Multi-mode interactive dialogue apparatus and method
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1. An interactive dialogue apparatus comprising:
- at least one input port;
two or more output ports;
means for processing input responses to determine the semantic meaning thereof; and
control means for determining a suitable output prompt to be output from at least one of said output ports in response to a received input response;
wherein said output ports are respectively arranged to output output prompts of different types;
the apparatus further comprising a first store storing input and output type data indicative of one or more properties of the input and output ports and/or the input responses and output prompts communicated therethrough.
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Abstract
The invention provides a multi-modal interactive dialogue apparatus and method that has inputs and outputs of different data types, for example audio and visual. The apparatus is provided with a data store in which data relating to properties of the different types is stored, and this data may be used to control how a dialogue with a user progresses.
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1. An interactive dialogue apparatus comprising:
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at least one input port;
two or more output ports;
means for processing input responses to determine the semantic meaning thereof; and
control means for determining a suitable output prompt to be output from at least one of said output ports in response to a received input response;
wherein said output ports are respectively arranged to output output prompts of different types;
the apparatus further comprisinga first store storing input and output type data indicative of one or more properties of the input and output ports and/or the input responses and output prompts communicated therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 46)
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2. An interactive dialogue apparatus comprising:
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two or more input ports;
at least one output port;
means for processing input responses received at one or more of said input ports to determine the semantic meaning thereof; and
control means for determining a suitable output prompt to be output from said output port in response to a received input response;
wherein said input ports are respectively arranged to receive input responses of different types;
the apparatus further comprisinga first store storing input and output type data indicative of one or more properties of the input and Output ports and/or the input responses and output prompts communicated therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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23. An interactive dialogue method comprising:
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receiving input responses at least one input port;
processing the input responses to determine the semantic meaning thereof; and
determining a suitable output prompt to be output from at least one of two or more output ports in response to a received input response;
wherein said output ports are respectively arranged to output output prompts of different types;
the method further comprising;
storing input and output data indicative of one or more properties of the input and output ports and/or the input responses and output prompts communicated therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47)
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24. An interactive dialogue method comprising:
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receiving input responses at least one or more input ports;
processing the input responses received at one or more of said input ports to determine the semantic meaning thereof; and
determining a suitable output prompt to be output from an output port in response to a received input response wherein said input ports are respectively arranged to receive input responses of different types;
the method further comprising;
storing input and output data indicative of one or more properties of the input and output ports and/or the input responses and output prompts communicated therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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