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Method for interacting with automated information agents using conversational queries

  • US 20060150119A1
  • Filed: 12/31/2004
  • Published: 07/06/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for reducing or eliminating ergonomic inefficiencies arising when an automated information agent is accessed from a device having a text-based graphical user interface and an input mechanism, wherein the graphical user interface is capable of displaying at least textual information and the input mechanism is capable of accepting a user'"'"'s selection of a specified agent from a menu of agents and a user-entered, text-based, plain language query, the system comprising:

  • a message server for receiving the plain language query from the device, and for routing the plain language query to the specified agent; and

    a conversational interpretation mechanism, in communication with the specified agent, for formulating an agent-readable query from the plain language query to which the specified agent is capable of responding.

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