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Spoken dialog system capable of performing natural interactive access

US6324513A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 24, 1999
Grant dateNov 27, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 24, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L15/22
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a spoken dialog system, in which an interactive operation is effectively carried out in a natural manner as to a speech containing words out of a set vocabulary. The spoken dialog system is arranged by comprising: an input storing unit for storing therein an input voice; a dictionary storing unit for classifying a key word to be recognized every item so as to define the classified key word; a dictionary selecting unit for selecting a key word from the dictionary storing unit to thereby output the selected key word as a recognized dictionary; a voice recognizing unit for recognizing the input voice with employment of the recognized dictionary selected from the dictionary selecting unit, and for outputting the extracted key word candidate in combination with the recognition section; a confirmed history storing unit for storing therein a key word candidate confirmed by a user as a determined key word; and a dialog managing unit for judging as to whether or not an input voice other than the determined key word is again recognized and for executing such operations that when the judgment result is the recognition to be once again performed, both an item and the determin…

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