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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2013
Applicant:
Nuance Communications, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Holger Quast, Merelbeke, BE;
Kenneth W. D. Smith, London, GB;
Jean-Guy E. Dahan, Cote St. Luc, CA;
Andrew D. Mauro, Montreal, CA;
Assignee:
Nuance Communications, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/64 (2006.01); H04M 3/493 (2006.01); G06Q 50/30 (2012.01); G06Q 10/10 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/4936 (2013.01); G06Q 10/10 (2013.01); G06Q 50/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for conducting a call between a caller and an interactive voice response (IVR) system, the caller using a device to conduct the call, the device configured to execute a virtual assistant, the method comprising using the virtual assistant to conduct the call at least in part by influencing the style of information provided to the caller during the call and/or the content of information passed between the device and the IVR system during the call.