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Library of existing spoken dialog data for use in generating new natural language spoken dialog systems

  • US 9,240,197 B2
  • Filed: 07/02/2013
  • Issued: 01/19/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • collecting a plurality of audible utterances, via a plurality of industry specific spoken dialog systems, and during a plurality of collection phases comprising respective defined periods of time, to yield stored audible utterances;

    organizing, via a processor, the stored audible utterances into a plurality of datasets having call-type labels, wherein each dataset in the plurality of datasets pertains to a unique industrial sector in a plurality of industrial sectors, and wherein the each dataset for its respective unique industrial sector is independent of other datasets in the plurality of industrial sectors;

    generating an annotation guide comprising mnemonic names, textual descriptions, and both a positive example utterance and a negative example utterance for an associated call-type; and

    building a natural language spoken dialog system using the plurality of datasets and the annotation guide, wherein datasets having a call-type label associated with the negative example utterance of the annotation guide are not included in the natural language spoken dialog system.

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