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Intent disambiguation within a virtual agent platform

US12057116B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 29, 2021
Grant dateAug 6, 2024
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Expiry dateJun 3, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L2015/223
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed techniques for executing a task or service using a virtual agent. A method includes: executing, using a virtual agent, one or more tiers of a plurality of tiers of machine learning analysis to identify a desired action to be performed based on a user command, the user command being received from an external computing device; responsive to the one or more tiers of the plurality of tiers of machine learning analysis identifying a plurality of actions associated with the user command, determining a series of inquiries to present via the external computing device, wherein each inquiry of the series of inquiries is selected based on a number of actions associated with each inquiry, and wherein each subsequent inquiry in the series of inquires is based on a user response to a preceding inquiry; identifying, based on responses to the series of inquiries, the desired action to be performed; and executing the desired action to be performed.

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