Method and apparatus for tailoring the output of an intelligent automated assistant to a user
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1. A method for conducting an interaction with a human user, the method comprising:
- collecting data about the user using a multimodal set of sensors positioned in a vicinity of the user;
making a set of inferences about the user in accordance with the data; and
tailoring an output to be delivered to the user in accordance with the set of inferences wherein making the set of inferences comprises extracting at least one feature from the data; and
classifying the at least one feature in accordance with at least one model that defines a potential characteristic of the user.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for tailoring the output of an intelligent automated assistant. One embodiment of a method for conducting an interaction with a human user includes collecting data about the user using a multimodal set of sensors positioned in a vicinity of the user, making a set of inferences about the user in accordance with the data, and tailoring an output to be delivered to the user in accordance with the set of inferences.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for conducting an interaction with a human user, the method comprising:
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collecting data about the user using a multimodal set of sensors positioned in a vicinity of the user; making a set of inferences about the user in accordance with the data; and
tailoring an output to be delivered to the user in accordance with the set of inferences wherein making the set of inferences comprises extracting at least one feature from the data; and
classifying the at least one feature in accordance with at least one model that defines a potential characteristic of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing an executable program for conducting an interaction with a human user, where the program performs steps comprising:
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collecting data about the user using a multimodal set of sensors positioned in a vicinity of the user; making a set of inferences about the user in accordance with the data; and
tailoring an output to be delivered to the user in accordance with the set of inferences wherein making the set of inferences comprises extracting at least one feature from the data; and
classifying the at least one feature in accordance with at least one model that defines a potential characteristic of the user.
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18. A system for conducting an interaction with a human user, the system comprising:
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a plurality of multimodal sensors positioned in a vicinity of the user for collecting data about the user; a plurality of classifiers for making a set of inferences about the user in accordance with the data; and an output selection module for tailoring an output to be delivered to the user in accordance with the set of inferences wherein making the set of inferences comprises extracting at least one feature from the data; and
classifying the at least one feature in accordance with at least one model that defines a potential characteristic of the user.
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