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Method and apparatus for hierarchically decomposed bot scripts

  • US 6,754,647 B1
  • Filed: 09/26/2000
  • Issued: 06/22/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer implemented method for establishing a universe of discourse for a bot performing natural language interaction, comprising:

  • identifying by compositional analysis a set of domains related by hierarchical decomposition to describe a universe of discourse, wherein each child domain in the hierarchy represents at least a portion of the universe of discourse of its parent domain;

    establishing a data management structure in computer-readable storage having a domain storage area for each domain of the set of identified domains;

    storing one or more domain topics in each domain storage area; and

    wherein at least one said domain topic has information for directing a response by a bot for natural language interaction.

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