Method and system for providing information via an intelligent user interface

• US 10,015,234 B2
• Filed: 08/12/2014
• Issued: 07/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sudhakaran, Nisanth, Dhongadi, Raghunandan
• Primary Examiner(s): VINCENT, DAVID ROBERT
• Application Number:
  US14/457,280
• Publication Number:
  US 20160048759A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,421 Days
• Field of Search: 706 15, 706 45
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

Various aspects of a method and system for providing information via an intelligent user interface are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, in response to the receipt of a request from an electronic device, the method includes determination of a first information response that may correspond to a first functional service. A set of second information responses that corresponds to a set of second functional services may be determined based on the first information response. Each of the determined set of second information responses is associated with a corresponding weight. One or more of the determined set of second information responses are selected based on the corresponding weight. The second information responses are value-added responses.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

in a server;

determining a first information response based on a user request received from an electronic device,

wherein said first information response is first information associated with a first functional service of said electronic device;

determining a set of second information responses based on said first information response,

wherein said set of second information responses is second information associated with a set of second functional services of said electronic device;

generating a corresponding weight associated with each second information response of said determined set of second information responses;

modifying said corresponding weight associated with each second information response based on historical data of usage pattern related to each second information response of said determined set of second information responses; and

selecting at least one second information response of said determined set of second information responses based on said modified corresponding weight,

wherein said first functional service is different from said set of second functional services.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said first functional service and said set of second functional services correspond to at least one of an Internet Protocol (IP) telephony system, a space-based satellite navigation system, a social network, a wireless connection system, an address book system, an instant messaging system, a weather forecasting system, a camera-based system, a timer system, a user profile information system, an image processing system, calendaring system, a video playback system, or a sensor-based system.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising

issuing a first command based on a response template;

and

selecting said first functional service based on said first command, wherein said response template corresponds to said user request received from said electronic device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said response template is based on an artificial intelligence markup language (AIML).

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

issuing a second command based on said determined first information response, wherein said second command is issued by a first sub-system that provides said first functional service; and

selecting said set of second functional services based on said issued second command, wherein said set of second functional services is provided by a set of second sub-systems.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein each sub-system of said set of second sub-systems is associated with an expert sub-system, wherein said expert sub-system is associated with at least one of said first functional service or said set of second functional services.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating said corresponding weight based on a weight-generating function of a weight master.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising modifying said generated corresponding weight based on historical data of events related to each second information response of said determined set of second information responses.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising communicating said determined first information response and said selected at least one second information response of said determined set of second information responses to said electronic device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said selection of said at least one second information response of said determined set of second information responses is based on a determination of respective corresponding weights associated with each second information response of said determined set of second information responses that are higher than a threshold value.

11. A method, comprising:

in an electronic device;

communicating a request to a server, said request indicative of a user input provided via a User Interface (UI), wherein said user input is rendered on said electronic device;

receiving, from the server, a first information response corresponding to a first functional service of said electronic device and at least one of second information responses corresponding to a set of second functional services of said electronic device,

wherein said first information response and at least one of said second information responses are received based on said communicated request,

wherein said first information response is first information associated with said first functional service, and

wherein at least one of said second information responses is second information associated with said set of second functional services,

wherein a corresponding weight associated with at least one of second information responses is generated based on said communicated request, and

wherein at least one of said second information responses is selected based on the corresponding weight modified based on historical data of usage pattern related to at least one of said second information responses; and

outputting said received first information response and said received at least one of said second information responses via said UI,

wherein said first functional service is different from said set of second functional services.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said first functional service and said set of second functional services correspond to at least one of an Internet Protocol (IP) telephony system, a space-based satellite navigation system, a social network, a wireless connection system, an address book system, an instant messaging system, a weather forecasting system, a camera-based system, a timer system, a user profile information system, an image processing system, a calendaring system, a video playback system, or a sensor-based system.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising determining a response template based on said user input, wherein said determined response template corresponds to said request communicated to said server.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said response template is based on an artificial intelligence markup language (AIML).

15. The method of claim 11, wherein said output of said received first information response and said received at least one of said second information responses is at least one of an audio output generated by at least one speaker of said electronic device, or a visual output on a display screen of said electronic device.

16. A system, comprising:

one or more processors in a server, wherein said one or more processors are configured to;

determine a first information response based on a user request received from an electronic device,

wherein said first information response is first information associated with a first functional service of said electronic device;

determine a set of second information responses based on said first information response,

wherein said set of second information responses is second information associated with a set of second functional services of said electronic device,

generate a corresponding weight associated with each second information response of said determined set of second information responses

modify said corresponding weight associated with each second information response based on historical data of usage pattern related to each second information response of said determined set of second information responses; and

select at least one second information response of said determined set of second information responses based on said modified corresponding weight,

wherein said first functional service is different from said set of second functional services.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein said first functional service and said set of second functional services correspond to at least one of an Internet Protocol (IP) telephony system, a space-based satellite navigation system, a social network, a wireless connection system, an address book system, an instant messaging system, a weather forecasting system, a camera-based system, a timer system, a user profile information system, an image processing system, a calendaring system, a video playback system, or a sensor-based system.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein said one or more processors are further configured to:

issue a first command based on a response template; and

select said first functional service based on said first command, wherein said response template corresponds to said user request received from said electronic device.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein said response template is based on an artificial intelligence markup language (AIML).

20. The system of claim 19, wherein said one or more processors are further configured to:

issue a second command based on said determined first information response, wherein said second command is issued by a first sub-system that provides said first functional service; and

select said set of second functional services based on said issued second command, wherein said set of second functional services is provided by a set of second sub-systems.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein each sub-system of said set of second sub-systems is associated with an expert sub-system, wherein said expert sub-system is associated with at least one of said first functional service or said set of second functional services.

22. The system of claim 16, wherein said corresponding weight is generated based on a weight-generating function of a weight master.

23. The system of claim 16, wherein said one or more processors are further configured to modify said generated corresponding weight based on historical data of events related to each second information response of said determined set of second information responses.

24. The system of claim 16, wherein said one or more processors are further configured to communicate said determined first information response and said selected at least one second information response of said determined set of second information responses to said electronic device.

25. The system of claim 16, wherein said selection of at least one second information response of said determined set of second information responses is based on determination of respective corresponding weights associated with each second information response of said determined set of second information responses that are higher than a threshold value.

26. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions which when executed by a computer cause the computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:

in a server;

determining a first information response based on a user request received from an electronic device,

wherein said first information response is first information associated with a first functional service of said electronic device;

determining a set of second information responses based on said first information response,

wherein said set of second information responses is second information associated with a set of second functional services of said electronic device, and

generating a corresponding weight associated with each second information response of said determined set of second information responses

modifying said corresponding weight associated with each second information response based on historical data of usage pattern related to each second information response of said determined set of second information responses; and

selecting at least one second information response of said determined set of second information responses based on said modified corresponding weight,

wherein said first functional service is different from said set of second functional services.