EP0568114A2
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Data analysis systems and methods
Assignee: Ronald A Katz Technology Licensing Lp A Calif
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Filing: 1986-07-08
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2006-07-08
Abstract
Abstract Callers from telephone terminals (T1-Tn) of a telephone facility (C) are prompted by automated voice response (30) to transmit digital-signal data to a central station (D). The data received at the central station (D) is stored and analyzed (28) to identify subsets of the callers. The callers are qualified to use the system by consumable keys that are tested (23) within the central station (D), and call sequence and identification data are used within the station (D) to confirm caller-identity. The digital data received is identified for positive association with the caller and is stored in individual memory files or cells (C1-Cn) for processing (32).
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald Alan Katz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 15:24
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04Q; H04Q3/00; H04Q3/64; H04Q3/66; H04Q3/665; G; G07; G07C; G07C11/00; G07C15/00; G07C15/005; G07C15/006; G07C9/00; G07C9/30; G07C9/38; H04M; H04M11/00; H04M3/00; H04M3/22; H04M3/229; H04M3/36; H04M3/38; H04M3/382; H04M3/42; H04M3/46; H04M3/487; H04M3/493; H04M3/50; H04M3/51; H04Q3/0016; H04Q3/002; H04Q3/42; H04Q3/54; H04Q3/545; H04Q3/54508; H04Q3/54533; H04Q3/54541; H04Q3/5455; H04Q3/54575; H04Q3/54591; H04Q3/72; H04Q3/74; A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/08; A63F3/081; A63F2003/082; A63F2003/086; G07C2011/04; H04M2201/00; H04M2201/40; H04M2203/00; H04M2203/20; H04M2203/2016; H04M2242/00; H04M2242/22; H04M3/42025; H04M3/42034; H04M3/42059; H04M3/436; H04Q2213/00; H04Q2213/13034; H04Q2213/13072; H04Q2213/1309; H04Q2213/13091; H04Q2213/13093; H04Q2213/13095; H04Q2213/13096; H04Q2213/13097; H04Q2213/13103; H04Q2213/13106; H04Q2213/13107; H04Q2213/1316; H04Q2213/13173; H04Q2213/13175; H04Q2213/13178; H04Q2213/13204; H04Q2213/1322; H04Q2213/13256; H04Q2213/1328; H04Q2213/1332; H04Q2213/13349; H04Q2213/1337; H04Q2213/13375; H04Q2213/13376; H04Q2213/13377
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A method of data-analysis in which calls from a multiplicity of terminals (T1-Tn) of a communications facility (C) are received at a receiving station (D), automated voice response to each call is made from the receiving station (D) to the calling terminal (T1) prompting the caller to transmit digital-signal data to the receiving station (D) via the communications facility (C), digital-signal data transmitted via the communications facility (C) by the caller in response to the prompting is received at the receiving station (D) for processing, and the data received in relation to a multiplicity of calls is analyzed (28), characterised in that a test (44) is carried out to check whether the caller is entitled within a limited, consumable entitlement, to communicate data to the receiver, and that the analysis is related to the data received from entitled callers such as to isolate a subset of such callers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
A method according to Claim 1 wherein the caller is prompted (42) to transmit to the receiving station (D) a key code made known to the caller other than during the call, the key code transmitted by the caller in response to the prompting (42) is checked (44) at the receiving station (D) to determine whether it satisfies a predetermined condition within said consumable entitlement, and the receiving station (D) proceeds to prompt (56) the caller to transmit the digital-signal data (58) to the receiving station (D) only in the event that the said condition is satisfied.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
A method according to Claim 2 wherein the checking (44) of the key code is carried out by determining whether it has correspondence with any of a multiplicity of key codes stored (23) at the receiving station (D), and the number of times each stored key code is available for use to satisfy said condition is restricted.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
98 words
A method according to any one of Claims 1 to 3 wherein the communications facility is a public telephone network (C), each caller is prompted (42) to transmit to the receiving station (D) the telephone number (T1-Tn) from which they are calling, the telephone number received by the receiving station (D) in response to the prompting is checked (44) in the receiving station (D) for validity, and the receiving station (D) proceeds to prompt (56) the caller to transmit said digital-signal data to the receiving station (D) only in the event that the telephone number is determined valid.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
42 words
A method according to any one of Claims 1 to 4 wherein the data received at the receiving station (D) is processed at the receiving station (D) in accordance with whichever of a plurality of available formats is selected by the caller.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
156 words
A system for data analysis in which calls from a multiplicity of terminals (T1-Tn) of a communications facility (C) are received at a receiving station (D), automated voice response to each call is made from the receiving station (D) to the calling terminal (T1) prompting the caller to transmit digital-signal data to the receiving station (D) via the communications facility (C), digital-signal data transmitted via the communications facility (C) by the caller in response to the prompting is received at the receiving station (D) for processing, and the data received in relation to a multiplicity of calls is analyzed (28), characterised in that the receiving station (D) includes test means (23) for checking whether the caller is entitled within a limited, consumable entitlement, to communicate data to the receiver, and that programmed means (28) carries out said analysis in accordance with the data received from entitled callers such as to isolate a subset of such callers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
85 words
A system according to Claim 6 wherein voice-generator means (30) at the receiving station (D) prompts the caller to transmit to the receiving station (D) a key code, the test means (23) checks the key code transmitted by the caller in response to the prompting to determine whether it satisfies a predetermined condition, and the voice-generator means (30) is activated to prompt the caller to transmit the digital-signal data (58) to the receiving station (D) only in the event that the said condition is satisfied.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
55 words
A system according to Claim 7 wherein the key-code checking means (23) checks the key code to determining whether it has correspondence with any of a multiplicity of key codes stored at the receiving station (D), and the number of times each stored key code is available for use to satisfy said condition is restricted.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
21 words
A system according to any one of Claims 6 to 8 wherein the communications facility is a public telephone network (C).
Claim 10
Independent Claim
42 words
A method according to any one of Claims 6 to 9 wherein the data received at the receiving station (D) is processed at the receiving station (D) in accordance with whichever of a plurality of available formats is selected by the caller.
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