Automated Speech Recognition Financial Transaction System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional methods for providing financial services are inefficient and prone to errors, particularly when handling complex transactions, as they require human representatives and are cumbersome for users to input information using telephone touchpads.

Innovation Solution

A system and method utilizing speech recognition technology to automatically provide financial information and execute transactions over the phone, allowing users to speak commands and receive responses, thereby reducing the need for human intervention and improving transaction efficiency and accuracy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If human representatives are used to provide financial services, then service quality and accuracy are improved, but operational costs and time consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice accuracyVSAvoidoperational efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables users to independently access financial information and execute transactions through automated telephone interfaces with speech recognition, eliminating the need for human representative intervention in routine operations while maintaining service accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces human representatives with an automated computer-based system that processes financial transactions and information requests, substituting mechanical/automated processes for human labor to improve efficiency while maintaining reliability through standardized procedures

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Extent of automation

If telephone touch pad is used for information input, then automation is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates for complex information input

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveautomation levelVSAvoidinformation input convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system replaces the mechanical telephone touch pad interface with speech recognition technology, allowing users to input complex information naturally through voice commands rather than manually dialing sequences, significantly improving ease of operation while maintaining automation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the input modality from discrete numerical keypad entries to continuous speech signals, transforming the interaction paradigm to accommodate complex information input more naturally and improving user convenience

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Productivity

If more financial services are automated, then productivity and cost efficiency are improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice delivery efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The automated system is divided into distinct functional modules including speech recognition, natural language processing, transaction processing, and information retrieval components, allowing complex services to be delivered through coordinated simple modules that can be independently managed and maintained

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an automated telephone interface with speech recognition as an intermediary between users and the financial service system, handling complex processing internally while presenting a simple voice-based interface to users, thereby improving productivity without increasing perceived system complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS8700518B2System and method for trading financial instruments using speech
Publication Date: 2014.04.15 CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC
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AI summary

A system and method automatically provides financial information to a client without requiring a service representative, increasing the efficiency and accuracy of a financial service transaction when compared to conventional systems, enabling a client to easily and efficiently provide information to the financial service provider, and enabling a financial service provider to easily and efficiently perform various financial services for a client automatically, including complex financial transactions.