| 摘要 |
<p>A method and apparatus for specifying and obtaining services (Fig. 1) through voice commands, via a voice portal, resulting in a live conversation between a user and a selected service provider. The system through which seekers of a wide array of services can select, contact, converse, and pay for a service using a simple voice-transmission medium such as the telephone. In a similar fashion, the seeker can then specify by speaking aloud the price range, quality rating, language, and keyword descriptors of the service provider. Within the desired parameters, the system offers service providers who have made themselves available to render services at the present time. Once the appropriate available service provider is selected, the system connects the service seeker with the service provider for a live conversation. The system automatically bills the seeker for the time spent conversing with the service provider and compensates the service provider accordingly.</p> |
