Method of operating a speech dialogue system
First Claim
1. A method of operating a speech dialogue system adapted to communicate with a user while a speech recognition device and a speech output device and a dialogue control unit are used, the method comprising:
- controlling a dialogue run between a user and a speech dialogue system on the basis of a dialogue description;
marking at least a certain position that can be reached during a dialogue between the user and the speech dialogue system in the dialogue run as an entry position in the speech dialogue system;
storing an address belonging to the position in the dialogue description together with a marker assigned to the position;
automatically selecting the assigned address in the dialogue description if the user enters the stored marker at a later instant and the dialogue is continued from the respective position onwards,wherein when an entry position is marked, environment parameters are stored which environmental parameters are needed by the dialogue control unit for a further dialogue at the marked position, the environmental parameters include an address of a database and a parameter which is transferred to the database when the stored marker is selected.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of operating a speech dialogue system which communicates with a user while a speech recognition device and/or a speech output device and a dialogue control unit are used which unit controls a dialogue run between the user and the speech dialogue system on the basis of a dialogue description (B). According to the invention at least one position (P′) that can be reached during a dialogue between the user and the dialogue system is marked in the dialogue run in the speech dialogue system, with which an address (A) belonging to the position (P′) is stored with a marker (M) assigned to the position (P′) in the dialogue description. At a later entry of the stored marker (M) by the user the speech dialogue system automatically jumps to the assigned address (A) in the dialogue description (B) and proceeds with the dialogue from that respective position (P′) onwards. In addition, the invention relates to a speech dialogue system.
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1. A method of operating a speech dialogue system adapted to communicate with a user while a speech recognition device and a speech output device and a dialogue control unit are used, the method comprising:
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controlling a dialogue run between a user and a speech dialogue system on the basis of a dialogue description; marking at least a certain position that can be reached during a dialogue between the user and the speech dialogue system in the dialogue run as an entry position in the speech dialogue system; storing an address belonging to the position in the dialogue description together with a marker assigned to the position; automatically selecting the assigned address in the dialogue description if the user enters the stored marker at a later instant and the dialogue is continued from the respective position onwards, wherein when an entry position is marked, environment parameters are stored which environmental parameters are needed by the dialogue control unit for a further dialogue at the marked position, the environmental parameters include an address of a database and a parameter which is transferred to the database when the stored marker is selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of operating a speech dialog system which includes a speech recognition unit which receives spoken inputs from a user, a speech output device which delivers spoken outputs to the user, and a speech dialog control unit which controls a spoken dialog with the user based on a speech dialog description, the method comprising:
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controlling the spoken dialog with the user based on the speech dialog description; during the spoken dialog, marking an entry position in the spoken dialog with a corresponding marker; storing the marker, an address in the speech dialog description corresponding to the marked position in the spoken dialog, and a user selection for an input to be input at the marked position; in response to the user inputting the stored marker at a later time, selecting the address in the speech dialog description corresponding to the marked entry position and inputting the user selection at the marked entry position such that the spoken dialog continues from the marked position without the user inputting a user selection. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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