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Determining promoting syntax and parameters for language-oriented user interfaces for voice activated services
Assignee: Mavenir Systems Inc
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Filing: 2002-08-13
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Granted: 2003-07-22
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Expires: 2022-08-13
Abstract
Abstract A comprehensive system is provided for designing a voice activated user interface (VA UI) having a semantic and syntactic structure adapted to the culture and conventions of spoken language for the intended users. The system decouples the content dimension of speech (semantics) and the manner-of-speaking dimension (syntax) in a systematic way. By decoupling these dimensions, the VA UI can be optimized with respect to each dimension independently and jointly. The approach is general across languages and encompasses universal variables of language and culture. Also provided are voice activated user interfaces. Specifically, a prompting syntax is defined with syntax parameters (such as pace, pause duration, and prompt chunk size) initially determined from samples of dialogue in a conversational language of the target community, and is modified based on dialogue information from its members performing a posed task set by responding to test prompts with semantic and syntactic structures so adapted, as well as a prompting grammar and error handling methods adapted to such user interfaces.
Inventors
- 👤 Matthew John Yuschik
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 20:52
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10L; G10L15/00; G10L15/06; G10L15/065; G10L15/08; G10L15/18; G10L15/1822
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
60 words
A method for defining a temporal prompting syntax for a voice actuated user interface, the method comprising: identifying an initial value for each of one or more syntax parameters from samples of dialogue in a conversational language of a target community; and specifying an initial temporal syntax for the user interface based on the one or more identified initial values.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
60 words
A method for defining a temporal prompting syntax for a voice actuated user interface, the method comprising: identifying an initial value for each of one or more syntax parameters from samples of dialogue in a conversational language of a target community; and specifying an initial temporal syntax for the user interface based on the one or more identified initial values.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
59 words
A method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising collecting further samples of dialogue by a procedure including: posing a task set for a subject to perform using the initial temporal syntax and a selected vocabulary set; and collecting dialogue information for the initial temporal syntax and the selected vocabulary set when the subject performs the task set.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the one or more syntax parameters includes at least one of a pace, a pause duration, an intonational cue location, and a command options chunk size.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method as recited in claim 3 , wherein the pause duration is selected from a duration of an interchunk pause, a duration of an intrachunk pause, and a duration of a carrier phrase pause.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein identifying the one or more syntax parameter initial values includes: posing a task set for a subject to perform using test prompts; and collecting dialogue information for the test prompts when the subject performs the task set.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
55 words
A method for optimizing a prompting syntax of a voice actuated user interface, the method comprising: testing performance of tasks by subjects from a target community using the interface implemented with a command vocabulary and a temporal syntax each selected for the target community; and modifying the temporal syntax based on results of the testing.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
55 words
A method for optimizing a prompting syntax of a voice actuated user interface, the method comprising: testing performance of tasks by subjects from a target community using the interface implemented with a command vocabulary and a temporal syntax each selected for the target community; and modifying the temporal syntax based on results of the testing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method as recited in claim 6 , wherein the performance testing includes: posing a task set for a subject to perform using the interface; and collecting dialogue information for the interface when the subject performs the task set.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as recited in claim 6 , further comprising selecting the temporal syntax based on samples of dialogues with users using test prompts.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as recited in claim 6 , wherein the sampled dialogues are dialogues in a conversational language of the target community.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as recited in claim 6 , wherein modifying the temporal syntax includes changing at least one of a pace, a pause duration, an intonational cue, and a prompt chunk size of the temporal syntax.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method as recited in claim 6 , wherein the results of the performance testing include a performance indicator selected from a task duration, a throughput rate, and a count of correction words said during performance of the tasks.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
62 words
A method for defining a prompting syntax for a voice activated user interface, the method comprising: specifying an initial temporal syntax for the user interface based on initial syntax parameter values identified through dialogue analysis; and modifying the initial temporal syntax based on results of testing user performance with the user interface using a selected command vocabulary with the initial temporal syntax.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
62 words
A method for defining a prompting syntax for a voice activated user interface, the method comprising: specifying an initial temporal syntax for the user interface based on initial syntax parameter values identified through dialogue analysis; and modifying the initial temporal syntax based on results of testing user performance with the user interface using a selected command vocabulary with the initial temporal syntax.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method as recited in claim 12 , wherein the performance testing includes: posing a task set for a subject to perform using the interface; and collecting dialogue information for the interface when the subject performs the task set.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as recited in claim 12 , further comprising selecting the initial syntax parameter values based on samples of dialogues with users using test prompts.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as recited in claim 14 , wherein the sampled dialogues are dialogues in a conversational language of the target community.
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