公开(公告)号：CA2792570C

公开(公告)日：2016-05-31

申请号：CA2792570

申请日：2011-01-11

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： GRUBER THOMAS ROBERT ,  SADDLER HARRY JOSEPH ,  CHEYER ADAM JOHN ,  KITTLAUS DAG ,  BRIGHAM CHRISTOPHER DEAN ,  GUZZONI DIDIER RENE ,  BASTEA-FORTE MARCELLO ,  GIULI RICHARD DONALD

IPC: G10L15/183 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F40/00 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G10L15/22 ,  H04M3/493

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.

公开(公告)号：HK1200621A1

公开(公告)日：2015-08-07

申请号：HK15101005

申请日：2015-01-29

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： GRUBER THOMAS ROBERT ,  SADDLER HARRY J

IPC: H04M20060101

Abstract: A user interface for a system such as a virtual assistant is automatically adapted for hands-free use. A hands-free context is detected via automatic or manual means, and the system adapts various stages of a complex interactive system to modify the user experience to reflect the particular limitations of such a context. The system of the present invention thus allows for a single implementation of a complex system such as a virtual assistant to dynamically offer user interface elements and alter user interface behavior to allow hands-free use without compromising the user experience of the same system for hands-on use.

公开(公告)号：AU2013205571B2

公开(公告)日：2015-06-11

申请号：AU2013205571

申请日：2013-04-12

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： CHEYER ADAM JOHN ,  GUZZONI DIDIER RENE ,  GRUBER THOMAS ROBERT ,  BRIGHAM CHRISTOPHER DEAN

IPC: G06Q10/00

Abstract: A user request is received, the user request including at least a speech input received from the user. A method includes processing the user request to obtain a representation of user intent, wherein the representation of user intent associates the user request with a task flow operationalizing a requested task, and the task flow is operable to invoke a plurality of services each supporting functions according to a respective plurality of service parameters. Based on the representation of user intent, one or more relevant task parameters is identified from a plurality of task parameters of the task flow. A subset of the plurality of services is selectively invoked, the selectively invoked subset of the plurality of services support functions according to the identified one or more relevant task parameters.

公开(公告)号：AU2013205591A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-16

申请号：AU2013205591

申请日：2013-04-12

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： GRUBER THOMAS ROBERT ,  CHEYER ADAM JOHN ,  GUZZONI DIDIER RENE ,  BRIGHAM CHRISTOPHER DEAN ,  GIULI RICHARD DONALD ,  BASTEA-FORTE MARCELLO ,  SADDLER HARRY JOSEPH

IPC: G06Q10/00

Abstract: A method and system for operating an intelligent automated assistant is described. The disclosure includes receiving a user request through a conversation interface of the intelligent automated assistant, the user request including at least a speech input received from a user; identifying one or more candidate domains relevant to the user request from a plurality of predefined domains, wherein each predefined domain presents a respective area of service offered by the intelligent automated assistant, and wherein the identifying is based on respective degrees of match between words derived from the user request and words representing vocabulary and entities associated with each predefined domain; and providing feedback to the user through the conversation interface of the intelligent automated assistant, wherein the feedback presents a paraphrase of the user request and elicits additional input from the user to specify one or more parameters associated with a particular candidate domain.

公开(公告)号：CA2791277A1

公开(公告)日：2013-03-30

申请号：CA2791277

申请日：2012-09-28

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： GRUBER THOMAS ROBERT ,  BRIGHAM CHRISTOPHER DEAN ,  KEEN DANIEL S ,  NOVICK GREGORY ,  PHIPPS BENJAMIN S

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F17/27 ,  G06F40/00 ,  G10L15/183

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.

公开(公告)号：AU2012101467A4

公开(公告)日：2012-11-22

申请号：AU2012101467

申请日：2012-09-26

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： GRUBER THOMAS ROBERT ,  CHEYER ADAM JOHN ,  KITTLAUS DAG ,  GUZZONI DIDIER RENE ,  BRIGHAM CHRISTOPHER DEAN ,  GIULI RICHARD DONALD ,  BASTEA-FORTE MARCELLO ,  SADDLER HARRY JOSEPH ,  CHEN HARRY

IPC: G06Q10/00

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：AU2012101471A4

公开(公告)日：2012-11-15

申请号：AU2012101471

申请日：2012-09-26

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： GRUBER THOMAS ROBERT ,  CHEYER ADAM JOHN ,  KITTLAUS DAG ,  GUZZONI DIDIER RENE ,  BRIGHAM CHRISTOPHER DEAN ,  GIULI RICHARD DONALD ,  BASTEA-FORTE MARCELLO ,  SADDLER HARRY JOSEPH ,  CHEN HARRY

IPC: G06Q10/00

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：GB2490444A

公开(公告)日：2012-10-31

申请号：GB201213633

申请日：2011-01-11

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： GRUBER THOMAS ROBERT ,  CHEYER ADAM JOHN ,  KITTLAUS DAG ,  GUZZONI DIDIER RENE ,  BRIGHAM CHRISTOPHER DEAN ,  GIULI RICHARD DONALD ,  BASTEA-FORTE MARCELLO ,  SADDLER HARRY JOSEPH

IPC: G06F17/27 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F40/00 ,  G10L15/22

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.

公开(公告)号：CA2793002A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-21

申请号：CA2793002

申请日：2011-01-11

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： GRUBER THOMAS ROBERT ,  CHEYER ADAM JOHN ,  GUZZONI DIDIER RENE

IPC: G06F17/00 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F40/00 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G10L15/18 ,  G10L15/22

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.

公开(公告)号：CA2792442A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-21

申请号：CA2792442

申请日：2011-01-11

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： GRUBER THOMAS ROBERT ,  CHEYER ADAM JOHN ,  GUZZONI DIDIER RENE ,  BRIGHAM CHRISTOPHER DEAN ,  SADDLER HARRY JOSEPH

IPC: G10L15/18 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F40/00 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G10L15/22

Abstract: An automated assistant operating on a computing device, the assistant comprising: an input device, for receiving user input; a language interpreter component, for interpreting the received user input to derive a representation of user intent; a dialog flow processor component, for identifying at least one domain, at least one task, and at least one parameter for the task, based at least in part on the derived representation of user intent; a services orchestration component, for calling at least one service for performing the identified task; an output processor component, for rendering output based on data received from the at least one called service, and further based at least in part on a current output mode; and an output device, for outputting the rendered output.