Interpreting spoken requests
US11423908B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 28, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L2015/223
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an exemplary process for interpreting spoken requests, audio input containing a user utterance is received. In accordance with a determination that a text representation of the user utterance does not exactly match any of a plurality of user-defined invocation phrases, the process determines whether a comparison between the text representation and a user-defined invocation phrase of the plurality of user-defined invocation phrases satisfies one or more rule-based conditions. In accordance with a determination that the comparison between the text representation and the user-defined invocation phrase satisfies the one or more rule-based conditions, the text representation and the user-defined invocation phrase is processed using a machine-learned model to determine a score representing a degree of semantic equivalence between the text representation and the user-defined invocation phrase. In accordance with a determination that the score satisfies a threshold condition, a predefined task corresponding to the user-defined invocation phrase is performed.
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