Graphical voice response system and method therefor
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1. A communication system for communicating between a calling party and a called party, comprising:
- means for calling a communication device of a called party;
a sensor for sensing whether a voice menu file is associated with said communication device of said called party and if said voice menu file is not locally available then for signaling to obtain said voice menu file from one of said communication device of said called party and a third party source; and
an interactive display for displaying said voice menu file.
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Abstract
A method and system for communicating between a calling party and a called party, includes a dialer for dialing a communication device of a called party, a sensor for sensing whether a voice menu file is associated with the communication device of the called party, and an interactive display for displaying the voice menu file when the sensor senses the voice menu file.
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23 Claims
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1. A communication system for communicating between a calling party and a called party, comprising:
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means for calling a communication device of a called party; a sensor for sensing whether a voice menu file is associated with said communication device of said called party and if said voice menu file is not locally available then for signaling to obtain said voice menu file from one of said communication device of said called party and a third party source; and an interactive display for displaying said voice menu file. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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2. A communication system for communicating between a calling party and a called party, comprising:
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means for dialing a communication device of a called party; means for sensing whether a voice menu file is associated with said communication device of said called party and for signaling to obtain said voice menu file from one of the communication device of said called party and a third party source; and an interactive display for displaying said voice menu file. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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21. A communication system for communicating between a calling party and a called party, comprising:
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a dialer for dialing a telephone of a called party; a detector for detecting whether a voice menu file is associated with said telephone of said called party and for signaling to obtain said voice menu file from one of the communication device of said called party and a third party source; and an interactive display for displaying said voice menu file.
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22. A method for communicating between a calling party and a called party, comprising:
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dialing a communication device of a called party; sensing whether a voice menu file is associated with said communication device of said called party and if said voice menu file is not locally available then signaling to obtain said voice menu file from one of the communication device of said called party and a third party source; and interactively displaying said voice menu file.
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23. A signal-bearing medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executed by an apparatus to perform a method of communicating between a called party and a calling party, comprising:
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dialing a communication device of a called party; sensing whether a voice menu file is associated with said communication device of said called party and when said voice menu file is not locally available then signaling to obtain said voice menu file from one of the communication device of said called party and a third party source; and interactively displaying said voice menu file.
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