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Using multiple modality input to feedback context for natural language understanding

US9576573B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9References

20Claims

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Assignee

MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

Michael Bodell · Redmond, US
John Bain · Stapleford, GB
Robert Chambers · Issaquah, US
Karen M. Cross · Mountain View, US
Michael Kim · Issaquah, US
Nick Gedge · Redmond, US
Daniel Frederick Penn · Sammamish, US
Kunal Patel · Sammamish, US
Edward M. Tecot · Sunnyvale, US
Jeremy C. Waltmunson · Seattle, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 29, 2011
Grant date	Feb 21, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 30, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG10L2015/228
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Input context for a statistical dialog manager may be provided. Upon receiving a spoken query from a user, the query may be categorized according to at least one context clue. The spoken query may then be converted to text according to a statistical dialog manager associated with the category of the query and a response to the spoken query may be provided to the user.

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