Method of operating a speech dialogue system
First Claim
1. A method of operating a speech dialogue system (1) which communicates with a user while a speech recognition device (2) and/or a speech output device (3) and a dialogue control unit (4) are used, which unit controls a dialogue run between the user and the speech dialogue system on the basis of a dialogue description (B), characterized in that at least a certain position (P′
- ) that can be reached during a dialogue between the user and the speech dialogue system (1) in the dialogue run is marked as an entry position (P′
) in the speech dialogue system (1), an address (A) belonging to the position (P′
) being stored in the dialogue description together with a marker (M) assigned to the position (P′
), so that the speech dialogue system (1) automatically jumps to the assigned address (A) in the dialogue description (B) if the user enters the stored marker (M) at a later instant and the dialogue is continued from the respective position (P′
) onwards.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of operating a speech dialogue system which communicates with a user while a speech recognition device and/or a speech output device and a dialogue control unit are used which unit controls a dialogue run between the user and the speech dialogue system on the basis of a dialogue description (B). According to the invention at least one position (P′) that can be reached during a dialogue between the user and the dialogue system is marked in the dialogue run in the speech dialogue system, with which an address (A) belonging to the position (P′) is stored with a marker (M) assigned to the position (P′) in the dialogue description. At a later entry of the stored marker (M) by the user the speech dialogue system automatically jumps to the assigned address (A) in the dialogue description (B) and proceeds with the dialogue from that respective position (P′) onwards. In addition, the invention relates to a speech dialogue system.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of operating a speech dialogue system (1) which communicates with a user while a speech recognition device (2) and/or a speech output device (3) and a dialogue control unit (4) are used, which unit controls a dialogue run between the user and the speech dialogue system on the basis of a dialogue description (B), characterized in that at least a certain position (P′
- ) that can be reached during a dialogue between the user and the speech dialogue system (1) in the dialogue run is marked as an entry position (P′
) in the speech dialogue system (1), an address (A) belonging to the position (P′
) being stored in the dialogue description together with a marker (M) assigned to the position (P′
), so that the speech dialogue system (1) automatically jumps to the assigned address (A) in the dialogue description (B) if the user enters the stored marker (M) at a later instant and the dialogue is continued from the respective position (P′
) onwards. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14)
- ) that can be reached during a dialogue between the user and the speech dialogue system (1) in the dialogue run is marked as an entry position (P′
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12. A speech dialogue system (1) comprising a speech recognition device (2) and/or a speech output device (3) for communication with a user and with a dialogue control unit (4) for controlling a dialogue run between the user and the speech dialogue system (1) based on a dialogue description (B), characterized by
means for marking certain positions (P′ - ) in the dialogue run as entry positions (P′
) in the speech dialogue system (1), which positions (P′
) can be reached during a dialogue between the user and the speech dialogue system (1), the means comprising a memory (8) for storing an address (A) belonging to the position (P′
) in the dialogue description (B) as well as a marker (M) assigned to the position (P′
), andmeans for automatically jumping to the assigned address (A) in the dialogue description (B) when a stored marker (M) is entered by the user and for proceeding with the dialogue from the respective position (P′
) onwards.
- ) in the dialogue run as entry positions (P′
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