Context proposed items mechanism for natural language user interface
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1. A user interface method, comprising the steps of:
- providing a network including a plurality of agents;
developing a first interpretation path through the agents in the network in dependence upon the content of first user input;
offering to a user a set of at least one user-selectable user interface item in dependence upon the first interpretation path; and
invoking a first back-end application in response to user-selection of one of the user interface items, including supplying to the first back-end application a first field value filled in dependence upon the user'"'"'s context.
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Abstract
Roughly described, a context reactive user interface which offers user-selectable on-screen choices or hints to help the user follow up in the context of his or her previous interactions. Alternatively or additionally, the system can offer on-screen choices which, when selected by the user, can invoke one or more back-end applications with entry fields pre-filled from the user'"'"'s previous interactions or from other contextual information.
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1. A user interface method, comprising the steps of:
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providing a network including a plurality of agents;
developing a first interpretation path through the agents in the network in dependence upon the content of first user input;
offering to a user a set of at least one user-selectable user interface item in dependence upon the first interpretation path; and
invoking a first back-end application in response to user-selection of one of the user interface items, including supplying to the first back-end application a first field value filled in dependence upon the user'"'"'s context. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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