Reference resolution during natural language processing
US12379894B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 22, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L2015/226
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and processes for operating a digital assistant are provided. An example method includes, at an electronic device having one or more processors and memory, detecting invocation of a digital assistant; determining, using a reference resolution service, a set of possible entities; receiving a user utterance including an ambiguous reference; determining based on the user utterance and the list of possible entities, a candidate interpretation including a preliminary set of entities corresponding to the ambiguous reference; determining, with the reference resolution service and based on the candidate interpretation including the preliminary set of entities corresponding to the ambiguous reference, an entity corresponding to the ambiguous reference; and performing, based on the candidate interpretation and the entity corresponding to the ambiguous reference, a task associated with the user utterance.
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