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US 2003/0214523 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for decoding ambiguous input using anti-entities
OwnerKuansan Wanginventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for interacting with a user on a computer system. Initially, the user identifies an entity that the user does not want. In response, an anti-entity value is set based on the identified entity. Using the anti-entity value, later ambiguous input from the user is clarified by reducing the likelihood that the user is referring to the entity represented by the anti-entity value.
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A method of interacting with a user on a computer system, the method comprising:
- interacting with the user to identify an entity that the user does not want;
- setting an anti-entity value based on the identified entity;
- using the anti-entity value to clarify ambiguous input from the user by reducing a likelihood that the entity represented by the anti-entity value will be considered as having been referenced in the ambiguous input.
A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising:
- receiving an indication that a user wants to exclude an item from consideration;
- setting a value to reduce the likelihood that ambiguous input is interpreted as including a reference to the item;
- providing a response to the user;
- after providing the response, receiving ambiguous input that can be interpreted as having a reference to the item;
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- accessing the value to determine how to interpret the ambiguous input.
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