Systems and methods for providing a virtual assistant
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1. A method for conducting a call between a caller and an interactive voice response (IVR) system, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a virtual assistant executing on an electronic device, voice input from the caller, wherein the virtual assistant is configured to provide audio output to the caller based, at least in part, on the voice input;
accessing, by the virtual assistant, at least some information in a profile of the caller based, at least in part, on the received voice input; and
using the virtual assistant to conduct the call at least in part by influencing based, at least in part, on the accessed at least some information in the profile of the caller, a style of information provided to the caller by the virtual assistant during the call and/or a content of information passed between the electronic device and the IVR system during the call.
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Abstract
A method for conducting a call between a caller and an interactive voice response (IVR) system, the caller using a device to conduct the call, the device configured to execute a virtual assistant, the method comprising using the virtual assistant to conduct the call at least in part by influencing the style of information provided to the caller during the call and/or the content of information passed between the device and the IVR system during the call.
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1. A method for conducting a call between a caller and an interactive voice response (IVR) system, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a virtual assistant executing on an electronic device, voice input from the caller, wherein the virtual assistant is configured to provide audio output to the caller based, at least in part, on the voice input; accessing, by the virtual assistant, at least some information in a profile of the caller based, at least in part, on the received voice input; and using the virtual assistant to conduct the call at least in part by influencing based, at least in part, on the accessed at least some information in the profile of the caller, a style of information provided to the caller by the virtual assistant during the call and/or a content of information passed between the electronic device and the IVR system during the call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A device for use by a caller to conduct a call between the caller and an interactive voice response (IVR) system, the device comprising:
at least one processor configured to; receive, by a virtual assistant executing on the device, voice input from the caller, wherein the virtual assistant is configured to provide audio output to the caller based, at least in part, on the voice input; access, by the virtual assistant, at least some information in a profile of the caller based, at least in part, on the received voice input; and use the virtual assistant to conduct the call at least in part by influencing based, at least in part, on the accessed at least some information in the profile of the caller, a style of information provided to the caller by the virtual assistant during the call and/or a content of information passed between the device and the IVR system during the call. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method for conducting a call between a caller and an interactive voice response (IVR) system, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a virtual assistant executing on an electronic device, voice input from the caller, wherein the virtual assistant is configured to provide audio output to the caller based, at least in part, on the voice input; accessing, by the virtual assistant, at least some information in a profile of the caller based, at least in part, on the received voice input; and using the virtual assistant to conduct the call at least in part by influencing based, at least in part, on the accessed at least some information in the profile of the caller, a style of information provided to the caller by the virtual assistant during the call and/or a content of information passed between the electronic device and the IVR system during the call. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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