Method for responding to customer queries
First Claim
1. A method for responding to customer queries comprising:
- receiving one or more queries from a customer via a customer communication device;
digitizing and storing the customer query;
retrieving the stored query and transcribing the query by a human transcriber;
obtaining an answer to the transcribed query; and
transmitting the response to the customer communication device.
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Abstract
A method for responding to customer queries using a communication network includes receiving one or more verbal queries from a customer via a customer communication device, digitizing and storing the verbal query, retrieving the stored query and transcribing the query by a human transcriber, spot-checking by a quality assurance operator of the transcribed query, and routing the transcribed query to a human researcher. The researcher than performs research using search engines, databases, and/or knowledge-bases to obtain an answer to the query. The researcher'"'"'s answer may also be spot-checked by a quality assurance operator. The answer is then transmitted to the customer communication device in text format.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for responding to customer queries comprising:
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receiving one or more queries from a customer via a customer communication device;
digitizing and storing the customer query;
retrieving the stored query and transcribing the query by a human transcriber;
obtaining an answer to the transcribed query; and
transmitting the response to the customer communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for responding to customer queries using a communication network comprising:
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receiving one or more queries from a customer via a customer communication device;
digitizing and storing the customer query;
retrieving the stored query and transcribing the query by a human transcriber;
routing the transcribed query to a human researcher to obtain an answer to the query; and
transmitting the answer to the customer in text format to the customer communication device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for responding to customer queries using a communication network comprising:
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receiving one or more verbal queries from a customer via a customer communication device;
digitizing and storing the verbal query;
retrieving the stored query and transcribing the query by a human transcriber;
spot-checking the transcribed query by a quality assurance operator;
routing the transcribed query to a human researcher;
the researcher performing research using search engines, databases, and/or knowledge-bases to obtain an answer to the query;
spot-checking the answer by a quality assurance operator; and
transmitting the answer to the customer in text format to the customer communication device.
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