System and method for message-based call communication
First Claim
1. A system for message-based call communication, comprising:
- a telephony interface to receive speech utterances from a caller during a call with an agent;
a speech recognizer to transcribe each of the speech utterances into a text message and to provide the text messages to the agent;
a text-to-speech engine to receive from the agent one or more written responses in reply to each speech utterance from the caller and to convert the written responses to synthesized speech for providing to the caller;
a speech processor to process the speech utterances from the caller and the synthesized speech from the agent and to identify one or more characteristics of the caller and the agent;
a determination module to determine a role for each of the caller and the agent based on the identified characteristics; and
a display to display the text messages from the caller and the written responses from the agent, wherein the display provides text messages from another caller during another call and written responses from the agent in response to the text messages from the other caller.
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Abstract
A system and method for message-based call communication is provided. Speech utterances are obtained from a caller during a call with an agent. Each of the speech utterances are transcribed into a text message and the text messages are provided to the agent. One or more written responses, in reply to each speech utterance from the caller, are received from the agent. The written responses are converted to synthesized speech for providing to the caller. The speech utterances from the caller and the synthesized speech from the agent are processed and one or more characteristics of the caller and the agent are identified. A role for each of the caller and the agent is determined based on the identified characteristics.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for message-based call communication, comprising:
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a telephony interface to receive speech utterances from a caller during a call with an agent; a speech recognizer to transcribe each of the speech utterances into a text message and to provide the text messages to the agent; a text-to-speech engine to receive from the agent one or more written responses in reply to each speech utterance from the caller and to convert the written responses to synthesized speech for providing to the caller; a speech processor to process the speech utterances from the caller and the synthesized speech from the agent and to identify one or more characteristics of the caller and the agent; a determination module to determine a role for each of the caller and the agent based on the identified characteristics; and a display to display the text messages from the caller and the written responses from the agent, wherein the display provides text messages from another caller during another call and written responses from the agent in response to the text messages from the other caller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for message-based call communication, comprising:
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obtaining speech utterances from a caller during a call with an agent; transcribing each of the speech utterances into a text message and providing the text messages to the agent; receiving from the agent one or more written responses in reply to each speech utterance from the caller; displaying the text messages from the caller and the written responses from the agent on a display associated with the agent; providing on the display text messages from another caller during another call and written responses from the agent in response to the text messages from the other caller; converting the written responses to synthesized speech for providing to the caller; processing the speech utterances from the caller and the synthesized speech from the agent and identifying one or more characteristics of the caller and the agent; and determining a role for each of the caller and the agent based on the identified characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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