Context-sensitive interface widgets for multi-modal dialog systems
First Claim
1. In a multi-modal dialog system, a method of providing widgets to a user, comprising, after first user input and where further user input will clarify the first user input during a multi-modal dialog:
- maintaining a current display screen context; and
presenting a confirmation widget on a display screen to elicit the further user input.
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Abstract
A system and method of presenting widgets to a user during a multi-modal interactive dialog between a user and a computer is presented. The system controls the multi-modal dialog; and when user input would help to clarify or speed up the presentation of requested information, the system presents a temporary widget to the user to elicit the user input in this regard. The system presents the widget on a display screen at a position that will not interfere with the dialog. Various types of widgets are available, such as button widgets, sliders and confirmation widgets, depending on the type of information that the system requires.
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19 Claims
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1. In a multi-modal dialog system, a method of providing widgets to a user, comprising, after first user input and where further user input will clarify the first user input during a multi-modal dialog:
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maintaining a current display screen context; and
presenting a confirmation widget on a display screen to elicit the further user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. In a multi-modal dialog system, a method of providing widgets to a user, comprising, after first user input and where further user input will clarify the first user input during a multi-modal dialog:
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maintaining a current display screen context; and
presenting a vague-parameter widget on a display screen to elicit the further user input. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. In a multi-modal dialog system, a method of providing a near-to widget to a user, comprising, after first user input related to a distance and where further user input will clarify the first user input during a multi-modal dialog:
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maintaining a current display screen context; and
presenting a near-to widget on a display screen to elicit the further user input. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A method of temporarily providing one of a plurality of widgets to a user in the course of a multi-modal dialog with a computer device, the method comprising:
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when the user instructs the computer device to pan, selecting a pan widget from a plurality of widgets;
presenting the pan widget on a display screen for receiving pan refinement input from the user; and
upon receiving the pan refinement input from the user, responding to the pan refinement input and removing the pan widget.
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11. A method of temporarily providing one of a plurality of widgets to a user in the course of a multi-modal dialog with a computer device, the method comprising:
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when the user instructs the computer device to zoom, selecting a zoom widget from a plurality of widgets;
presenting the zoom widget on a display screen for receiving zoom amount refinement input from the user; and
upon receiving the zoom amount refinement input from the user, responding to the zoom amount refinement input and removing the zoom widget.
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12. A method of setting a default parameter associated with a widget in a multi-modal dialog, the method comprising:
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presenting a widget the first time and applying a default parameter;
presenting an adjustment widget to enable the user to adjust the default parameter; and
resetting the default parameter according to user input, wherein on subsequent presentations of the widget, the reset default parameter is used. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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