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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 03, 2017
Applicant:

Ale International, Colombes, FR;

Inventors:

Emmanuel Helbert, Andlau, FR;

Philippe Gerner, Strasbourg, FR;

Raymond Roth, Truchtersheim, FR;

Assignee:

ALE INTERNATIONAL, Colombes, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/493 (2006.01); H04M 3/51 (2006.01); H04W 4/14 (2009.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/5166 (2013.01); H04L 65/1069 (2013.01); H04M 3/493 (2013.01); H04W 4/14 (2013.01); H04M 1/72583 (2013.01); H04M 2203/255 (2013.01); H04M 2203/355 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods of and systems for establishing an augmented communication channel between an interactive voice response (IVR) system and an electronic device associated with a user are disclosed. A first method comprises sending, an audio call request; establishing an audio channel; establishing a data channel between the IVR system and the electronic device; receiving, via the data channel, IVR tree data, the IVR tree data allowing association of a position of the user with respect to the menu navigation structure; sending, via one of the audio channel and the data channel, a user selection relating to the IVR tree data; and receiving, via the other one of the audio channel and the data channel, an updated position of the user with respect to the menu navigation structure based on the user selection. A method to be executed by the IVR system is also disclosed.


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