System and method for providing information using spoken dialogue interface
First Claim
1. A system for providing information using a spoken dialogue interface, comprising:
- a speech recognizer for transforming voice signals into sentences;
a sentence analyzer for analyzing the sentences by their meaning structures;
a dialogue manager for extracting information on user speech acts or intentions from the meaning structures and generating information on system speech acts or intentions for a response to the extracted information on the user'"'"'s speech acts or intentions;
a sentence generator for generating sentences based on the information on the system'"'"'s speech acts or intentions for the response to the voice signals; and
a speech synthesizer for synthesizing the generated sentences into voices.
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Abstract
There are provided a system and method for providing information using a spoken dialogue interface. The system includes a speech recognizer for transforming voice signals into sentences; a sentence analyzer for analyzing the sentences by their structural elements; a dialogue manager for extracting information on speech acts or intentions from the structural elements, and generating information on system'"'"'s speech acts or intentions for a response to the extracted information on speech acts or intentions; a sentence generator for generating sentences based on the information on the system'"'"'s speech acts or intentions for the response; a speech synthesizer for synthesizing the generated sentences into voices; an information extractor for extracting information required for the response from the Internet in real time; and a user modeling means for analyzing and classifying users'"'"' tendencies. Information demanded by a user can be detected in real time and provided through a voice interface with versatile and familiar dialogues based on the user'"'"'s tendencies.
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15 Claims
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1. A system for providing information using a spoken dialogue interface, comprising:
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a speech recognizer for transforming voice signals into sentences; a sentence analyzer for analyzing the sentences by their meaning structures; a dialogue manager for extracting information on user speech acts or intentions from the meaning structures and generating information on system speech acts or intentions for a response to the extracted information on the user'"'"'s speech acts or intentions; a sentence generator for generating sentences based on the information on the system'"'"'s speech acts or intentions for the response to the voice signals; and a speech synthesizer for synthesizing the generated sentences into voices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing information using a spoken dialogue interface, comprising the steps of:
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(a) transforming voice signals into sentences; (b) analyzing the sentences by their meaning structures; (c) extracting information on user speech acts or intentions from the meaning structures, and generating information on system speech acts or intentions for a response to the extracted information on the user'"'"'s speech acts or intentions; (d) generating sentences based on the information on the system'"'"'s speech acts or intentions for the response to the voice signals; and (e) synthesizing the generated sentences into voices. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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