Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method that facilitates provisioning of pre-paid wireless services. SOLUTION: Credit refresh operations involving a pre-paid wireless communication device involves transmitting SMS messages to the device over-the-air. The device uses tariff tables to keep track of a call's impact on available credit. A service provider is capable of arbitrarily updating the tariff tables using SMS messages. In one embodiment of the present invention, the wireless device includes a memory for storing balance or tariff tables or tariff rate tables. Balance setting can be performed in activating the device. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a system and method in which an interface (proxy) is positioned between a browser and a speech server such that the proxy, while transparent to both the browser and the speech server, collects and stores data, including utterances and other media obtained from a user, such that the media data can be retrieved in a uniform manner for subsequent manipulation, such as, for example, transcription or presentation (or preservation) of a tangible format of the media as a function of a transaction session with the user. The proxy is a passive monitoring device positioned between the functioning components of a system such that the proxy looks to the browser as a speech server and looks to the speech server as a browser.
Abstract:
Systems and methods are described that allow for multiple pluggable user interactive system (UIS) applications to be added or removed from a UIS system while maintaining controlled access by users to each currently available application. Users can access the system using multimedia connections, such as voice, text, video, web, etc., and users have access to certain subsets of the available applications depending on their identity. In addition, users can define their own preferences, which places restrictions on which applications they can access from which media. In operation, the system provides the access restrictions and navigation for the applications outside of the application structure.
Abstract:
The invention is an interface device that is either integral or peripheral to equipment that requires monitoring and maintenance. The equipment may be a PBX or ACD, but may also include any type of equipment that requires monitoring and/or maintenance. The interface device converts the output from the equipment to e-mail messages that are sent to the technician at a remote location, and converts e-mail instructions from the technician that are received at the interface device to ASCII terminal keystrokes that the PBX receives and understands. The interface can broadcast multiple error messages to multiple recipients. The interface device allows multiple technicians simultaneous access to the equipment. The interface devices provide enhanced access security to the equipment.
Abstract:
A control system and method is described having a framework in which many applications in a user interaction system (UIS) can share common data regardless of which application obtained the data and all without prior knowledge of the other applications. The shared data is typically personal data of the current user, such as name, location, preferences, etc.. However, the system can also be used to share style sheets, announcements, etc., that can be utilized by multiple applications. The data is stored in a standardized manner in a location available to any application. Application's have access to the data based upon user privileges at any particular time.
Abstract:
Systems and methods are described for use in user interactive systems (UTS) so that multiple disparate applications can cooperate to provide broad functionality to users. These systems and methods allow applications to advertise their ability to handle specific functions. This allows applications developed independently to co-exist within the same call session and provide a seamless user experience. A system framework controls the UIS 's primary navigational menus, which are automatically updated when new applications are plugged in to the framework. This allows users (assuming they have the proper permissions) to access new applications as soon as they are added, without requiring programmers to manually re-design menus.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a voice enabled user interface which correlates utterances, by a caller who is interacting with the user interface, with transaction phrases in a transaction phrase data structure. The user interface employs the results of the correlation to calculate an offering to the caller which may include a list of correlation results, a prompt for the caller to speak additional information to the user interface, or a combination of the two. The invention may be employed in a variety of applications including but not limited to banking and other financial applications services.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a system and method for addressing an audio file server to play pre-recorded audio files, including variable audio files, using a query URL containing the required file's attributes, without requiring a fully-resolved file address. The HTTP XJRL protocol is used by adding attributes, such as the language, the speaker, and a text version of the desired message, along with other required attributes of the audio file to the URL. The audio file server accepts and analyzes the attributes in the URL to find out what type of variable field is being requested. Normally, variable field prompts created from spliced audio clips are restricted to a few specific types of variable fields, such as time, date, or amount, fields, or numeric strings such as telephone numbers, credit card numbers, etc. Once the audio file server determines the field type, language and speaker from the URL, it examines the field text value from the query attribute string. The file server then calculates and retrieves the set of utterances required to create the desired phrase. The audio file server splices all of the short files together, and returns the completed utterance to the voice browser for playing to the user.
Abstract:
A multi-modal voice-enabling instant message system and method permitting instant messaging to occur either a text format or an audible format with conversion occurring there between. This permits a mobile user to receive instant messaging and reply to instant messaging without having to use a text input keyboard or other visual limitation, thereby allowing the mobile user to continue to use his hands and eyes for critical requirements such as driving.
Abstract:
There is disclosed an automatic calling system which analyzes the contents of detected voice on a called line and controls the operation of the calling system dependent upon the analyzed context. In one embodiment, the content is analyzed based on typically expected grammars, at least some of which may be unique to the called party. In another embodiment, upon answer detection, the called party is probed, for example by playing one or more messages, and action is taken dependent upon analyzed responses from the called line.