TASK DRIVEN USER INTENTS

• US 20180075151A1
• Filed: 11/20/2017
• Published: 03/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: HECK, Larry Paul, CHINTHAKUNTA, Madhusudan, MITBY, David, STIFELMAN, Lisa
• Granted Patent: US 10,585,957 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation

Abstract

Identification of user intents may be provided. A plurality of network applications may be identified, and an ontology associated with each of the plurality of applications may be defined. If a phrase received from a user is associated with at least one of the defined ontologies, an action associated with the network application may be executed.

Claims

1. A method for providing a user intent identification, the method comprising:

identifying a plurality of network-based applications;

generating an ontology associated with each of the plurality of network-based applications;

receiving a natural language phrase from a user;

determining whether the natural language phrase is associated with at least one ontology associated with at least one of the applications; and

in response to determining that the natural language phrase is associated with the at least one ontology, executing an agent action associated with the at least one of the plurality of network-based applications according to the natural language phrase.