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Patent No.:

US 9253322 B1

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Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016

Filed:

Jun. 05, 2014
Applicant:

West Corporation, Omaha, NE (US);

Inventor:

Silke Witt-ehsani, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

West Corporation, Omaha, NE (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 25/93 (2013.01); H04M 3/493 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/4936 (2013.01);
Abstract

Example embodiments of the present invention may include a method that includes collecting caller response timings to each of a plurality of dialog states conducted during a call, and estimating a plurality of parameters based on the caller response timings. The method may also include selecting a response completeness value responsive to the estimated plurality of parameters, the response completeness value is used to calculate at least one optimal timeout value. The method may also include selecting the at least one optimal timeout value, and setting the at least one optimal timeout value for each of the corresponding dialog states. The timeout value(s) may be used for subsequent calls to provide optimal user satisfaction and call success rates.


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