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Method for dialog management

  • US 7,167,832 B2
  • Filed: 10/11/2002
  • Issued: 01/23/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of managing a dialog in a spoken dialog system, the method comprising:

  • receiving user input through a spoken dialog between the spoken dialog system and a user;

    using the user input to select a dialog motivator from a plurality of dialog motivators, the plurality of dialog motivators including an assumption dialog motivator and a confirmation dialog motivator; and

    when the spoken dialog system requests further user input and invokes the confirmation dialog motivator to confirm the further user input;

    receiving the further user input; and

    if a confidence value associated with understanding the further user input is below a threshold value, invoking the assumption dialog motivator to present assumed further user input during a confirmation dialog.

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