Using an interactive voice response apparatus
DCFirst Claim
1. A method of using an interactive voice response system, the method comprising:
- from a trunk interface, receiving an inbound communication from a caller, the inbound communication received at the interactive voice response apparatus;
at the interactive voice response apparatus, receiving a number associated with the inbound communication, the number indicative of a location of the caller;
playing, as at least one interactive voice response by the interactive voice response apparatus, a recorded message to the caller;
querying a memory containing call referral data for each of a plurality of services, using the number, to obtain a phone number for one of the services associated with the location of the caller, the querying carried out by the interactive voice response apparatus; and
connecting, by the interactive voice response apparatus, the inbound communication to an outbound communication line to connect the caller with the phone number for the one of the services associated with the location of the caller.
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Abstract
A method of using an interactive voice response system, the method including: from a trunk interface, receiving an inbound communication from a caller, the inbound communication received at the interactive voice response apparatus; at the interactive voice response apparatus, receiving a number associated with the inbound communication, the number indicative of a location of the caller; playing, as at least one interactive voice response by the interactive voice response apparatus, a recorded message to the caller; querying a memory containing call referral data for each of a plurality of services, using the number, to obtain a phone number for one of the services associated with the location of the caller, the querying carried out by the interactive voice response apparatus; and connecting, by the interactive voice response apparatus, the inbound communication to an outbound communication line to connect the caller with the phone number for the one of the services associated with the location of the caller.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of using an interactive voice response system, the method comprising:
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from a trunk interface, receiving an inbound communication from a caller, the inbound communication received at the interactive voice response apparatus; at the interactive voice response apparatus, receiving a number associated with the inbound communication, the number indicative of a location of the caller; playing, as at least one interactive voice response by the interactive voice response apparatus, a recorded message to the caller; querying a memory containing call referral data for each of a plurality of services, using the number, to obtain a phone number for one of the services associated with the location of the caller, the querying carried out by the interactive voice response apparatus; and connecting, by the interactive voice response apparatus, the inbound communication to an outbound communication line to connect the caller with the phone number for the one of the services associated with the location of the caller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of using an interactive voice response system, the method comprising:
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from a trunk interface, receiving an inbound communication from a caller, the inbound communication received at the interactive voice response apparatus; receiving a number at the interactive voice response apparatus; playing, as at least one interactive voice response by the interactive voice response apparatus, a recorded message to the caller; attempting, by the interactive voice response apparatus, to identify a location of the caller from the number; and routing, by the interactive voice response apparatus, the inbound communication to an outbound communication line, regardless of whether the location is identified, to connect the caller with a phone number of one of a plurality of services, wherein the routing is responsive to whether the location is identified, such that only if the location is identified, the routing is based at least in part on the location of the caller. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of using an interactive voice response system, the method comprising:
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from a trunk interface, receiving an inbound communication from a caller, the inbound communication received at the interactive voice response apparatus; at the interactive voice response apparatus, receiving a number associated with the inbound communication, the number indicative of a location of the caller; playing, as at least one interactive voice response by the interactive voice response apparatus, a recorded message to the caller; querying a memory containing call referral data for each of a plurality of services, using the number, to obtain a phone number for a service associated with the location of the caller, the querying carried out by the interactive voice response apparatus; and providing, by the interactive voice response apparatus, a referral which allows the caller to communicate with the phone number for the service associated with the location of the caller. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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