Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120016678 | Intelligent Automated Assistant - An intelligent automated assistant system engages with the user in an integrated, conversational manner using natural language dialog, and invokes external services when appropriate to obtain information or perform various actions. The system can be implemented using any of a number of different platforms, such as the web, email, smartphone, and the like, or any combination thereof. In one embodiment, the system is based on sets of interrelated domains and tasks, and employs additional functionally powered by external services with which the system can interact. | 01-19-2012 |
20120245944 | Intelligent Automated Assistant - The intelligent automated assistant system engages with the user in an integrated, conversational manner using natural language dialog, and invokes external services when appropriate to obtain information or perform various actions. The system can be implemented using any of a number of different platforms, such as the web, email, smartphone, and the like, or any combination thereof. In one embodiment, the system is based on sets of interrelated domains and tasks, and employs additional functionally powered by external services with which the system can interact. | 09-27-2012 |
20120265528 | Using Context Information To Facilitate Processing Of Commands In A Virtual Assistant - A virtual assistant uses context information to supplement natural language or gestural input from a user. Context helps to clarify the user's intent and to reduce the number of candidate interpretations of the user's input, and reduces the need for the user to provide excessive clarification input. Context can include any available information that is usable by the assistant to supplement explicit user input to constrain an information-processing problem and/or to personalize results. Context can be used to constrain solutions during various phases of processing, including, for example, speech recognition, natural language processing, task flow processing, and dialog generation. | 10-18-2012 |
20130110515 | Disambiguation Based on Active Input Elicitation by Intelligent Automated Assistant | 05-02-2013 |
20130110518 | Active Input Elicitation by Intelligent Automated Assistant | 05-02-2013 |
20130110519 | Determining User Intent Based on Ontologies of Domains | 05-02-2013 |
20130110520 | Intent Deduction Based on Previous User Interactions with Voice Assistant | 05-02-2013 |
20130111348 | Prioritizing Selection Criteria by Automated Assistant | 05-02-2013 |
20130111487 | Service Orchestration for Intelligent Automated Assistant | 05-02-2013 |
20130185074 | Paraphrasing of User Requests and Results by Automated Digital Assistant - Methods, systems, and computer readable storage medium related to operating an intelligent digital assistant are disclosed. A user request is received, the user request including at least a speech input received from a user. In response to the user request, (1) an echo of the speech input based on a textual interpretation of the speech input, and (2) a paraphrase of the user request based at least in part on a respective semantic interpretation of the speech input are presented to the user. | 07-18-2013 |
20130185081 | Maintaining Context Information Between User Interactions with a Voice Assistant - Methods, systems, and computer readable storage medium related to operating an intelligent digital assistant are disclosed. A first task is performed using a first parameter. A text string is obtained from a speech input received from a user. Based at least partially on the text string, a second task different from the first task or a second parameter different from the first parameter is identified. The first task is performed using the second parameter or the second task is performed using the first parameter. | 07-18-2013 |