IP Library Granted Patent US 8,644,803
Granted Patent B1
US 8,644,803 · App. 12/138,465 · Granted Feb 4, 2014

Mobile contacts outdialer and method thereof

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Patent No.
US 8,644,803
App. No.
12/138,465
Granted
Feb 4, 2014
Kind
B1
Abstract

A Mobile Voice Self Service (MVSS) mobile device incorporating a mobile contacts outdialer and method thereof. The MVSS mobile device may include a connection application operable to connect to at least one contact device. The connection application may include a launch interface that displays a representation of the at least one contact device, a selection interface that allows a user of the MVSS mobile device to select one or more of the at least one contact device, and a contact protocol operable to communicate with the selected at least one contact device. The multimedia application may be operable to present a multimedia presentation to the selected at least one contact device, wherein the multimedia application is further operable to solicit and collect one or more responses from the at least one contact device to the multimedia presentation.

Claims (38)

1. A Mobile Voice Self Service (MVSS) mobile device, comprising:

a mobile contacts outdialer operable to connect to at least one contact device, the mobile contacts outdialer comprising:

a launch interface that displays a representation of the at least one contact device;

a selection interface that allows a user of the MVSS mobile device to select one or more of the at least one contact device; and

a contact protocol operable to communicate with the selected at least one contact device,

a multimedia application operable to present a multimedia presentation to the selected at least one contact device and solicit and collect one or more responses from the at least one contact device to the multimedia presentation, wherein at least one of the outdialer and the multimedia application is a VoiceXML browser deployed and processed as a VoiceXML application on the mobile device and is requested and received by the mobile device from a VoiceXML application server, and

a call data manager that communicates telephony events associated with communications of the mobile device with the at least one contact device and associated with communications of the at least one contact device not involving the mobile device and authenticates requests to access remotely-provided speech services.

2. The MVSS mobile device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a status interface operable to allow the user of the MVSS mobile device to check a status of the one or more responses.

3. The MVSS mobile device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the representation is at least one of a list and a graphical interface.

4. The MVSS mobile device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the multimedia presentation is a recorded voice message.

5. The MVSS mobile device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the VoiceXML browser interacts with at least one remote speech server that uses Media Resource Control Protocol (MRCP) to provide at least one of speech recognition, speech synthesis, and text-to-speech services to the MVSS mobile device.

6. The MVSS mobile device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the MVSS mobile device is operable in at least one of a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network and a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network.

7. The MVSS mobile device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the MVSS mobile device comprises at least one of a cellular telephone, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), and an iPhone.

8. The MVSS mobile device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein telephony events comprise set up, deliver (ringing), establish (answer), clear (hang up), end, hold, retrieve from hold, conference, transfer, and forward.

9. A method for Mobile Voice Self Service (MVSS) mobile device communication, the method comprising:

displaying a representation of at least one contact device on a display of the MVSS mobile device;

selecting one or more of the at least one contact device from the displayed representation;

establishing a communications link between the MVSS mobile device and the selected at least one contact device;

presenting a multimedia presentation to the selected at least one contact device; and

soliciting and collecting one or more responses from the at least one contact device to the multimedia presentation,

wherein at least one of an outdialer operable to connect to the at least one contact device and a multimedia application providing the multimedia presentation is a VoiceXML browser deployed and processed as a VoiceXML application on the mobile device and is requested and received by the mobile device from a VoiceXML application server and wherein a call data manager communicates telephony events associated with communications of the mobile device with the at least one contact device and associated with communications of the at least one contact device not involving the mobile device and authenticates requests to access remotely-provided speech services.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising checking a status of the one or more responses.

11. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the representation is at least one of a list and a graphical interface.

12. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the multimedia presentation is a recorded voice message.

13. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the VoiceXML browser interacts with at least one remote speech server that uses Media Resource Control Protocol (MRCP) to provide at least one of speech recognition, speech synthesis, and text-to-speech services to the MVSS mobile device.

14. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the MVSS mobile device is operable in at least one of a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network and a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network.

15. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the MVSS mobile device comprises at least one of a cellular telephone, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), and an iPhone.

16. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein telephony events comprise set up, deliver (ringing), establish (answer), clear (hang up), end, hold, retrieve from hold, conference, transfer, and forward.

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions for processing an application on a Mobile Voice Self Service (MVSS) mobile device, the instructions for:

displaying a representation of at least one contact device on a display of the MVSS mobile device;

selecting one or more of the at least one contact device from the displayed representation;

establishing a communication link between the MVSS mobile device and the selected at least one contact device;

presenting a multimedia presentation to the selected at least one contact device; and

soliciting and collecting one or more responses from the at least one contact device to the multimedia presentation,

wherein at least one of an outdialer operable to connect to the at least one contact device and a multimedia application providing the multimedia presentation is a VoiceXML browser deployed and processed as a VoiceXML application on the mobile device and is requested and received by the mobile device from a VoiceXML application server and wherein a call data manager communicates telephony events associated with communications of the mobile device with the at least one contact device and associated with communications of the at least one contact device not involving the mobile device and authenticates requests to access remotely-provided speech services.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the instructions are further for checking a status of the one or more responses.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the representation is at least one of a list and a graphical interface.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the multimedia presentation is a recorded voice message.

Assignments (12)
OMNIBUS ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Recorded Nov 25, 2024
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH (AS SUCCESSOR TO CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH IN ITS CAPACITY AS COLLATERAL AGENT)
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS THE SUCCESSOR COLLATERAL AGENT
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 3, 2023
From: WEST CORPORATION
To: INTRADO CORPORATION
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 3, 2023
From: INTRADO CORPORATION
To: WEST TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC
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NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST (SECOND LIEN) IN PATENTS Recorded Jan 31, 2023
From: CX360, INC.; WEST TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC (FKA INTRADO CORPORATION, FKA WEST CORPORATION); INTRADO INTERACTIVE SERVICES CORPORATION (FKA WEST INTERACTIVE SERVICES CORPORATION, FKA COBALT ACQUISITION COMPANY)
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2022
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: WEST CORPORATION; WEST NOTIFICATIONS, INC.
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2022
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TO WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: INTRADO INC.; WEST CORPORATION; WEST DIRECT, LLC; INTERCALL, INC.; WEST NOTIFICATIONS GROUP, INC.
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2018
From: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: WEST CORPORATION; WEST INTERACTIVE SERVICES CORPORATION; WEST SAFETY SERVICES, INC.; WEST UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC.; RELIANCE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
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NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS (FIRST LIEN) Recorded Oct 10, 2017
From: WEST CORPORATION
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2016
From: WEST CORPORATION; WEST INTERACTIVE SERVICES CORPORATION; WEST SAFETY SERVICES, INC.; WEST UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC.; RELIANCE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2014
From: WEST CORPORATION, AS GRANTOR; WEST NOTIFICATIONS, AS GRANTOR
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 16, 2010
From: INTERCALL, INC.; INTRADO, INC.; WEST CORPORATION; WEST DIRECT, LLC; WEST NOTIFICATIONS GROUP, INC.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2008
From: FOX, CHAD DANIEL
To: WEST CORPORATION
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