Intent deduction based on previous user interactions with voice assistant
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsAdam John Cheyer, Didier Rene Guzzoni, Thomas Robert Gruber, Christopher Dean Brigham
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer readable storage medium related to operating an intelligent digital assistant are disclosed. A text string is obtained from a speech input received from a user. Information is derived from a communication event that occurred at the electronic device prior to receipt of the speech input. The text string is interpreted to derive a plurality of candidate interpretations of user intent. One of the candidate user intents is selected based on the information relating to the communication event.
Claims18
A method for operating an automated assistant, comprising:
- at an electronic device comprising a processor and memory storing instructions for execution by the processor:
- obtaining a text string from a speech input received from a user, wherein the text string includes a pronoun;
- deriving information from a communication received at the electronic device prior to receipt of the speech input, wherein the communication was received from a sender separate from the user, and the information includes a name of the sender;
- and
- deriving a user intent from the text string and the name of the sender, wherein deriving the user intent includes determining that the pronoun refers to the sender.
A system for operating an intelligent automated assistant, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the processors to perform operations comprising:
- obtaining a text string from a speech input received from a user, wherein the text string includes a pronoun;
- deriving information from a communication received at the electronic device prior to receipt of the speech input, wherein the communication was received from a sender separate from the user, and the information includes a name of the sender;
- and
- deriving a user intent from the text string and the name of the sender, wherein deriving the user intent includes determining that the pronoun refers to the sender.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by an electronic device with one or more processors, cause the processors to perform operations comprising:
- obtaining a text string from a speech input received from a user, wherein the text string includes a pronoun;
- deriving information from a communication received at the electronic device prior to receipt of the speech input, wherein the communication was received from a sender separate from the user, and the information includes a name of the sender;
- and
- deriving a user intent from the text string and the name of the sender, wherein deriving the user intent includes determining that the pronoun refers to the sender.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.