Patent Document ID: 7933775
Application ID: 11273528

Base Claim:
1. A method of conducting an automated, telephonic, speaker-independent speech recognition application, comprising: A. making telephonic contact with a respondent; B. presenting the respondent with at least one introductory speech-generated prompt requesting an audio response from the respondent to initially determine whether the respondent understands how to interact with the automated, telephonic, speaker-independent speech recognition application before generating the application; C. utilizing an automated, speaker-independent speech recognition algorithm to analyze the audio response given by the respondent to the introductory speech-generated prompt; and D. based on the audio response, automatically adapting the speech recognition application by performing the following steps: D1. automatically providing branches for further explanation or instructions; D2. automatically providing branches for providing examples or practice sessions; and D3. automatically altering the pace or speed of verbal prompts given by the automated, telephonic, speaker-independent speech recognition application.

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Claim 2:
2. A method of conducting an automated, telephonic, speaker-independent speech recognition application according to claim 1 , further comprising automatically generating an explanation of the operation of said speech recognition application including automatically generating a training exercise for the respondent, without the need for human intervention.