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Generating stimuli for use in soliciting grounded linguistic information

  • US 9,116,880 B2
  • Filed: 11/30/2012
  • Issued: 08/25/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for using grounded linguistic data, comprising:

  • generating stimulus information having at least one stimulus component selected from an inventory of available stimulus components;

    presenting the stimulus information to a plurality of human recipients;

    receiving, from each human recipient, a linguistic description of the stimulus information, a plurality of received linguistic descriptions collectively comprising linguistic information expressed in one or more languages;

    storing the linguistic information in a data store,there being a nexus between the linguistic information and said at least one stimulus component that forms a part of the stimulus information,there being an additional nexus between each stimulus component and a feature of a target environment;

    detecting an event, the event constituting the feature of the target environment;

    determining whether the event is associated with an instance of the linguistic information; and

    performing, by one or more processing devices, an operation using the instance of the linguistic information, providing that said determining is answered in the affirmative.

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