call center via the telephone during the call. The text messages are identified as originating from the caller of the call and displayed to the agent.
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1. A system for processing multi-modal communications, comprising:
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a call received into a call center via a telephone, wherein the call comprises an inquiry of incoming speech utterances from a caller; an automatic call distributor to assign the call to an agent within the call center; a speech-to-text generator to generate transcribed text by performing automatic speech recognition on the incoming speech utterances; a display to display the transcribed text to the agent; text messages separately received into the call center during the call from the caller via the telephone; a identification module to identify the text messages as originating from the caller of the call; and the display to display the text messages to the agent of the call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for processing multi-modal communications, comprising:
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receiving a call via a telephone into a call center, wherein the call comprises an inquiry of incoming speech utterances from a caller; assigning the call to an agent within the call center; generating transcribed text by performing automatic speech recognition on the incoming speech utterances; displaying the transcribed text to the agent via a display; separately receiving into the call center during the call, text messages from the caller via the telephone; identifying the text messages as originating from the caller of the call; and displaying the text messages to the agent. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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