Using Multiple Modality Input to Feedback Context for Natural Language Understanding
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1. A method for providing input context to a speech recognizer, the method comprising:
- receiving a spoken query from a user;
categorizing the spoken query according to at least one context clue;
converting the spoken query to text according to a statistical dialog manager associated with the category of the query; and
providing a response to the spoken query.
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Abstract
Input context for a statistical dialog manager may be provided. Upon receiving a spoken query from a user, the query may be categorized according to at least one context clue. The spoken query may then be converted to text according to a statistical dialog manager associated with the category of the query and a response to the spoken query may be provided to the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing input context to a speech recognizer, the method comprising:
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receiving a spoken query from a user; categorizing the spoken query according to at least one context clue; converting the spoken query to text according to a statistical dialog manager associated with the category of the query; and providing a response to the spoken query. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for providing input context to a speech recognizer, the system comprising:
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a memory storage; and a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operable to; receive a plurality of user data, identify a plurality of categories associated with the plurality of user data, build a plurality of statistical dialog managers, wherein each of the plurality of statistical dialog managers is associated with one of the plurality of categories, receive a spoken user query, categorize the spoken user query, and provide a response to the user query via the statistical dialog manager associated with the category of the user query. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium which stores a set of instructions which when executed performs a method for providing input context to a speech recognizer, the method executed by the set of instructions comprising:
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collecting a plurality of user data associated with a web page, wherein the plurality of user data comprises a plurality of inputs and responses associated with an interactive form of the web page; determining whether at least one element of the plurality of user data comprises a private data element; in response to determining that the at least one element of the plurality of user data comprises the private data element, discarding the private data element; identifying a plurality of categories associated with the plurality of user data; building a plurality of statistical dialog managers, wherein each of the plurality of statistical dialog managers is associated with one of the plurality of categories; receiving a spoken user query via a web browser application in communication with a web page; categorizing the spoken user query according to at least one context clue provided by the web browser, wherein the at least one context clue comprises at least one of the following;
a domain name, an input field name, an input field name, a profile associated with the user, a previous query, and a user-inputted value associated with a second input field;converting the categorized spoken user query to text via the statistical dialog manager associated with the category of the spoken user query; applying the converted query to a search engine; and providing a response to the spoken user query according the statistical dialog manager associated with the category of the user query via the web browser application.
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