User-guided arbitration of speech processing results

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving a spoken utterance and convert the spoken utterance into a plurality of recognized speech results through a plurality of automatic speech recognition modules;
• collecting ratings for the recognized speech results by processing, by at least one processor, the recognized speech results through a plurality of conversation modules;
• determining determine that at least two of the collected ratings are equivalent and generate an arbitration recommendation indicating recognized speech results with equivalent collected ratings;
• and
• processing, by the at least one processor, the arbitration recommendation through one or more of the plurality of conversation modules for selection by one of the one or more of the plurality of conversation modules, wherein the one of the one or more of the plurality of conversation modules is adapted to allow user selection amongst the recognized speech results indicated by the arbitration recommendation.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a processor of a computing device cause the computing device to perform a method comprising:

• receiving a spoken utterance and convert the spoken utterance into a plurality of recognized speech results through a plurality of automatic speech recognition modules;
• collecting ratings for the recognized speech results by processing the recognized speech results through a plurality of conversation modules;
• determining determine that at least two of the collected ratings are equivalent and generate an arbitration recommendation indicating recognized speech results with equivalent collected ratings;
• and
• processing the arbitration recommendation through one or more of the plurality of conversation modules for selection by one of the one or more of the plurality of conversation modules, wherein the one of the one or more of the plurality of conversation modules is adapted to allow user selection amongst the recognized speech results indicated by the arbitration recommendation.