Using context information to supplement processing of commands to virtual assistants

    公开(公告)号:GB2495222A

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-03

    申请号:GB201217449

    申请日:2012-09-28

    Applicant: APPLE INC

    Abstract: A virtual assistant uses context information to supplement natural language or gestural input from a user. Context helps to clarify the user's intent and to reduce the number of candidate interpretations of the user's input, and reduces the need for the user to provide excessive clarification input. Context can include any available information that is usable by the assistant to supplement explicit user input to constrain an informa­tion-processing problem and/or to personalize results. Context can be used to constrain solutions during various phases of processing, including, for example, speech recognition, natural language processing, task flow processing, and dialog generation.

    INTELLIGENT AUTOMATED ASSISTANT
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    发明专利

    公开(公告)号:CA3077914A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-21

    申请号:CA3077914

    申请日:2011-01-11

    Applicant: APPLE INC

    Abstract: An intelligent automated assistant system engages with the user in an integrated, conversational manner using natural language dialog, and invokes external services when appropriate to obtain information or perform various actions. The system can be implemented using any of a number of different platforms, such as the web, email, smartphone, and the like, or any combination thereof. In one embodiment, the system is based on sets of interrelated domains and tasks, and employs additional functionally powered by external services with which the system can interact.

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