公开(公告)号：EP1133734A4

公开(公告)日：2005-12-14

申请号：EP99950131

申请日：1999-10-01

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： GOPALAKRISHNAN PONANI ,  LUCAS BRUCE D ,  MAES STEPHANE H ,  NAHAMOO DAVID ,  SEDIVY JAN

IPC: G06F3/16 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F15/00 ,  G06F17/28 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G10L13/00 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L15/26 ,  H04M1/253 ,  H04M1/27 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/44 ,  H04M3/493 ,  H04M3/50 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04M11/00

CPC classification number: H04M3/50 ,  G06F17/30899 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L15/285 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04M1/72561 ,  H04M3/42204 ,  H04M3/44 ,  H04M3/493 ,  H04M3/4931 ,  H04M3/4936 ,  H04M3/4938 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04M2201/40 ,  H04M2201/60 ,  H04M2203/355 ,  H04M2250/74

Abstract: A method for conversational computing includes executing code embodying a conversational virtual machine, registering a plurality of input/output resources with a conversational kernel, providing an interface between a plurality of active applications and the conversational kernel processing input/output data, receiving input queries and input events of a multi-modal dialog across a plurality of user interface modalities of the plurality of active applications, generating output messages and output events of the multi-modal dialog in connection with the plurality of active applications, managing, by the conversational kernel, a context stack associated with the plurality of active applications and the multi-modal dialog to transform the input queries into application calls for the plurality of active applications and convert the output messages into speech, wherein the context stack accumulates a context of each of the plurality of active applications.

Abstract translation: 一种用于对话计算的方法包括执行体现对话虚拟机的代码，用对话内核注册多个输入/输出资源，提供多个活动应用与对话内核处理输入/输出数据之间的接口，接收输入查询和 跨多个活动应用的多个用户界面模式的多模式对话的输入事件，与多个活动应用相关联地生成输出消息和多模式对话的输出事件，由对话内核管理， 与所述多个活动应用相关联的上下文栈以及将所述输入查询转换为所述多个活动应用的应用程序调用并将所述输出消息转换为语音的所述多模式对话，其中，所述上下文堆栈累积所述多个活动应用中的每一个的上下文 的活跃应用。

公开(公告)号：EP1407367A4

公开(公告)日：2005-07-20

申请号：EP02747928

申请日：2002-06-20

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： GOPALAKRISHNAN PONANI ,  MAES STEPHANE H ,  RAMASWAMY GANESH N

IPC: G06F17/30 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F13/00

CPC classification number: G06F17/30902 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L41/0879 ,  H04L41/0886 ,  H04L41/0896 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/147 ,  H04L41/5067 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04L67/2847 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04L67/325 ,  H04L69/329

Abstract: A system (100) for intelligent caching and network management. The system (100) includes event and time information (102) representing a user's schedule, a location database (106) including information about destination devices (110) and capabilities of the destination devices (110), a predictor (104) which receives the event and time information (102) and the information and capabilities of the destination devices to predict a location of the user and/or resources needed at the location, such that the resources are transferred to the user at a location when and where the resources are needed. User preference profiles (108), which include user preference information, are further employed by the predictor (104) to predict a location of the user and/or resources needed at the location.

公开(公告)号：EP1163576A4

公开(公告)日：2005-11-30

申请号：EP99950114

申请日：1999-10-01

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： COFFMAN DANIEL ,  COMERFORD LIAM D ,  DEGENNARO STEVEN V ,  EPSTEIN EDWARD A ,  GOPALAKRISHNAN PONANI ,  MAES STEPHANE H ,  NAHAMOO DAVID

IPC: G06F3/16 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F15/00 ,  G06F17/28 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G10L13/00 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L15/26 ,  H04M1/253 ,  H04M1/27 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/44 ,  H04M3/493 ,  H04M3/50 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04M11/00 ,  G06F17/20 ,  G10L13/02

CPC classification number: H04M3/50 ,  G06F17/30899 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L15/285 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04M1/72561 ,  H04M3/42204 ,  H04M3/44 ,  H04M3/493 ,  H04M3/4931 ,  H04M3/4936 ,  H04M3/4938 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04M2201/40 ,  H04M2201/60 ,  H04M2203/355 ,  H04M2250/74

Abstract: A method for conversational computing includes executing code embodying a conversational virtual machine, registering a plurality of input/output resources with a conversational kernel, providing an interface between a plurality of active applications and the conversational kernel processing input/output data, receiving input queries and input events of a multi-modal dialog across a plurality of user interface modalities of the plurality of active applications, generating output messages and output events of the multi-modal dialog in connection with the plurality of active applications, managing, by the conversational kernel, a context stack associated with the plurality of active applications and the multi-modal dialog to transform the input queries into application calls for the plurality of active applications and convert the output messages into speech, wherein the context stack accumulates a context of each of the plurality of active applications.

公开(公告)号：EP1125279A4

公开(公告)日：2005-02-23

申请号：EP99951722

申请日：1999-10-01

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： MAES STEPHANE H ,  GOPALAKRISHNAN PONANI

IPC: G06F3/16 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F15/00 ,  G06F17/28 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G10L13/00 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L15/26 ,  H04M1/253 ,  H04M1/27 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/44 ,  H04M3/493 ,  H04M3/50 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04M11/00 ,  G10L13/08

CPC classification number: H04M3/50 ,  G06F17/30899 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L15/285 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04M1/72561 ,  H04M3/42204 ,  H04M3/44 ,  H04M3/493 ,  H04M3/4931 ,  H04M3/4936 ,  H04M3/4938 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04M2201/40 ,  H04M2201/60 ,  H04M2203/355 ,  H04M2250/74

Abstract: A method for conversational computing includes executing code embodying a conversational virtual machine, registering a plurality of input/output resources with a conversational kernel, providing an interface between a plurality of active applications and the conversational kernel processing input/output data, receiving input queries and input events of a multi-modal dialog across a plurality of user interface modalities of the plurality of active applications, generating output messages and output events of the multi-modal dialog in connection with the plurality of active applications, managing, by the conversational kernel, a context stack associated with the plurality of active applications and the multi-modal dialog to transform the input queries into application calls for the plurality of active applications and convert the output messages into speech, wherein the context stack accumulates a context of each of the plurality of active applications.

公开(公告)号：EP0788089A3

公开(公告)日：1998-09-30

申请号：EP97300293

申请日：1997-01-17

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： GOPALAKRISHNAN PONANI ,  NAHAMOO DAVID ,  PANMANABHAN MUKUND ,  POLYMENAKOS LAZAROS

IPC: G10K11/178 ,  G10L21/02 ,  G10L3/02

CPC classification number: G10L21/0208

Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing the effect of background music or noise from speech input to a speech recognizer so as to improve recognition accuracy has been devised. Samples of pure music or noise related to the background music or noise that corrupts the speech input are utilized to reduce the effect of the background in speech recognition. The pure music and noise samples can be obtained in a variety of ways. The music or noise corrupted speech input is segmented in overlapping segments and is then processed in two phases: first, the best matching pure music or noise segment is aligned with each speech segment; then a linear filter is built for each segment to remove the effect of background music or noise from the speech input and the overlapping segments are averaged to improve the signal to noise ratio. The resulting acoustic output can then be fed to a speech recognizer.

公开(公告)号：EP0788090A3

公开(公告)日：1998-08-19

申请号：EP97300290

申请日：1997-01-17

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BAHL LALIT RAI ,  GOPALAKRISHNAN PONANI ,  GOPINATH RAMESH AMBAT ,  MAES STEPHANE HERMAN ,  PANMANABHAN MUKUND ,  POLYMENAKOS LAZAROS

IPC: G10L15/20 ,  G10L5/06 ,  G10L7/08 ,  G10L9/06 ,  G10L9/18

CPC classification number: G10L15/20

Abstract: A technique to improve the recognition accuracy when transcribing speech data that contains data from a wide range of environments. Input data in many situations contains data from a variety of sources in different environments. Such classes include: clean speech, speech corrupted by noise (e.g., music), non-speech (e.g., pure music with no speech), telephone speech, and the identity of a speaker. A technique is described whereby the different classes of data are first automatically identified, and then each class is transcribed by a system that is made specifically for it. The invention also describes a segmentation algorithm that is based on making up an acoustic model that characterizes the data in each class, and then using a dynamic programming algorithm (the viterbi algorithm) to automatically identify segments that belong to each class. The acoustic models are made in a certain feature space, and the invention also describes different feature spaces for use with different classes.

公开(公告)号：WO03001327A3

公开(公告)日：2003-02-27

申请号：PCT/US0219658

申请日：2002-06-20

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： GOPALAKRISHNAN PONANI ,  MAES STEPHANE H ,  RAMASWAMY GANESH N

IPC: G06F17/30 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F13/00

CPC classification number: G06F17/30902 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L41/0879 ,  H04L41/0886 ,  H04L41/0896 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/147 ,  H04L41/5067 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04L67/2847 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04L67/325 ,  H04L69/329

Abstract: A system (100) for intelligent caching and network management. The system (100) includes event and time information (102) representing a user's schedule, a location database (106) including information about destination devices (110) and capabilities of the destination devices (110), a predictor (104) which receives the event and time information (102) and the information and capabilities of the destination devices to predict a location of the user and/or resources needed at the location, such that the resources are transferred to the user at a location when and where the resources are needed. User preference profiles (108), which include user preference information, are further employed by the predictor (104) to predict a location of the user and/or resources needed at the location.

Abstract translation: 一种用于智能缓存和网络管理的系统（100）。 系统（100）包括表示用户调度的事件和时间信息（102），包括关于目的地设备（110）的信息和目的地设备（110）的能力的位置数据库（106），接收 事件和时间信息（102）以及目的地设备的信息和能力来预测在该位置处所需的用户和/或资源的位置，使得资源被传送到用户在资源是何处何地的位置 需要。 预测器（104）进一步使用包括用户偏好信息的用户偏好简档（108）来预测在该位置处所需的用户和/或资源的位置。

公开(公告)号：WO0020962A2

公开(公告)日：2000-04-13

申请号：PCT/US9922927

申请日：1999-10-01

Applicant: IBM ,  COFFMAN DANIEL ,  COMERFORD LIAM D ,  DEGENNARO STEVEN V ,  EPSTEIN EDWARD A ,  GOPALAKRISHNAN PONANI ,  MAES STEPHANE H ,  NAHAMOO DAVID

Inventor： COFFMAN DANIEL ,  COMERFORD LIAM D ,  DEGENNARO STEVEN V ,  EPSTEIN EDWARD A ,  GOPALAKRISHNAN PONANI ,  MAES STEPHANE H ,  NAHAMOO DAVID

IPC: G06F3/16 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F15/00 ,  G06F17/28 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G10L13/00 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L15/26 ,  H04M1/253 ,  H04M1/27 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/44 ,  H04M3/493 ,  H04M3/50 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04M11/00 ,  G06F9/00

CPC classification number: H04M3/50 ,  G06F17/30899 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L15/285 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04M1/72561 ,  H04M3/42204 ,  H04M3/44 ,  H04M3/493 ,  H04M3/4931 ,  H04M3/4936 ,  H04M3/4938 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04M2201/40 ,  H04M2201/60 ,  H04M2203/355 ,  H04M2250/74

Abstract: A conversational computing system that provides a universal coordinated multi-modal conversational user interface (CUI) (10) across a plurality of conversationally aware applications (11) (i.e., applications that "speak" conversational protocols) and conventional applications (12). The conversationally aware applications (11) communicate with a conversational kernel (14) via conversational application APIs (13). The conversational kernel (14) controls the dialog across applications and devices (local and networked) on the basis of their registered conversational capabilities and requirements and provides a unified conversational user interface and conversational services and behaviors. The conversational computing system may be built on top of a conventional operating system and APIs (15) and conventional device hardware (16). The conversational kernel (14) handles all I/O processing and controls conversational engines (18). The conversational kernel (14) converts voice requests into queries and converts outputs and results into spoken messages using conversational engines (18) and conversational arguments (17). The conversational application API (13) conveys all the information for the conversational kernel (14) to transform queries into application calls and conversely convert output into speech, appropriately sorted before being provided to the user.

Abstract translation: 一种对话计算系统，其跨越多个会话感知应用（11）（即，“说”对话协议的应用“）和常规应用（12）提供通用协调多模式对话用户界面（CUI）（10）。 对话感知应用（11）通过对话应用API（13）与对话内核（14）通信。 对话内核（14）根据其注册的会话能力和要求，控制应用和设备（本地和网络）之间的对话，并提供统一的会话用户界面和对话服务和行为。 对话计算系统可以构建在常规操作系统和API（15）和常规设备硬件（16）之上。 对话内核（14）处理所有I / O处理和控制对话引擎（18）。 会话内核（14）将语音请求转换为查询，并将会话引擎（18）和会话参数（17）将输出和结果转换为口语消息。 对话应用程序API（13）传达对话内核（14）的所有信息，以将查询转换为应用程序调用，并相反地将输出转换为语音，在提供给用户之前进行适当排序。

公开(公告)号：WO0021075A9

公开(公告)日：2000-06-08

申请号：PCT/US9922925

申请日：1999-10-01

Applicant: IBM ,  MAES STEPHANE H ,  GOPALAKRISHNAN PONANI

Inventor： MAES STEPHANE H ,  GOPALAKRISHNAN PONANI

IPC: G06F3/16 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F15/00 ,  G06F17/28 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G10L13/00 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L15/26 ,  H04M1/253 ,  H04M1/27 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/44 ,  H04M3/493 ,  H04M3/50 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04M11/00 ,  G10L13/08

CPC classification number: H04M3/50 ,  G06F17/30899 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L15/285 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04M1/72561 ,  H04M3/42204 ,  H04M3/44 ,  H04M3/493 ,  H04M3/4931 ,  H04M3/4936 ,  H04M3/4938 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04M2201/40 ,  H04M2201/60 ,  H04M2203/355 ,  H04M2250/74

Abstract: A system and method for providing automatic and coordinated sharing of conversational resources, e.g. functions and arguments, between network-connected servers and devices, and their corresponding applications. In one aspect, a system for providing automatic and coordinated sharing of conversational resources comprises: a network comprising a first (100), and second (106) network device; the first (100) and second (106) network device each comprising a set of conversational resources (102, 107), a dialog manager (103, 108), for managing a conversation and executing calls requesting a conversational service, and a communication stack (111, 115), for communicating messages over a network using conversational protocols, wherein the conversational protocols establish coordinated network communication between the dialog managers of the first and second device to automatically share the set of conversational resources of the first and second network device, when necessary, to perform their respective requested conversational service.

Abstract translation: 一种用于提供会话资源的自动和协调共享的系统和方法，例如 网络连接的服务器和设备之间的功能和参数及其相应的应用程序。 一方面，一种用于提供对话资源的自动和协调共享的系统包括：包括第一（100）和第二（106）网络设备的网络; 第一（100）和第二（106）网络设备，每个包括一组对话资源（102,107），对话管理器（103,108），用于管理会话并执行请求对话服务的呼叫，以及通信栈 （111,115），用于通过使用对话协议的网络来传送消息，其中所述对话协议在所述第一和第二设备的对话管理器之间建立协调的网络通信，以自动共享所述第一和第二网络设备的会话资源集合， 必要时，执行各自要求的对话服务。

公开(公告)号：WO2004105325A2

公开(公告)日：2004-12-02

申请号：PCT/US2004011203

申请日：2004-04-12

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BANTZ DAVID F ,  GOPALAKRISHNAN PONANI ,  GRUEN DANIEL M ,  HERGER LORRAINE M ,  LEE NATHAN JUNSUP ,  SHEA DENNIS GERARD ,  VIVEROS MARISA S

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/56

CPC classification number: H04L51/36 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04W28/06

Abstract: A virtual workspace is provided for a user with a number of electronic devices, in which information can be exchanged among the electronic devices through a number of connections between the electronic devices. The virtual workspace is provided by determining where services are located and the type of the services, determining one or more data formats associated with data accessible by one or more of the electronic devices. A portion of the data has a given one of one or more data formats. An electronic device is selected based at least on predetermined criteria and the given data format. A route through the connections to the selected electronic devices is determined, where the route may comprise a given one or more of the connections. At least the portion of the data associated with the give data format is routed to the selected electronic device. The portion of the data is utilizable for presentation by the selected electronic device when received by the selected electronic device.

Abstract translation: 为具有多个电子设备的用户提供虚拟工作空间，其中可以通过电子设备之间的多个连接在电子设备之间交换信息。 通过确定服务所在的位置和服务的类型来提供虚拟工作空间，确定与由一个或多个电子设备可访问的数据相关联的一个或多个数据格式。 一部分数据具有一种或多种数据格式中的一种。 至少基于预定标准和给定数据格式选择电子设备。 确定通过到所选电子设备的连接的路由，其中​​路由可以包括给定的一个或多个连接。 至少与给出数据格式相关联的数据的部分被路由到所选择的电子设备。 当被选择的电子设备接收时，数据的该部分可用于由所选择的电子设备呈现。