Turn-taking model
First Claim
1. A method for managing a dialog between an interactive system configured to provide a prompt comprising one or more phrases and a user comprising the steps:
- audibly providing to the user a first portion of said prompt by said interactive system wherein said prompt comprises one or more phrases;
detecting an audible input at the interactive system wherein said audible input potentially is speech response from the user, said audible input detected during the provision of a particular phrase of said one or more phrases, wherein said particular phrase comprises a prehold portion and a hold portion wherein said prehold portion occurs before said hold portion;
determining an audible input onset time during the particular phrase when onset of said audible input is detected by said interactive system;
terminating audibly providing to the user by said interactive system a remaining portion of the particular phrase when said audible input onset time occurs during said prehold portion of said particular phrase; and
continuing to audibly provide said remaining portion of said particular phrase to said user when said audible input onset time occurs during said hold portion of said particular phrase.
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Abstract
A method is claimed for managing interactive dialog between a machine and a user. In one embodiment, an interaction between the machine and the user is managed in response to a timing position of possible speech onset from the user. In another embodiment, the interaction between the machine and the user is dependent upon the timing of a recognition result, which is relative to a cessation of a verbalization of a desired sequence from the machine. In another embodiment, the interaction between the machine and the user is dependent upon a recognition result and whether the desired sequence was ceased or not ceased.
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7 Claims
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1. A method for managing a dialog between an interactive system configured to provide a prompt comprising one or more phrases and a user comprising the steps:
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audibly providing to the user a first portion of said prompt by said interactive system wherein said prompt comprises one or more phrases; detecting an audible input at the interactive system wherein said audible input potentially is speech response from the user, said audible input detected during the provision of a particular phrase of said one or more phrases, wherein said particular phrase comprises a prehold portion and a hold portion wherein said prehold portion occurs before said hold portion; determining an audible input onset time during the particular phrase when onset of said audible input is detected by said interactive system; terminating audibly providing to the user by said interactive system a remaining portion of the particular phrase when said audible input onset time occurs during said prehold portion of said particular phrase; and continuing to audibly provide said remaining portion of said particular phrase to said user when said audible input onset time occurs during said hold portion of said particular phrase. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for managing a dialog between an interactive system configured to provide a prompt comprising one or more phrases and a user comprising the steps:
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audibly providing to the user a first portion of said prompt by said interactive system wherein said prompt comprises one or more phrases; detecting an audible input at the interactive system wherein said audible input potentially is speech response from the user, said audible input detected during the provision of a particular phrase of said one or more phrases, wherein said particular phrase comprises a hold portion and a posthold portion, wherein said posthold portion occurs after said hold portion; determining an audible input onset time during the particular phase when onset of said audible input is detected by said interactive system; continuing to audibly provide a remaining portion of said particular phrase to said user when said audible input onset time occurs during said hold portion of said particular phrase; and terminating audibly providing to the user by said interactive system the remaining portion of the particular phrase when said audible input onset time occurs during said posthold portion of said particular phrase. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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