Voicemail Options Map Charting for Navigation Efficiency

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Solution Overview

Problem

Voicemail systems often require callers to navigate through multiple levels of options inefficiently, leading to frustration and inefficiency in reaching the desired destination.

Innovation Solution

A system and method for charting audible choices in voicemail systems, using a processor and database to analyze phone numbers, identify voicemail systems, and record and transcribe options, allowing for efficient navigation through automatic speech recognition and database updates.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional voicemail systems present multiple levels of options to callers, then comprehensive service coverage is achieved, but caller navigation efficiency deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice coverageVSAvoidnavigation time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by automatically calling the phone number, navigating through the voicemail system, and charting the option hierarchy before the actual caller arrives. This pre-charting of the voicemail tree structure enables the system to present pre-analyzed navigation paths to callers, significantly reducing their navigation time while maintaining comprehensive service coverage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Measurement precision

If automated systems navigate voicemail options manually, then accurate option charting is achieved, but system productivity deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoption charting accuracyVSAvoidsystem throughput
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-service by automatically calling phone numbers, listening to voicemail options, and charting the option hierarchy without human intervention. The automated speech recognition and decision-making algorithms enable the system to navigate and chart voicemail structures independently, maintaining high accuracy while dramatically increasing productivity compared to manual methods.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Measurement precision

If comprehensive voicemail analysis is performed, then navigation accuracy is improved, but computational resources are consumed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenavigation accuracyVSAvoidcomputational energy
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the voicemail navigation problem into discrete hierarchical levels and options, analyzing each segment separately. By breaking down the comprehensive voicemail structure into manageable segments (main menu options, sub-menu options, etc.), the system achieves high navigation accuracy while reducing the computational burden of analyzing the entire structure as a single unit.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS7715531B1Charting audible choices
Publication Date: 2010.05.11 GOOGLE LLC
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AI summary

In one embodiment, a system and method for charting audible choices comprises determining if an option is offered; selecting the option if the option is offered; and saving a result, wherein the result is associated with the selected option.