Using a personal digital assistant to retrieve an item from a remote source
US10783327B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N3/09
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique is described herein for using personal digital assistant (PDA) functionality to assist a user in retrieving a content item from a source component, such as a remote user computing device. In one manner of operation, the technique involves: receiving at least one input message from the user, in which the user expresses an intent to obtain a desired content item; interpreting the input message(s) using a language understanding component of a dialog system, to provide an interpreted request; identifying zero, one or more source components, each of which provides a copy of the desired content item; retrieving the desired content item from at least one identified source component; and sending the desired content item over a computer network to a target component. The identifying operation involves identifying the source component(s) with reference to a hierarchically-arranged set of retrieval options.
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