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Method and a computer program product for providing a response to a statement of a user

US8386405B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 1, 2011
Grant dateFeb 26, 2013
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Expiry dateAug 1, 2031

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

Abstract

A method for interacting with a person, the method comprising: receiving a user textual input; matching a structured representation of the user textual input against expected user statement fields of knowledge database entries; wherein a knowledge database entry comprises an expected user statement field and at least one action field; wherein multiple entries of the knowledge database form a data structure that comprises multiple expected user statements fields that match an expected sequence of user textual inputs.

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