Method and apparatus for creating modifiable and combinable speech objects for acquiring information from a speaker in an interactive voice response system

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PATENT NO 6314402
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09296191

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A method and apparatus for creating modifiable and combinable Speech Objects for use in an interactive voice response (IVR) environment. Each Speech Object is for acquiring a particular type of information from a speaker during an interaction between the speaker and a speech recognition mechanism. A Speech Object is an instantiation of a user-extensible class that includes properties, such as prompts and grammars, associated with the corresponding type of interaction. A Speech Object further includes logic for controlling the interaction with the user when executed in a processing system. A Speech Object can be subclassed to add additional properties and functionality to create customized Speech Objects, or such properties can be altered at runtime. Multiple Speech Objects, each for acquiring a particular type of information, can be combined to form a compound Speech Object.

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NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA1380 WILLOW ROAD MENLO PARK CA 94025

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Ehrlich, Steven C Burlingame, CA 3 640
Ghosh, Debajit Sunnyvale, CA 25 2406
Gupta, Sundeep Sunnyvale, CA 6 519
Klenk, Mark Campbell, CA 2 534
Monaco, Peter C Mt. View, CA 2 612
Sinai, Julian Palo Alto, CA 3 585
Thirumalai, Madhavan Palo Alto, CA 4 503

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