METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR NATURAL LANGUAGE MIXED-INITIATIVE DIALOGUE PROCESSING
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1. A natural language, mixed-initiative system comprising:
- a main menu detector for receiving a user input, said main menu detector configured to distinguish a user input specifying a requested action from a user input specifying a token for performing an action, wherein if the user input specifies a requested action, said main menu detector routes the user input to an action interpreter, and wherein if the user input specifies a token, said main menu detector routes the user input to an action router;
a classifier configured to distinguish user inputs specifying context independent data from user inputs specifying context independent data, wherein said classifier routes user inputs specifying context dependent data to said main menu detector and user inputs specifying context independent data to an action interpreter;
an action interpreter configured to determine an action from the user input;
an action router to configured to rout the user input to one of a plurality of token interpreters determined by the action router to be suited for interpreting the user input if the user input specifies a token; and
at least one token interpreter configured to determine a token from a user input to be used in performing an action.
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Abstract
In a natural language, mixed-initiative system, a method of processing user dialogue can include receiving a user input and determining whether the user input specifies an action to be performed or a token of an action. The user input can be selectively routed to an action interpreter or a token interpreter according to the determining step.
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1. A natural language, mixed-initiative system comprising:
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a main menu detector for receiving a user input, said main menu detector configured to distinguish a user input specifying a requested action from a user input specifying a token for performing an action, wherein if the user input specifies a requested action, said main menu detector routes the user input to an action interpreter, and wherein if the user input specifies a token, said main menu detector routes the user input to an action router; a classifier configured to distinguish user inputs specifying context independent data from user inputs specifying context independent data, wherein said classifier routes user inputs specifying context dependent data to said main menu detector and user inputs specifying context independent data to an action interpreter; an action interpreter configured to determine an action from the user input; an action router to configured to rout the user input to one of a plurality of token interpreters determined by the action router to be suited for interpreting the user input if the user input specifies a token; and at least one token interpreter configured to determine a token from a user input to be used in performing an action. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A natural language, mixed-initiative system comprising:
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an action interpreter configured to determine actions from user inputs; a plurality of token interpreters configured to determine tokens from user inputs to be used in performing an action; an action router configured to receive actions and tokens and selectively route actions and tokens to one of said plurality of token interpreters; a main menu detector configured to process context dependent data to distinguish user inputs specifying requested actions from user inputs specifying tokens for performing actions, wherein said main menu detector routes user inputs specifying actions to said action interpreter and user inputs specifying tokens to said action router; and a classifier configured to distinguish user inputs specifying context dependent data from user inputs specifying context independent data, wherein said classifier routes user inputs specifying context dependent data to said main menu detector and user inputs specifying context independent data to said action interpreter; wherein said action interpreter forwards actions to said action router.
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4. A machine readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program for implementing a natural language, mixed-initiative system, said computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
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receiving user inputs at a main menu detector, the main menu detector determining whether the user input specifies an action to be performed or a token of information for an action, wherein user inputs specifying context dependent data are routed to the main menu detector by a classifier configured to distinguish user inputs specifying context dependent data from user inputs specifying context independent data, and wherein the classifier routes user inputs specifying context independent data to an action interpreter; for a user input determined by the main menu detector to be an action, routing the user input to the action interpreter; and
;for a user input determined to be a token, routing the user input to an action router that routes the user input to one of a plurality of token interpreters that is determined by the action router to be suited for interpreting the user input. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A machine readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program for implementing a natural language, mixed-initiative system, said computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
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receiving at a main menu detector a first user input specifying an action, wherein user inputs specifying context dependent data are routed to the main menu detector by a classifier configured to distinguish user inputs specifying context dependent data from user inputs specifying context independent data, and wherein the classifier routes user inputs specifying context independent data to an action interpreter; routing said first user input to an action interpreter configured to determine an action from received user input and to provide the action to an action router; receiving a second user input; determining whether the second user input specifies an action or a token corresponding to an action; and providing the second user input to the processor configured to determine an action or to a processor configured to determine a token from received user input according to said determining step. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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