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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2007
Applicants:
Ellen Marie Eide, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Wael Mohamed Hamza, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Inventors:
Ellen Marie Eide, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Wael Mohamed Hamza, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Assignee:
Nuance Communications, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A technique for masking latency in an automatic dialog system is provided. A communication is received from a user at the automatic dialog system. The communication is processed in the automatic dialog system to provide a response. At least one transitional message is provided to the user from the automatic dialog system while processing the communication. A response is provided to the user from the automatic dialog system in accordance with the received communication from the user.