System and method for the creation and automatic deployment of personalized, dynamic and interactive voice services, with the direct delivery of voice services to networked voice messaging systems
AssigneeMicroStrategy Incorporated
InventorsMichael Zirngibl, Anurag Patnaik
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Abstract
A method and system that enable mass direct delivery of personalized voice messages to electronic voice storage devices or systems, such as voice mail systems, is disclosed. A single voice service is created and executed and used to generate personalized sound files for a number of users of a voice storage system. A specialized interface is then used to directly deposit the personalized sound files in the voice mail boxes of the appropriate users.
Claims15
A method for providing one or more individuals with personalized information in an audible format, the method comprising:
- enabling one or more individuals to subscribe to at least one voice service that can output customized, personalized sound files to voice mail boxes for the one or more individuals, wherein the step of subscribing comprises at least receiving personalized information from the one or more individuals, presenting the one or more individuals with a plurality of style properties to be used in generating the personalized sound files, and registering style property selections from the one or more individuals;
- monitoring a scheduling condition, and when the scheduling condition is satisfied, executing the at least one voice service by:
- (a) accessing the personalized information for the one or more individuals;
- (b) generating personalized markup documents for the one or more individuals from the personalized information;
- (c) generating personalized sound files from the personalized markup documents in accordance with the registered style property selections;
- and,
- (d) delivering the personalized sound files to voice mail boxes for the one or more individuals.
A system for providing one or more individuals with personalized information in an audible format comprising:
- means for enabling one or more individuals to subscribe to at least one voice service that can output customized, personalized sound files to voice mail boxes for the one or more individuals by receiving personalized information from the one or more individuals, presenting the one or more individuals with a plurality of style properties to be used in generating the personalized sound files, and registering style property selections from the one or more individuals;
- means for monitoring a scheduling condition, and when the scheduling condition is satisfied, executing the at least one voice service via:
- means for accessing the personalized information for the one or more individuals;
- means for generating personalized markup documents for the one or more individuals from the personalized information;
- means for generating personalized sound files from the personalized markup documents in accordance with the registered style property selections;
- and,
- means for delivering the personalized sound files to voice mail boxes for the one or more individuals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.