Method, system and apparatus for providing an adaptive persona in speech-based interactive voice response systems
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1. A method of operating an interactive voice response (IVR) system comprising:
- establishing a communication connection with a user;
generating a first prompt, the first prompt operable to elicit a response;
communicating the first prompt to the user;
awaiting a response from the user to the first prompt;
analyzing at least one aspect of the response to identify at least one characteristic relevant to IVR system persona selection;
interrogating a library of personas to identify a persona which comports with the at least one identified characteristic;
selecting the identified persona from the library of personas;
activating the selected persona, the selected persona operable to generate and communicate one or more subsequent IVR system prompts directed to continuing a desired user transaction;
monitoring responses from the user to the subsequent IVR system prompts;
analyzing at least one user response to the subsequent prompts to identify a change in a user characteristic relevant to IVR system persona selection; and
modifying a style of the selected person in response to the identified change in the user characteristic relevant to IVR system persona selection.
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Abstract
A method, system and apparatus are provided for conducting a dialog exchange between an interactive voice response (IVR) system and a user. In general, the dialog exchange between the user and the IVR system is effected by the persona of the IVR system. The persona is selected from a library of personas in accordance with the user'"'"'s personality or demeanor. To determine the user'"'"'s personality or demeanor, the IVR system monitors the user'"'"'s responses, verbal or otherwise, to system prompts and adjusts the IVR system'"'"'s persona in response to changes in the user'"'"'s personality or demeanor.
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1. A method of operating an interactive voice response (IVR) system comprising:
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establishing a communication connection with a user;
generating a first prompt, the first prompt operable to elicit a response;
communicating the first prompt to the user;
awaiting a response from the user to the first prompt;
analyzing at least one aspect of the response to identify at least one characteristic relevant to IVR system persona selection;
interrogating a library of personas to identify a persona which comports with the at least one identified characteristic;
selecting the identified persona from the library of personas;
activating the selected persona, the selected persona operable to generate and communicate one or more subsequent IVR system prompts directed to continuing a desired user transaction;
monitoring responses from the user to the subsequent IVR system prompts;
analyzing at least one user response to the subsequent prompts to identify a change in a user characteristic relevant to IVR system persona selection; and
modifying a style of the selected person in response to the identified change in the user characteristic relevant to IVR system persona selection.
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2. A method for conducting a dialog exchange between an interactive voice response (IVR) system and a user comprising:
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identifying at least one user personality trait;
selecting an IVR system persona based on the identified user personality trait; and
activating the selected IVR system persona. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An interactive voice response (IVR) system comprising:
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at least one processor;
memory operably coupled to the processor; and
a program of instructions storable in the memory and executable in the processor, the program of instructions operable to generate and exchange dialog with a user in accordance with an IVR system persona selected from a library of personas and wherein the persona is selected according to at least one personality characteristic of the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A dialog exchange system comprising:
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at least one processor;
memory operably coupled to the processor;
a communications interface operably coupled to the processor, the communications interface operable to communicate dialog between a user and the system via a communications link;
a component systems interface operably coupled to the processor, the component systems interface operable to transmit information to and receive information from at least one storage device;
a library of personas stored on the at least one storage device, each persona in the library corresponding to one or more user personality traits; and
a program of instructions storable in the memory and executable in the processor, the program of instructions operable to identify at least one user personality trait and activate a dialog exchange system persona selected from the library of personas according to the at least one identified user personality trait. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A computer readable medium encoding a program of instructions, the program of instructions operable to:
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select an interactive voice response (IVR) system persona based on at least one personality trait identified in a user response; and
conduct a dialog exchange in accordance with the selected IVR system persona. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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