External action execution with conversational agent
US10831799B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L2015/225
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving an input from a first user requesting information; generating a conversation model from a dialog that occurs between the user and a human agent; recording the human agent performing an external action required to respond to the input; mapping steps performed during performance of the external action to conversation slots within the dialog; generating an integrated interpretable conversation model comprising a dialog and action script; receiving, at a conversational agent system, a subsequent input from a second user requesting similar information to the information requested by the first user; and providing, by the conversational agent system, a response to the subsequent input, wherein the providing a response comprises the conversational agent system utilizing the integrated interpretable conversational model to replay (i) the dialog and (ii) the action script using the subsequent input.
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