IP Library Granted Patent US 9,609,126
Granted Patent B2
US 9,609,126 · App. 14/708,529 · Granted Mar 28, 2017

User device detection and integration for an IVR system

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Patent No.
US 9,609,126
App. No.
14/708,529
Granted
Mar 28, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method includes one or more processors one or more processors coupled to a memory. The one or more processors may execute instructions from the memory to perform the steps including receiving an audio communications request from a first user device of a user, identifying a second user device of the user in response to receiving the audio communications request, providing a suggestion that the user use the second user device with the system, receiving a response from the user responding to the suggestion, establishing a communication channel with the second user device, and providing content associated with the audio communications request to the second user device.

Claims (53)

1. A system comprising:

a non-transitory memory; and

one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to execute instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the system to perform operations comprising:

receiving an audio communications request from a first user device associated with a user;

in response to receiving the audio communications request, connecting the first user device with an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) service;

determining a user-selectable menu associated with the IVR service;

determining a first type of content associated with the user-selectable menu;

identifying a second user device associated with the user wherein the second user device is separate from the first user device;

providing, based on the first type of content, a suggestion that the user use the second user device to interact with the IVR service;

receiving a response from the user responding to the suggestion;

establishing a communication channel with the second user device; and

providing the first type of content associated with the IVR service to the second user device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein identifying the second user device comprises: requesting the first user device to identify the second user device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein identifying the second user device comprises:

determining a phone number associated with the first user device; and

identifying the second user device based on the phone number.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second user device is identified responsive to determining that the first user device is unavailable to provide the first type of content to the user.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication channel allows for instant messaging.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein, the operations further comprise:

suggesting a third user device; and

establishing a second communication channel with the third user device.

7. A method comprising:

receiving an audio communications request from a first user device associated with a user;

in response to receiving the audio communications request, connecting the first user device with an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) service;

determining a user-selectable menu associated with the IVR service;

determining a first type of content associated with the user-selectable menu;

identifying a second user device associated with the user, wherein the second user device is separate from the first user device;

providing, based on the first type of content, a suggestion that the user use the second user device to interact with the IVR service;

receiving a response from the user responding to the suggestion;

establishing a communication channel with the second user device; and

providing the first type of content associated with the IVR service to the second user device.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein establishing a communication channel with the second user device comprises establishing a VoIP connection with the second user device.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising causing the second device to display a menu tree associated with user-selectable menu.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein causing the second device to display the menu tree comprises causing the second device to display a first queue for a first operator for a first mode of communication.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein causing display of the first queue comprises causing a display of an estimated wait time.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the suggestion is provided on the first user device.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the suggestion is provided on the second user device.

14. A non-transitory machine-readable computer medium having stored thereon machine-readable instructions executable to cause a machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving an audio communications request from a first user device associated with a user;

in response to receiving the audio communications request, connecting the first user device with an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) service;

determining a user-selectable menu associated with the IVR service;

determining a first type of content associated with the user-selectable menu;

identifying a second user device associated with the user wherein the second user device is separate from the first user device;

providing, based on the first type of content, a suggestion that the user use the second user device to interact with the IVR service;

receiving a response from the user responding to the suggestion;

establishing a communication channel with the second user device; and

providing the first type of content associated with the IVR service to the second user device.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein providing the suggestion that the user use a second user device with the IVR service is through push notification.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the push notification is sent to the second device.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the suggestion is provided on the first user device.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the suggestion is provided on the second user device.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the first type of content comprises a video or visual image.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the first user device is a phone and the second user device comprises a television, a personal computer, a smart phone, or a computing tablet.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2017
From: EBAY INC.
To: PAYPAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 041477/0666 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2015
From: EBAY INC.
To: PAYPAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 036171/0446 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2015
From: RUNYAN, BILLY; XI, LIANG; NAIR, RAHUL
To: EBAY INC.
Reel/Frame 035606/0364 →