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Determining user intent based on ontologies of domains
US8942986B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8942986-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213725550-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | Sep 8, 2006 |
| Publication date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
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Methods, systems, and computer readable storage medium related to operating an intelligent digital assistant are disclosed. A plurality of predefined domains each representing a respective area of service offered by an intelligent automated assistant are stored. A text string derived from a user request is obtained, the text string including at least one or more words derived from a speech input received from a user. From the plurality of predefined domains, a relevant domain for the user request is identified based at least on respective degrees of match between the text string derived from the user request and a respective plurality of words associated with each predefined domain. A task is executed in accordance with steps specified in a task flow associated with the relevant domain, and in accordance with one or more task parameters derived from the user request.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method for operating an intelligent automated assistant, comprising: at an electronic device comprising a processor and memory storing instructions for execution by the processor: storing a plurality of predefined domains each representing a respective area of service offered by the intelligent automated assistant, wherein each of the predefined domains comprises a respective plurality of concepts and one or more relations relating the respective pluralit…
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- What does patent US8942986B2 cover?
- Methods, systems, and computer readable storage medium related to operating an intelligent digital assistant are disclosed. A plurality of predefined domains each representing a respective area of service offered by an intelligent automated assistant are stored. A text string derived from a user request is obtained, the text string including at least one or more words derived from a speech inpu…
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- Apple Inc
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- Primary CPC classification G06F3/167. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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