Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and systems for enabling human-robot interaction to resolve task ambiguity
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Application No.: US17161767Application Date: 2021-01-29
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Publication No.: US11501777B2Publication Date: 2022-11-15
- Inventor: Chayan Sarkar , Pradip Pramanick , Snehasis Banerjee , Brojeshwar Bhowmick
- Applicant: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
- Applicant Address: IN Mumbai
- Assignee: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
- Current Assignee: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
- Current Assignee Address: IN Mumbai
- Agency: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
- Priority: IN202021048905 20201109
- Main IPC: G10L15/22
- IPC: G10L15/22 ; B25J9/16 ; B25J11/00 ; G10L15/18 ; H04W4/021

Abstract:
The disclosure herein relates to methods and systems for enabling human-robot interaction (HRI) to resolve task ambiguity. Conventional techniques that initiates continuous dialogue with the human to ask a suitable question based on the observed scene until resolving the ambiguity are limited. The present disclosure use the concept of Talk-to-Resolve (TTR) which initiates a continuous dialogue with the user based on visual uncertainty analysis and by asking a suitable question that convey the veracity of the problem to the user and seek guidance until all the ambiguities are resolved. The suitable question is formulated based on the scene understanding and the argument spans present in the natural language instruction. The present disclosure asks questions in a natural way that not only ensures that the user can understand the type of confusion, the robot is facing; but also ensures minimal and relevant questioning to resolve the ambiguities.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220148586A1 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENABLING HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION TO RESOLVE TASK AMBIGUITY Public/Granted day:2022-05-12
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