Automatic control of household activity using speech recognition and natural language
First Claim
1. An information filtering system for a home network having at least one home component communicating therewith, comprising:
- a speech recognizer having parser for extracting semantic information from a user'"'"'s input speech;
a data store containing at least one electronic activity guide;
a dialog manager for filtering said stored electronic activity guide based on said semantic information and for providing filtered information associated with said home component.
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Abstract
Speech recognition and natural language parsing components are used to extract the meaning of the user'"'"'s spoken input. The system stores a semantic representation of an electronic activity guide, and the contents of the guide can be mapped into the grammars used by the natural language parser. Thus, when the user wishes to navigate through the complex menu structure of the electronic activity guide, he or she only needs to speak in natural language sentences. The system automatically filters the contents of the guide and supplies the user with on-screen display or synthesized speech responses to the user'"'"'s request. The system allows the user to communicate in a natural way with a variety of devices communicating with the home network or home gateway.
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16 Claims
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1. An information filtering system for a home network having at least one home component communicating therewith, comprising:
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a speech recognizer having parser for extracting semantic information from a user'"'"'s input speech;
a data store containing at least one electronic activity guide;
a dialog manager for filtering said stored electronic activity guide based on said semantic information and for providing filtered information associated with said home component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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