US6598018B1
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Method for natural dialog interface to car devices
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1999-12-15
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Granted: 2003-07-22
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Expires: 2019-12-15
Abstract
Abstract A computer-implemented method and apparatus for processing a spoken request from a user to control an automobile device. A speech recognizer recognizes a user's speech input and a speech understanding module determines semantic components of the speech input. A dialogue manager determines insufficiency in the input speech, and also provides the user with information about a device in response to the input speech.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean-claude Junqua
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 20:57
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01C; G01C21/00; G01C21/26; G01C21/34; G01C21/36; G01C21/3605; G01C21/3608; G10; G10L; G10L15/00; G10L15/22; G10L15/08; G10L15/18; G10L15/1822; G10L15/1815; G10L2015/226; G10L2015/228
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
An apparatus for providing a natural dialog interface for a device installed on an automobile, comprising: a speech recognizer, the speech recognizer recognizing input speech provided by a user; a speech understanding module connected to the speech recognizer, the speech understanding module determining semantic components of the input speech_using a set of grammars; a mapping module updating the set of grammars using at least one context module, the context module providing information about the devices; a dialog manager connected to the speech understanding module, the dialog manager doing at least one of determining a condition of insufficient semantic information existing within the input speech based upon the determined semantic components and for providing information to the user about the device in response to the input speech.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
126 words
An apparatus for providing a natural dialog interface for a device installed on an automobile, comprising: a speech recognizer, the speech recognizer recognizing input speech provided by a user; a speech understanding module connected to the speech recognizer, the speech understanding module determining semantic components of the input speech_using a set of grammars; a mapping module updating the set of grammars using at least one context module, the context module providing information about the devices; a dialog manager connected to the speech understanding module, the dialog manager doing at least one of determining a condition of insufficient semantic information existing within the input speech based upon the determined semantic components and for providing information to the user about the device in response to the input speech.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a context module, the context module providing information to the speech understanding module to assist with determining the semantic components of the input speech.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of context modules, each context module providing information to the speech understanding module to assist with determining the semantic components of the input speech.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a device controller, the device controller receiving commands from the dialog manager and generating control commands to operate the device.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the dialog manager includes a speech synthesizer, the speech synthesizer providing the user with synthesized speech information about available selections.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the speech understanding module is a goal-oriented speech understanding module defining a plurality of goal-oriented frames having slots corresponding to control commands output by the device controller.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the speech understanding module is a natural language speech understanding module having a set of predefined grammars that correspond to control commands output by the device controller.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the dialog manager includes a user profile database for storing a representation of past use by a user of the apparatus, and wherein the dialog manager utilizes the profile database.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the profile database includes at least one of data for voice identification and data for adaptive voice recognition.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
130 words
An apparatus for providing a natural dialog interface for an automobile navigation system, comprising: a speech recognizer, the speech recognizer recognizing input speech provided by a user; a speech understanding module connected to the speech recognizer, the speech understanding module determining semantic components of the input speech_using a set of grammars; a mapping module updating the set of grammars using at least one context module, the context module providing information about the devices; a dialog manager connected to the speech understanding module, the dialog manager doing at least one of determining a condition of insufficient semantic information for controlling the navigation system existing within the input speech based upon the determined semantic components and for providing information to the user about the navigation system in response to the input speech.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
130 words
An apparatus for providing a natural dialog interface for an automobile navigation system, comprising: a speech recognizer, the speech recognizer recognizing input speech provided by a user; a speech understanding module connected to the speech recognizer, the speech understanding module determining semantic components of the input speech_using a set of grammars; a mapping module updating the set of grammars using at least one context module, the context module providing information about the devices; a dialog manager connected to the speech understanding module, the dialog manager doing at least one of determining a condition of insufficient semantic information for controlling the navigation system existing within the input speech based upon the determined semantic components and for providing information to the user about the navigation system in response to the input speech.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising a plurality of context modules, each context module providing navigation information to the speech understanding module to assist with determining the semantic components of the input speech.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising a context module, the context module providing navigation information to the speech understanding module to assist with determining the semantic components of the input speech.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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The apparatus of claim 12 further comprising a navigation controller, the navigation controller receiving commands from the dialog manager and generating control commands to operate the navigation system.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the dialog manager includes a speech synthesizer, the speech synthesizer providing the user with synthesized speech information about the navigation system.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the speech understanding module is a goal-oriented speech understanding module defining a plurality of goal-oriented frames having slots corresponding to control commands output by the navigation controller.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the speech understanding module is a natural language speech understanding module having a set of predefined grammars that correspond to navigation control commands output by the navigation controller.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the dialog manager includes a user profile database for storing a representation of past use by a user of the apparatus, and wherein the dialog manager utilizes the profile database.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the profile database includes at least one of data for voice identification and data for adaptive voice recognition.
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