Method and apparatus for creation and user-customization of speech-enabled services
First Claim
1. In a speech-enabled service, a method for creating customized files containing personalized command variants relating to the speech-enabled service, the method comprising:
- accessing a context file relating to the speech enabled service, the context file containing a natural language exemplar associated with a desired action;
creating a customized variant for the desired action; and
correlating the created variant with the natural language exemplar.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to a system and method for providing speech-enabled application programs. The speech-enabled programs automatically execute requests input by users. One or more natural language variants may be mapped with at least one natural language exemplar. The natural language exemplar may correspond to a typical way to express a request relevant to the speech-enabled application program. The natural language variant may correspond to an alternative way of expressing the same request. A recognized input string is received and a prospective variant that most resembles the received recognized input string is selected from the natural language variants. The natural language exemplar mapped to the prospective variant is identified. An action instruction associated with the identified natural language exemplar is executed to fulfill the user'"'"'s request.
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1. In a speech-enabled service, a method for creating customized files containing personalized command variants relating to the speech-enabled service, the method comprising:
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accessing a context file relating to the speech enabled service, the context file containing a natural language exemplar associated with a desired action;
creating a customized variant for the desired action; and
correlating the created variant with the natural language exemplar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform a method for creating customized files containing personalized command variants relating to a speech-enabled service, comprising:
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accessing a context file relating to the speech enabled service, the context file containing a natural language exemplar associated with a desired action;
creating a customized variant for the desired action; and
correlating the created variant with the natural language exemplar. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for creating customized files containing personalized command variants relating to a speech-enabled service, comprising:
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means for accessing a context file relating to the speech enabled service, the context file containing a natural language exemplar associated with a desired action;
means for creating a customized variant for the desired action; and
means for correlating the created variant with the natural language exemplar. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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