公开(公告)号：US20210318901A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-14

申请号：US17354962

申请日：2021-06-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas R. GRUBER ,  Christopher D. BRIGHAM ,  Adam J. CHEYER ,  Daniel KEEN ,  Kenneth KOCIENDA

IPC: G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  H04W4/00

Abstract: The electronic device with one or more processors and memory receives an input of a user. The electronic device, in accordance with the input, identifies a respective task type from a plurality of predefined task types associated with a plurality of third party service providers. The respective task type is associated with at least one third party service provider for which the user is authorized and at least one third party service provider for which the user is not authorized. In response to identifying the respective task type, the electronic device sends a request to perform at least a portion of a task to a third party service provider of the plurality of third party service providers that is associated with the respective task type.

公开(公告)号：US20220405117A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-22

申请号：US17686235

申请日：2022-03-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas R. GRUBER ,  Christopher D. BRIGHAM ,  Adam J. CHEYER ,  Daniel KEEN ,  Kenneth KOCIENDA

IPC: G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/021 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G10L15/00

Abstract: The electronic device with one or more processors and memory receives an input of a user. The electronic device, in accordance with the input, identifies a respective task type from a plurality of predefined task types associated with a plurality of third party service providers. The respective task type is associated with at least one third party service provider for which the user is authorized and at least one third party service provider for which the user is not authorized. In response to identifying the respective task type, the electronic device sends a request to perform at least a portion of a task to a third party service provider of the plurality of third party service providers that is associated with the respective task type.

公开(公告)号：US20140297284A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-02

申请号：US14303413

申请日：2014-06-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas R. GRUBER ,  Christopher D. BRIGHAM ,  Daniel S. KEEN ,  Gregory NOVICK ,  Benjamin S. PHIPPS

IPC: G10L15/183

Abstract: A virtual assistant uses context information to supplement natural language or gestural input from a user. Context helps to clarify the user's intent and to reduce the number of candidate interpretations of the user's input, and reduces the need for the user to provide excessive clarification input. Context can include any available information that is usable by the assistant to supplement explicit user input to constrain an information-processing problem and/or to personalize results. Context can be used to constrain solutions during various phases of processing, including, for example, speech recognition, natural language processing, task flow processing, and dialog generation.

Abstract translation: 虚拟助手使用上下文信息补充用户的自然语言或手势输入。 上下文有助于澄清用户的意图，并减少对用户输入的候选解释数量，并减少用户提供过度澄清输入的需求。 上下文可以包括助理可用来补充显式用户输入以限制信息处理问题和/或个性化结果的任何可用信息。 上下文可用于在处理的各个阶段约束解决方案，包括例如语音识别，自然语言处理，任务流处理和对话生成。

公开(公告)号：US20140278413A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-18

申请号：US14213878

申请日：2014-03-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Donald W. PITSCHEL ,  Adam J. CHEYER ,  Christopher D. BRIGHAM ,  Thomas R. GRUBER

IPC: G10L15/06

CPC classification number: G10L15/063 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L2015/223 ,  G10L2015/227

Abstract: An electronic device with one or more processors and memory includes a procedure for training a digital assistant. In some embodiments, the device detects an impasse in a dialogue between the digital assistant and a user including a speech input. During a learning session, the device utilizes a subsequent clarification input from the user to adjust intent inference or task execution associated with the speech input to produce a satisfactory response. In some embodiments, the device identifies a pattern of success or failure associated with an aspect previously used to complete a task and generates a hypothesis regarding a parameter used in speech recognition, intent inference or task execution as a cause for the pattern. Then, the device tests the hypothesis by altering the parameter for a subsequent completion of the task and adopts or rejects the hypothesis based on feedback information collected from the subsequent completion.

Abstract translation: 具有一个或多个处理器和存储器的电子设备包括用于训练数字助理的程序。 在一些实施例中，设备检测数字助理和包括语音输入的用户之间的对话中的僵局。 在学习会话期间，设备利用来自用户的随后的澄清输入来调整与语音输入相关联的意图推理或任务执行以产生令人满意的响应。 在一些实施例中，设备识别与先前用于完成任务的方面相关联的成功或失败的模式，并且生成关于在语音识别，意图推断或任务执行中使用的参数作为模式的原因的假设。 然后，设备通过修改随后完成任务的参数来测试假设，并根据从后续完成收集的反馈信息采用或拒绝假设。