Patent ID: 8175651

Claim:
A telephone device, comprising: a controller; a transceiver coupled to the controller and configured to receive data of a menu tree; a memory coupled to the controller and configured to store data pertaining to data of the menu tree; a display screen coupled to the controller and configured to display output; a user input device coupled to the controller and configured to receive input; a menu display module stored in the memory and including instructions executable by the controller, the menu display module configured to generate prompts displayed on the display screen based on data of a menu tree received via the transceiver; a user input module configured to receive data via the user input device to make a response to a prompt generated by the menu display module; an automated menu module configured to generate a response schedule based on the data of the menu tree received via the transceiver; a response module configured to retrieve from the memory data pertaining to data of the menu tree; and a transmission module configured to transmit via the transceiver the response in accordance with the response schedule.